From Lisa Kitzke
Teaching: I have had one lesson/eval with a new adult student that has dictated to me from the beginning what he will be taught as well as questioned me on why I show him things that he feels are irrelavent etc. Help?!

67 replies - Last 2009-10-31 22:05

Question about the U of Minnesota, School of music

From Gabriel Moncada
Schools: University of Minnesota, School of Music.

11 replies - Last 2009-10-31 18:04

Bel Suono shoulder rest

From Kylie Svenson
Instruments: Has anyone tried one? Where I can I find one?

2 replies - Last 2009-10-31 17:07

Help with choosing pieces for halloween ball.

From Edward Lamaide
Repertoire: I want some dark / eerie pieces to play for a halloween ball.

13 replies - Last 2009-10-31 15:26

Bachelor's in Violin, Master's in Viola?

From Manuel Tabora
Schools: I'm thinking of doing my graduate work in Viola instead of violin. Do yo think a school will take me?

8 replies - Last 2009-10-30 22:46

Full size strings on a Fractional?

From Roland Garrison
Instruments: I recently purchased a 5 string violin, with CGDAE strings. I would like to know what the trade-offs are for the different string options.

8 replies - Last 2009-10-30 22:03

The strads and del Gesus of tomorrow?

From John Platen
Instruments: In 100 years or 200 years, which of our makers will be best known?

17 replies - Last 2009-10-30 10:15

Nice Wooden Music Stand

From Cynthia Marcus
Practicing: I am looking for a wooden music stand, any suggestions?

26 replies - Last 2009-10-29 21:17

Carbon Fiber Bodied Violin

From Stuart Rochon
Instruments: I would like to see what the interest is in a Carbon fiber bodied violin and getting opinions on my design.

56 replies - Last 2009-10-29 17:30

Luthier needed

From Angelo Eftimeo
Instruments: Experienced Luthier needed

0 replies - Last 2009-10-29 14:37

Balancing a violin bow with a bit of surgical tube.

From Kenneth Tan
Instruments: Using a bit of surgical latex tube can help balance a bow and return a neglected bow to usefulness.

1 reply - Last 2009-10-29 14:37

Viola Clef for Violinist

From joell lyman
Practicing: Becoming proficient at alto clef

9 replies - Last 2009-10-29 13:45

Very Practical but Unused Scale Fingering

From Marc Mouries
Technique: here is the most convenient fingering for Major and Minor scales. But why is it not taught and used?

12 replies - Last 2009-10-29 12:47

Jazz for violin

From Dorothy Wang
Repertoire: looking for jazz music transcribed into duos, trios, quartets; just chamber music in general

6 replies - Last 2009-10-29 09:41

A TV remote just fell on my fiddle..uh oh..

From enion pelta
Instruments: A remote control just fell on my violin and caused the fine tuner to put a deep groove in the top...wondering if this will compromise the strength of the top...I haven't tightened the strings yet...

14 replies - Last 2009-10-29 09:08

Violin too small for me? Help!

From Andrew Paa
Instruments: My teacher thinks my violin might be too small for me!

39 replies - Last 2009-10-29 07:45

Forearm pronation delicacies

From Krisztian Gabris
Technique: Delicacies of pronating the forearm. while playing at the upper bow half.

14 replies - Last 2009-10-29 03:07

Topa Violin

From Chuong Tran
Instruments: Topa violin

2 replies - Last 2009-10-28 22:24

Clayton Haslop's - Kreutzer for Violin Mastery Program.

From Peter Ferreira
DVD reviews: Comments and thoughts please…

30 replies - Last 2009-10-28 21:10

Carbon fiber vs. Pernambuco bow comparison

From Dave Osbun
Instruments: I need your input since I may be upgrading my bow

85 replies - Last 2009-10-28 21:02

source for the old Viva rest?

From Sue Bechler
Teaching: A student has my older-model black plastic Viva shoulder rest. Nothing else is quite as useful to her.

6 replies - Last 2009-10-28 20:50

explaining 'pronating'

From Sue Bechler
Teaching: A novice adult student is having trouble understanding this concept. She is just starting to hear what a nice bowhold does for her tone.

8 replies - Last 2009-10-28 20:19

New Standard Violin Editions, with urtext and piano reduction

From Bruce Berg
Repertoire: Free download of well edited violin concertos

14 replies - Last 2009-10-28 15:30

How to keep music in your life when your doing something else.

From Marie S.
Life in general: Music studies in college without majoring in music.

6 replies - Last 2009-10-28 14:24

Informal Survey: Suzuki Method v. traditional

From Connie Sunday
Teaching: Please feel free to respond, Suzuki teacher or not.

0 replies - Last 2009-10-28 08:08

Koo Young Chung Vioiln

From Lisa Kitzke
Instruments: Wondering if anyone has experience with violins made by Koo Young Chung...

0 replies - Last 2009-10-28 08:07

Conn Wonder Violin looking for information.

From Andrew Victor
Instruments: An American made product of the early 20th Century, looking for information.

6 replies - Last 2009-10-28 04:41

When sitting in a chair, how do you sit?

From Christopher Ciampoli
Performing: Are you on the front of the seat or do you use the back of the chair?

16 replies - Last 2009-10-27 21:20

The Curling Pinky

From Alex Cheung
Technique: Does anyone have a effective exercise for getting rid of the curling (left) pinky?

12 replies - Last 2009-10-27 21:04

Can a Paganini caprice be considered a substitute for an etude?

From Anna Kiriaev
Auditions: On the Eastman audition repertoire requirements one is an etude from Kreutzer, Fiorillo, Rode, Dont etc. Can a Paganini caprice be considered a substitution for such an etude?

5 replies - Last 2009-10-27 20:40

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