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Certainly violin-playing is a physical activity, and in many ways it can be compared to a sport. But do you stretch before you play, as you would before running or other kinds of physical activity?Clayton Haslop's blog inspired this vote. ...
Violinist.com Review: Gil Shaham performs the Berg Violin Concerto with LA Phil, Dudamel
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I realized on Thursday night that despite having listened to recordings of the Alban Berg Violin Concerto countless times, I hadn't come close to understanding it.Seeing a live performance enlightened ...
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Does anyone ever forget the first tune he or she learned to play? Here's our list, from "Twinkle" to theme from "Superman."
Violinist.com First winner was Dottie Case of Rudyard Michigan. We're giving away two more sets, so it's not too late to enter, the new question is up! http://www.violinist.com/contest/
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Violinist, fiddler and composer Mark O'Connor wants to create a new American School of Violin Playing, and he's starting with the release this week of his O'Connor Violin Method Books 1 and 2. I've had ...
Violinist.com Excellence need not be a race; in fact, that mindset can be counter-productive.
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Recently I’ve been hearing education discussed in various public forums as this administration implements new standards and national funding policies.It’s a circus, but one with serious consequences.So ...
Violinist.com Suzuki, but with American songs? Pretty close: Violinist Mark O'Connor talks about his new American violin method. http://is.gd/4WuFu
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Mark O'Connor just might help us find a new way to teach violin playing, but one that moves alongside traditional and Suzuki methods. No need to throw anything away, but here is a way to move sideways, to broaden our base as we move forward.
Violinist.com Win a set of Mark O'Connor's new violin method books this week on Violinist.com! We'll be giving out three sets this week, posting new questions today, Wednesday and Friday.
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Violinist, fiddler and composer Mark O'Connor wants to create a new American School of Violin Playing, and he's starting with the release this week of his O'Connor Violin Method Books 1 and 2. I've had ...
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V.com weekend vote: If you were asked to perform something at the last minute, would you choose a slow or fast piece?
Violinist.com Music helps writer Terez Mertes find her muse -- and saves the lives of her fictional characters.
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So, I fired my characters the other day, the whole lot of them. They stood there, dumb with confusion, as I raged at them.
Violinist.com Sometimes there's no getting around the fact that it's a several-hundred-year-old wooden box....
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“@#$%^&*?!” “What are you doing up there?” Robert said from his desk. “New string.” I try to attach a new string with some elegance
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Maya Shankar was on a course to becoming a professional violinist when a terrible set back turned her life in a completely new direction. Music was a part of her past until a surprising phone call changed everything, again.
Violinist.com What makes Bach a musical genius? Is he really more genius than anyone else?
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I was sitting in my music appreciation class the other day. Since we are studying the Baroque period, the teacher showed us a short film on the life of Bach. The film was one of those typical history ...
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Some people are made for the limelight; they have that kind of energy that transmits best in the solo spotlight. Others enjoy being part of a group, be it an orchestra, chamber group, band or other situation.Personally, ...
Violinist.com Hadelich, winner of the 2006 Indianapolis violin competition, also just played for Josef Gingold's 100 birthday celebration, on the Strad that Gingold played himself.
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Much of the United States may have been buried in snow, but Los Angeles had one of its rare, crystalline perfect days for violinist Augustin Hadelich's recital Sunday at Clark Library at UCLA with pianist Ian Parker.
Violinist.com Better practice! If you practice one hour a day, it will take you a little more than 27 years to log your 10,000 hours...
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Have you hit your 10,000 hours playing the violin?The magic number is on my mind after writing the blog about Suzuki, who frequently asked his students to play 10,000 repetitions of various exercises and pieces. ...
