Category: Violin

Violin has always had the reputation to be an incredibly incredible instrument: a magical and devilish one.Virtuosity is in the mind of every listener when we think of music. The violin had been a...

If you’re after some good old-fashioned fiddling, what better place to look than America? With its strong jazz presence and being the birthplace of bluegrass, there’s no shortage of American...

Not if you play your cards right. Playing the violin definitely can impair your hearing, but it’s not like picking up the instrument comes with the understanding that you’re going to ruin your...

These are the best of the best, the crème de la crème. I wanted to share with you the violinists I love. They have accompanied me throughout my life and career. Of course, choosing is hard and...

Table of Contents Play the violin without a shoulder restPlay the violin without a chin restA violin without a bridgePlay the violin without a soundpostA violin without fine-tunersA violin without...

The main difference is about twenty years of training and no one minds if you spill beer on a fiddle. Kidding aside, though, the two instruments are actually the same thing despite how radically...