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“A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their [...]

Caption for the video: “Caught this guy on the electric violin breaking all possible rules written down for the instrument… ” Hair Metal has transcribed to violin? That’s right! No matter how cheesy this guy may be with the black outfit, long hair, and wailing violin… the point is that he is wailing on the [...]

This video has been floating around for a while, but I thought it would be fun to share it for those of you who aren’t as addicted to searching for videos as I can be sometimes Great tone and fantastic arrangements of these classic songs!

Mark Wood, famous violinist from the Trans Siberian Orchestra and his invention of his own line of electric violins uses his viper to demonstrate physics! This may help explain to some about how the violin actually works in producing sound. Enjoy!

I came across a series of music joke images over time- I was unable to find the originals so I remade the ones I could remember, as well as made up a few of my own. If you enjoy puns or play on words/music, you’ll get a kick out of these! I’ll post more as [...]

Found on http://www.stringsavvy.com On Sunday I drove with one of my friends [from Chicago] to Nashville, Tennessee to catch a performance by Secret Chiefs 3 on Monday. Secret Chiefs 3 has been around for quite a few years now, as I have grown up listening to them. The group consists of musicians from all over [...]

Review Questions Can you place your finger on and name each note on the D and A strings? Are you playing all of your notes with the correct finger, or are you getting lazy and moving your fingers around? Pay attention to where you fingers go! Are you practicing your bow hold/exercises? Are you comfortable [...]

Before you begin! Review Questions 1. Can you place your finger on and name each note on the D and A strings? 2. Are you playing all of your notes with the correct finger, or are you getting lazy and moving your fingers around? Pay attention to where you fingers go! 3. Are you practicing [...]

Before you begin! Review Questions 1. What is a scale? 2. What does pizz. mean? 3. Can you place your finger on and name each note on the D string? 4. Are you playing all of your notes with the correct finger, or are you getting lazy and moving your fingers around? Pay attention to [...]