Yes. Guitar is harder than violin. How hard are you trying to push yourself on your guitar? Very hard. What did they say about that? Hard as nails. Do people…
Yes, they are old. Old instruments of all kinds have a tendency to retain their sound; old violins are still being played today. This will certainly continue to be true…
My answer: the clarinet. Even when I started, though, I wasn't as passionate about doing it. My parents did a wonderful job at raising me. My younger brother, my cousin…
The most important thing is to play it as good as possible, and to make it as easy as possible… This year is the 40th anniversary of the US' invasion…
You have to take all your studies in violin from a teacher who is not only a member of the Orchestra but also a professional musician. At the same time,…
Violins lose their tone over time. The process varies from one violin to the next. Some instruments lose their tone completely in a relatively short amount of time, while others…
Shouldn't it be louder than the rest?" is the type of question that you'll hear from students in your violin lessons. If you're not familiar with the term vibrating tone,…
A soft-touch, anti-slip surface (as opposed to leather or metal) gives the violin a more comfortable surface to play on. Here are a couple of simple suggestions: Apply a light…
JANET GRACE Yes. There is a big difference between learning by going to school and learning from a teacher like me, who is a musician, a professional. I don't know…
Piano? The fact that every one of my students who plays the clarinet or viola is still doing well at the collegiate level, still playing music, is, in my opinion,…