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3 days ago · January 21, 2025, 6:42 PM · In an effort to promote the coverage of live violin performance, Violinist.com each week presents links to reviews of notable concerts and recitals around the world. Click on the highlighted links to read the entire reviews. Geneva Lewis performed Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
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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 the beginning, and you need to …
12 Sets of Violin Strings Compared - Violinist.com
Jan 18, 2023 · Last year, I became addicted to buying new sets of strings for investigating how they fit my violin. I now tried to end this expensive adventure by recording a short string comparison and publishing it on YouTube (see below). For the video, I recorded the first eight bars of Bach’s Sarabande from the second partita without any further discussion.
The Violinist.com Glossary of Violin-Related Terms (Updated!)
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 …
How to Tune Your Violin - Violinist.com
Mar 12, 2020 · Sometimes it's just easier to have your teacher tune your violin for you. But as an aspiring violinist or violist, you will need to learn to tune it for yourself, and the sooner the better. Here is a guide to get you started, including some PDFs with the basics, a video to show you what to do, and a written version to show you what to do if you want to tune by ear, or with a …
The Violinist.com Glossary of Violin-Related Terms
Dec 15, 2012 · Bariolage: the quick alternation between a static note and changing notes, which form a melody either above or below the static note. This technique usually involves repeated string crossings and is common in Baroque violin music. A good example is in the Preludio from Bach's Partita No. 3.. Bow: a flexible wooden (or carbon fiber) stick with horse hair stretched …
Looking for a new violin? Take a look at these 50 modern American makers
Apr 11, 2017 · Looking for a new violin? Take a look at these 50 modern American makers. April 11, 2017, 10:14 AM · We have heard that violin-making has reached a new "Golden Period," but what do modern violins actually sound like? Below are several videos from an event last Friday in which Los Angeles Philharmonic Concertmaster Martin Chalifour tried out 50 modern …
Violin Technique: The Dos and Don'ts of Getting Into the String
Nov 16, 2021 · 2. Absorption: The warm sound of a violin is accompanied by a certain fluffiness that you feel in the articulation, much as the way that the felt on the piano hammer contributes to a mellow, finessed timbre.To achieve a caressive sound and deep absorption, the initial contact with the hair should produce an instantaneous full-bodied vibration.
Violin Facts, from Violinist.com
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 …