When the great Yehudi Menuhin was asked what he didn’t like about the violin, his answer was “The rosin!”. Yes, that sticky powder can be cumbersome. It sticks to the violin table, to the strings, to the bow sticks, and our hands! But, if managed properly, the rosin can be ok. We just need to…
It is commonly accepted that playing an instrument is good and especially the violin because it is one of the most difficult instruments. But how automatically can we take advantage of the many hours of hard work that we put every day on that instrument? How can we measure the effect of the violin on…
Playing the violin implies two things: the first is to get always better, and the other is to never get out of shape. The former implies playing as much as possible, the latter not going below a bare minimum. I have explained how long should we play the violin every day in this blog post….
The violin is a complex instrument. It’s been said over and over again. Yet, it is a fascinating one because of its sound, history, and myths. And it is quite rewarding to play the violin: there is so much prestige! I am sure I can prove to you that, despite all that, the violin can…
You have received your brand new electric violin. It is there inside its box or even a cardboard box if you have bought it from Yamaha. Now it is your turn to play; but in order to do so, you need to perform a certain number of steps. If you buy an electric violin from…
Let’s assume you have a good and new set of strings, that your violin is clean and well set-up, and that your bow has good hair with good rosin on it, as I have advised in my lengthy post on how to take care of your violin. It is not because your violin is electric…