| Archived Threads | Created | Category |
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| 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 |
