Archived Threads | Created | Category |
To All of Our Jewish Violinist! | Jan 1, 2010 | Life in general |
violin hold with vibrato problems... | Jan 2, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Wondering what the heck an E sharp is?! Or if that even exists?! | Jan 9, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Cleveland Orchestra to strike before Miami residency | Jan 9, 2010 | News |
Your violin adventures! | Jan 16, 2010 | Instruments |
Getting an instrument on loan? | Jan 17, 2010 | Instruments |
How to play Thrash Metal on violin? Please share your techniques? | Jan 18, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Smooth bow transitions | Jan 18, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
First Frets a blessing for violin teachers | Jan 23, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Schradieck stretch | Jan 25, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Reaching the Tip of the Bow -- Why Not Use a 3/4 bow with a 4/4 violin? | Jan 25, 2010 | Instruments |
Help with a Modern Fiddle | Jan 27, 2010 | Instruments |
What is the weirdest place where you have ever played or where you would wish to play? | Jan 27, 2010 | Performing |
Gut Equivalent to Evah Pirazzi? | Jan 27, 2010 | Instruments |
Can you help me figure this out? | Feb 1, 2010 | Instruments |
Modern Violins | Feb 1, 2010 | Instruments |
Time management and practice. | Feb 2, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
what if it's not going so well? | Feb 3, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
To shoulder-rest, or not? | Feb 5, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Really a Strad? I think not! | Feb 8, 2010 | Instruments |
Can't seem to hold it properly.... ???! | Feb 8, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Playing an instrument or learning to play? | Feb 10, 2010 | Life in general |
Is it helpful to have musical parents | Feb 11, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Books about violinists | Feb 12, 2010 | Life in general |
Intonation - some beginner thoughts and advice please | Feb 12, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Pets & Violinists. | Feb 12, 2010 | Violinists |
Violinist Patricia Travers, 1928-2010 | Feb 15, 2010 | Violinists |
Improving My Sight-Reading | Feb 17, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
A good car for violinists? | Feb 17, 2010 | Life in general |
My first violin lesson!! | Feb 19, 2010 | Life in general |
Free new design violin bridge sounds like a Strad. | Feb 19, 2010 | Violinists |
Case Insulation | Feb 22, 2010 | Instruments |
Can poor bowing technique cause an open E-squeal? | Feb 22, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Cues in Conducting | Feb 22, 2010 | Orchestra |
Musicality | Feb 23, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Brand New | Feb 23, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Which bridge to use? | Feb 25, 2010 | Instruments |
Advice for an aspiring concert violinist? | Feb 26, 2010 | Violinists |
Four five tuners v. one on the E | Feb 27, 2010 | Instruments |
Violin maintenance | Mar 2, 2010 | Instruments |
New PI Infeld string | Mar 3, 2010 | Instruments |
How did Bach develop his violin skills? | Mar 4, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
How do you get your students to practice? | Mar 4, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Longtime pianist interested in beginning violin as adult -- advice? | Mar 4, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Years later, Jensen's words ring true. | Mar 4, 2010 | Instruments |
Double Stop Octaves | Mar 6, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Old World Violin Shoppe Information | Mar 9, 2010 | Instruments |
Why do we tune in 5ths? | Mar 9, 2010 | Instruments |
Frustrated with tuning | Mar 9, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Nurnberger Violin Bow | Mar 10, 2010 | Instruments |
Interference with teaching | Mar 16, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
British and French Modern Fiddles | Mar 16, 2010 | Instruments |
You go, girl! | Mar 21, 2010 | News |
Using a D as an A. Could this damage my student's violin? | Mar 24, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Could this tailpiece crack be a deal breaker? I really want to buy this violin... | Mar 31, 2010 | Instruments |
Who are some of the better not very well known soloists? | Apr 3, 2010 | Violinists |
Concertmaster/mistress | Apr 3, 2010 | Violinists |
What to consider when loaning a violin to a student | Apr 7, 2010 | Instruments |
Teens and Classical Music | Apr 8, 2010 | Performing |
Metronome?Or not? | Apr 11, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Not Classically trained...is there room for us here? | Apr 12, 2010 | Repertoire |
A beginners learning curve and frustration | Apr 12, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Abnormality of a violin | Apr 14, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Intonation Tips? | Apr 14, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Student violins vs. professional | Apr 16, 2010 | Instruments |
Left-handed violin for my two-year left-handed grandson ? | Apr 20, 2010 | Instruments |
New version of the Strings Passione Solo for violin | Apr 21, 2010 | Instruments |
A Question to Fiddlers; Non-Classical | Apr 21, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Is it reasonable to request setup changes when buying a violin? | Apr 21, 2010 | Instruments |
Are You Left or Right Handed | Apr 22, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Are Ballgames harmful for Violinist? | Apr 22, 2010 | Health |
Master Classes for adult beginners | Apr 24, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Personality and playing | Apr 24, 2010 | Performing |
How are David Burgess instruments? | Apr 26, 2010 | Instruments |
Is there really any such thing as a 'quality' bow | Apr 26, 2010 | Instruments |
A question about when to change hand positions on the violin. | Apr 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
i hate it when others use the word prodigy, and i call this kid a prodigy! :) | Apr 27, 2010 | Performing |
Re: Manners (expectation of good ones) | Apr 30, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Non-classical Violin Music | May 2, 2010 | Life in general |
Playin' the blues. | May 2, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Learning to Play-by-Ear | May 3, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Musical Cat Names | May 4, 2010 | Life in general |
Public speaking and public violin performing?… | May 5, 2010 | Performing |
Chinese Bowmaker at Shar for $6000?! | May 5, 2010 | Instruments |
about Gliga violins? | May 7, 2010 | Instruments |
Adults are quitters?! | May 8, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Cleaning rosin build-up off the strings. | May 8, 2010 | Instruments |
Beginner and Strings. | May 8, 2010 | Instruments |
violin resonance | May 9, 2010 | Instruments |
Should I postpone my lesson if I've been too ill to practice? | May 9, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Gold-mounted or silver? | May 11, 2010 | Instruments |
Bach Sonatas and Partitas: time to do away with all editions! | May 11, 2010 | Repertoire |
Highest quality violin string? | May 13, 2010 | Instruments |
Gift ideas for young boy | May 15, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Ernst Heinrich Roth Violin | May 15, 2010 | Instruments |
You may call me Herr Professor | May 19, 2010 | News |
Seeking Input from Adult Beginners | May 21, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
What I need to point out and to know if I order a custom made instrument | May 24, 2010 | Instruments |
Late starter - where am I heading to? | May 25, 2010 | Life in general |
Musically, what is the greatest violin concerto? | May 25, 2010 | Repertoire |
Ever Feel good enough? | May 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
I HAVE to play. | May 27, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Strads Behind Glass | May 27, 2010 | Instruments |
What to expect as a freshman music major? | May 27, 2010 | Schools |
What is the most you would pay for lessons? | May 29, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Violin to Viola: repetoire | May 31, 2010 | Repertoire |
Taking breaks while practicing | Jun 1, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Just by the look, how to tell that is a Strad or a Guarneri. | Jun 2, 2010 | Instruments |
violins by G. A. Chanot | Jun 3, 2010 | Instruments |
Question for teachers: can you play everything you assign? | Jun 4, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Wrist action and rapid shifts | Jun 4, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Ricci on Glissando | Jun 4, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Professional seeks violin | Jun 5, 2010 | Instruments |
Do Contemporary Violins Decay with Time? | Jun 5, 2010 | Instruments |
Yet another finger-tape discussion | Jun 6, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Faster page turns | Jun 8, 2010 | Performing |
Your Parent Has Cancer | Jun 8, 2010 | Life in general |
Sticking pegs? | Jun 9, 2010 | Instruments |
How do you clean your strings after practicing? | Jun 10, 2010 | Instruments |
Getting over performance nerves. | Jun 10, 2010 | Performing |
I fell in love with my violin because.... | Jun 13, 2010 | Instruments |
Sibelius 3rd mvt - Harder Than it looks?? | Jun 13, 2010 | Repertoire |
What am i missing ? | Jun 15, 2010 | Repertoire |
What would you play IF you're aboard the sinking Titanic? | Jun 17, 2010 | Life in general |
Julia Fischer performs and speaks about Paganini 24 | Jun 19, 2010 | Violinists |
David Oistrakh complete EMI recordings - 17 CD set | Jun 19, 2010 | Violinists |
Asking price for the Vieuxtemps Guarneri: $18 million | Jun 19, 2010 | News |
What do we sound like? | Jun 22, 2010 | Performing |
Left hand death grip | Jun 24, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Priceless violin or Outstanding violin - does it matter? | Jun 28, 2010 | Instruments |
Hypocrisy in the violin trade | Jun 30, 2010 | Instruments |
Playing games on conductors | Jun 30, 2010 | Orchestra |
11th position on E string and NO shoulder rest | Jul 5, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Maximal violin storrage temperature | Jul 5, 2010 | Instruments |
Christophe Landon speaks... | Jul 6, 2010 | Instruments |
Beginner end 'standard' concertos for music school auditions? | Jul 6, 2010 | Repertoire |
Extremely Expensive Bows: How Much of a Difference? | Jul 6, 2010 | Orchestra |
Was Frank Sinatra Influenced by Heifetz? | Jul 6, 2010 | Life in general |
Left Wrist supinate/pronate? | Jul 7, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
who should I trust? A korg tuner or my teacher | Jul 8, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Any physical limitations on your playing? | Jul 9, 2010 | Health |
Adult violin beginners | Jul 9, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Unknown factor X | Jul 11, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
How many pieces/etudes do you work on at a time? | Jul 12, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Contemporary Italian Violin Makers? | Jul 12, 2010 | Instruments |
Vibrato and Trills | Jul 12, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
How should a classical violinist learn to fiddle? | Jul 12, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Yamaha SV-255 electric 5-string. My review. | Jul 12, 2010 | Instruments |
without a chin rest | Jul 15, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
String choice for a dark violin | Jul 15, 2010 | Instruments |
Why bother? | Jul 15, 2010 | Life in general |
Intonation help | Jul 16, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Violins by Hiroshi Kono | Jul 16, 2010 | Instruments |
Violinists | Jul 17, 2010 | Violinists |
Tonality: playing versus listening | Jul 19, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
5-string violins | Jul 19, 2010 | Instruments |
Composition | Jul 20, 2010 | Performing |
What do YOU think? | Jul 22, 2010 | Performing |
Volume control - best way - or best ways?? | Jul 23, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
bach sarabande supported by shoulder rest, chin rest, strad pad:) | Jul 23, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Finding Balance | Jul 24, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Semiquavers (eighth notes) and vibrato | Jul 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Classical Musicians in feature films??? | Jul 26, 2010 | Life in general |
Looking for a substitute for the chin rest | Jul 27, 2010 | Health |
American vs. European conservatories | Jul 27, 2010 | Schools |
When do we get beautiful sound? | Jul 28, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Shifting with out the 'meow' | Jul 28, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Musicality?? | Jul 29, 2010 | Performing |
Just for girls? | Jul 31, 2010 | Life in general |
Tips for waiters, tips for teachers? | Aug 1, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
A string that doesn't ring. | Aug 1, 2010 | Instruments |
Teaching yourself violin | Aug 1, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
IMSLP/Petrucci... Great websites or disrespectful? | Aug 2, 2010 | Repertoire |
European airline Ryanair forces violinists to buy seat for their instruments | Aug 3, 2010 | News |
The Basics - What shouldn't be taught | Aug 3, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
A bow for the mo' | Aug 5, 2010 | Performing |
'What To Do About My Local Orchestra' | Aug 6, 2010 | Orchestra |
Does anyone else get thirsty when you're practicing? | Aug 6, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
How many notes per bow? | Aug 7, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Hurting | Aug 8, 2010 | Health |
A new Golden era for violinists? | Aug 9, 2010 | Violinists |
vegetarian violinists | Aug 9, 2010 | Life in general |
Whether you're born to be a virtuoso violinist? | Aug 11, 2010 | Violinists |
Buy a violin in China | Aug 13, 2010 | Instruments |
practicing positions | Aug 14, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
too old at 69??? | Aug 16, 2010 | Life in general |
Playing without a shoulder rest | Aug 18, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Women Violin Makers | Aug 20, 2010 | Instruments |
Most technically difficult violin piece? | Aug 20, 2010 | Repertoire |
Has anybody else had a recital go wrong? | Aug 21, 2010 | Performing |
Music lessons for the 'average' player | Aug 23, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Undertones? | Aug 25, 2010 | Instruments |
boozing on the bow strings? | Aug 25, 2010 | Performing |
Playing With a Shoulder Rest (Video) | Aug 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Designing my practise studio | Aug 27, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Violin making career | Aug 29, 2010 | Schools |
Left-handed violinist/virtuoso | Aug 30, 2010 | Life in general |
Etudes for Bach | Aug 31, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Looking for a 7/8 violin bow | Sep 6, 2010 | Instruments |
Paganini of India | Sep 6, 2010 | Performing |
difference between a violin and fiddle??? | Sep 7, 2010 | Life in general |
What do we sound like #II | Sep 9, 2010 | Performing |
Would you recommend this violin? | Sep 9, 2010 | Instruments |
Teacher needs help | Sep 10, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
My Mother Had Throat Cancer | Sep 10, 2010 | Life in general |
STUDENT/TEACHER RELATIONSHIP | Sep 10, 2010 | |
How to quit violin? | Sep 12, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
spiccato help needed | Sep 12, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Baroque Violin Troubles | Sep 15, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
So many beginner violins, which one would be right for me? | Sep 15, 2010 | Instruments |
Why do you place the violin? | Sep 15, 2010 | Life in general |
Poggi Maybe ? | Sep 16, 2010 | Instruments |
Old vs. New | Sep 21, 2010 | Instruments |
classical music dying? | Sep 21, 2010 | Life in general |
Piano vs Violin music theory? | Sep 22, 2010 | Repertoire |
Any Ideas for Good Violin Cases? | Sep 23, 2010 | Instruments |
John Newton canadian Luthier | Sep 24, 2010 | Instruments |
intonation | Sep 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
When to change violins? | Sep 26, 2010 | Instruments |
When is it time to join a community orchestra? | Sep 26, 2010 | Orchestra |
Playing open strings as a Rule. | Sep 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Thumb action - bow hand | Sep 26, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Neighbors | Sep 27, 2010 | Life in general |
Perfect 5th: Tuning | Sep 29, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Fischer's Tone Production DVD: 1st Reactions? | Sep 29, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Teen violinist commits suicide | Sep 29, 2010 | News |
Improve technique can you do it? | Sep 30, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
How to play Mozart | Oct 1, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Fiddling blog | Oct 2, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Blue tak (A sort of plasticine thingy) | Oct 2, 2010 | Instruments |
Playing in tune: mechanical or auditory? | Oct 6, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Can the horse hair on your bow actually wear out? | Oct 7, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Can we use the Suzuki violin method books to label students? | Oct 7, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Flying staccato - also called stiff arm staccato? | Oct 8, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Days off from practice: a constructive technique? | Oct 8, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Detroit Symphony Strikes - will Sarah Chang go through with recital? | Oct 9, 2010 | News |
UK carbon fibre violin | Oct 11, 2010 | Instruments |
Easier or more difficult to play on a better violin? | Oct 12, 2010 | Instruments |
Playing In a Masterclass | Oct 12, 2010 | Performing |
Melody | Oct 14, 2010 | Repertoire |
Violin Restoration - Where to begin? | Oct 14, 2010 | Instruments |
Storing Music | Oct 16, 2010 | Life in general |
Memorization - Duh! | Oct 20, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
TAKING CRITICISM OF YOUR PLAYING | Oct 20, 2010 | Performing |
The Hartford Insurance Company Woes | Oct 20, 2010 | Instruments |
Golf, Zen and the Violin | Oct 22, 2010 | Performing |
Anna Karkowska | Oct 22, 2010 | Violinists |
Rosin problem | Oct 26, 2010 | Instruments |
Anne Akiko Meyers + Keith Olbermann + Molitor Strad | Oct 27, 2010 | Instruments |
How many marks do you think those grade 8 violin holders (Distinction) got? | Oct 30, 2010 | Violinists |
What do you think of people teaching themselves the violin by means of video tutorials online? | Oct 31, 2010 | Life in general |
Violin Gloves | Oct 31, 2010 | Health |
60 year old violinist sues Young Concert Artists Inc | Nov 1, 2010 | News |
Another eBay question, but not for cheap violins | Nov 3, 2010 | Instruments |
You Tube Symphony 2011 - Who's auditioning??? | Nov 3, 2010 | Orchestra |
perfect pitch - can it be developed? | Nov 3, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
baroque violin in painting?? | Nov 5, 2010 | Life in general |
How to Update From a $200 Chinese Violin Bow? :) | Nov 5, 2010 | Life in general |
What's the harm with dry air? | Nov 7, 2010 | Instruments |
Hurting | Nov 7, 2010 | Life in general |
Discovering unknown talented Luthiers | Nov 8, 2010 | Instruments |
Stuck? Play it faster... | Nov 10, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Shaving down the neck of your violin | Nov 11, 2010 | Instruments |
Violin vs Viola | Nov 12, 2010 | Instruments |
Violin shopping with friends | Nov 13, 2010 | Life in general |
Violin balance in duo or trio recital with grand piano | Nov 16, 2010 | Performing |
Is this bridge angled wrong? | Nov 17, 2010 | Instruments |
Low tension strings | Nov 17, 2010 | Life in general |
Observations from a Newbie | Nov 19, 2010 | Life in general |
Has your violin got a name? | Nov 19, 2010 | Life in general |
Authenticating Old Instruments | Nov 19, 2010 | Life in general |
would you let someone else try your instrument? | Nov 22, 2010 | Instruments |
Breaking in a new bow | Nov 22, 2010 | Instruments |
New to shifting -How to keep 'it all' straight in my head ? | Nov 23, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Upgrading | Nov 24, 2010 | Instruments |
Scandinavian Airlines now prohibits violins as carry-on. | Nov 24, 2010 | News |
Strangleld older violin needs help- can a fat coat of NEW varnish be removed? | Nov 26, 2010 | Instruments |
Pre-practice rituals... | Nov 27, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
1st or 2nd violin quartet - which would you rather?? | Nov 30, 2010 | Performing |
What do you Keep in your Violin Case? | Nov 30, 2010 | Life in general |
You know you are a violinist when.... | Dec 3, 2010 | Life in general |
Finding Your Niche? | Dec 3, 2010 | Performing |
learning positions vs learning notes... | Dec 4, 2010 | Technique and Practicing |
Funny Violin Stories | Dec 4, 2010 | Life in general |
Alternative to Dominants? | Dec 6, 2010 | Instruments |
WHO IS ARTHUR GRUMIAUX | Dec 6, 2010 | Violinists |
Perfectionistic or Messy-mind? | Dec 6, 2010 | Life in general |
You know you are a violinist when.... you start this again! | Dec 7, 2010 | Life in general |
Thieves steal £1.2m Stradivarius near London Euston | Dec 7, 2010 | News |
Help in the gerbil zone... | Dec 13, 2010 | Life in general |
Anna Karkowska II | Dec 13, 2010 | Violinists |
When the best recording is too good... | Dec 13, 2010 | Performing |
How do we get people to attend live concerts? | Dec 15, 2010 | Life in general |
You know you are a string quartet violinist when.... | Dec 16, 2010 | Life in general |
SHOULD TEACHER PLAY DURING LESSON? | Dec 18, 2010 | Teaching and Pedagogy |
Being obsessive about Brahms | Dec 21, 2010 | Life in general |
Violin Cases | Dec 22, 2010 | Instruments |
Home audio and the musician... | Dec 24, 2010 | Life in general |
New Year's resolutions for 2011 | Dec 26, 2010 | Life in general |
Great female violinists of the past | Dec 26, 2010 | Violinists |
How to control a shaking bow hand during a performance | Dec 30, 2010 | Performing |
Low tension vs High tension strings | Dec 31, 2010 | Instruments |