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What to Look for when Buying a Violin Bow?
What difference does a violin bow make? While a lot of violin players take a lot of care in finding a good instrument and optimizing it with good strings, they sometimes forget that it's the bow that's really the voice and mouth of your instrument. With the bow you...
What’s the Price of a Good Beginner Violin?
How much does a violin cost? How much should you spend as a beginner violinist? Beginner violins range from $ 30 to $ 3.000. Here’s what you should buy:
How Many Hours a Day should you Practice the Violin?
What progress and level of violin playing can you expect at 10 mins, 1 hour or 5 hours a day? Read all about it and discover how much YOU should practice:
Wood vs Carbon Fiber Violin Bow: What’s the Best to Buy?
For centuries wood was the ONLY material available for making violin bows. Only in the last decades we discovered the possibilities of carbon. What’s best?
Top 3 Violin Practice Mutes to Study Silently
A lot of violin players struggle that they can’t find the right time to practice and are afraid they bother others. A practice mute is the perfect solution.
You don’t have to Bow Straight, says Itzhak Perlman
Every violin teacher hammers on bowing straight, but you see concert violinists doing otherwise. I decided to dive in this topic and here’s the answer:
5 Best Violin Brands for Beginner Violinists
Looking for a good beginner violin? In this article I review cheap violins from $ 50 to $ 500 and explain the difference:
Learn Itzhak Perlman’s Practice Schedule
Use Itzhak Perlman’s 3 hour practice schedule to improve your violin technique, get fast progress and learn the most beautiful repertoire:
19 Checks to Buy a Violin Bow
A good violin bow can make a big difference in the sound you make and the easy of bowing. Here are checks not to miss when buying a violin bow: