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January 16, 2025, 1:48 PM · I am a modern violinist steeped in the world of modern string playing - so when the opportunity came up in 2024 to do a period recording of the two Mozart violin and viola duets, I was excited. And bewildered. How would I develop fluency with the equipment and style? I had dabbled in baroque orchestras and adored …
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Starting on the Violin as an Adult Beginner: What to Expect - Violinist.com
May 22, 2018 · What is it like to learn the violin, viola or cello, as an adult? As a teacher, I warn adult beginners that they can expect something like a cross between kindergarten and physical therapy. If you can accept those two conditions, then you can go quite far! But it means that you have to resist feeling embarrassed about truly starting at …
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Maintaining your Violin or Viola: a Checklist
Dec 27, 2024 · Instrument Size: If you are a teacher or parent, has your student had any growth spurts recently and outgrown his or her instrument?It may be time to measure; here is a guide for measuring your child for a fractional-size violin.; Bow Hair: Depending on how much you are playing, you should change the hair on your bow every six months to a year.Is it time?
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Sep 7, 2023 · Appoggiatura: an ornamental note that is added before a principal note, usually a step higher or lower than the principal note. The appoggiatura note is leaned on, then it resolves to the principal note. Arpeggio: sounding the notes of a chord in succession, rather than simultaneously. Artificial harmonics: harmonics created by holding down one finger (thus "shortening" the string) and then ...
Top Modern Violin Makers Honored in the 2024 Violin Society of …
Nov 27, 2024 · Top modern violin makers - and viola, cello, bass and bow makers - from around the world were recognized for their excellence at the Violin Society of America 's biennial International Competition, which took place in conjunction with the VSA's convention, held Nov. 19-22 in Indianapolis, Ind. If you are interested in learning about today's top luthiers, a good place to start would be to ...
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What are the Parts of a Violin? The violin is a stringed instrument, played with a bow. It is the "soprano" voice of the orchestra, and one of the world's most popular and enduring instruments. Please move your mouse around the Gagliano family violin …