Understanding Your Instrument: How Does a Violin Make Sound?
You know you can expect your violin to make beautiful sounds when you draw the bow across the strings. But have you ever wondered where that sound actually comes from? [...]
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Shouldering the Sound: A Guide to Using a Violin Shoulder Rest
After a long violin practice session, do your neck and shoulder muscles ache and throb? Have you wondered if there’s a more comfortable way to hold your violin without compromising [...]
How to Properly Store Your Violin Bow
You just wrapped up a long practice session with your violin, and it’s time to put the instrument away. You carefully place your violin in its case but still have [...]
How to Choose a Cello Bow
Your cello bow is arguably as important to your playing as your cello is – without it, you wouldn’t be able to play at all! When it comes time to [...]
5 Violin Practice Tips to Improve Your Performance
The purpose of practice is, naturally, to improve, but we sometimes hit roadblocks or develop bad habits that diminish our investment of time and hard work. Even worse, doing the [...]
How to Become a Professional Violinist
Like with many careers, the path to becoming a professional violinist is unique with no one-size-fits-all approach that will work for everyone. There are universal steps you can take to [...]
Electrifying Performance: Your Electric Violin Questions Answered
Ever wondered what an electric violin is and how it compares to its traditional acoustic counterpart? Whether you're a classical violinist looking to expand your skillset or a music enthusiast [...]
Professional Violinist Jessy Greene on Touring and Gigging
When you think of a professional violinist, at first you may picture someone in an orchestra, perhaps wearing a black gown, or a tuxedo with a cumberbund and bowtie, classically [...]
Practice Makes Progress: What You Need to Know About Instrument Practice
Performances are exhilarating, allowing you to showcase the skills you’ve developed and show off the results of your hard work in front of an enraptured audience. Unless you have superhuman [...]
Gigging Guide: How to Get Music Gigs and Other Advice
Landing a gig is an exciting milestone for any musician, but booking a gig is often easier said than done. After fruitless searching and constant rejections, it's easy to lose [...]
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