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How Long does it take to Learn to Play Violin?
You don’t need to play the most technically demanding classical pieces, but just want to play fun tunes and sound decent. How much time does that cost?
Learn Nicola Benedetti’s Vibrato on the Violin
Get inspired by these violin vibrato practice tips from concert violinist Nicola Benedetti and improve your sound quality I love it when world soloists invest in teaching the next generation of violin players In her first video on vibrato Nicola shares the basic...
5 Best Violin Beginner Books
When you start playing the violin, you need a good beginner book to teach you the basics, reading notes and your first songs. Here are some book tips:
What’s the Price of a Good Violin Bow for You?
Get the best bow for your buck! You can get violin bows from $ 6 to $ 600.000 and everything in between. Here’s how to know what bow is best for YOU to buy:
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...
How Hard is it to Learn Violin?
Do you want to starting playing the violin? It's known as the most difficult musical instrument to play How difficult is it really and why?Violin Difficulty nr 1: Find the notes on the fingerboard Playing in tune is one of the biggest challenges on the violin. On the...
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?