Practising your Violin
Practising your Violin To get the most out of your practise time you need to have a structure to it. Unstructured practise rarely gets the results you want as you will end up not concentrating and unintentionally learning bad … [Read More...]
Preparing for your Violin Exam
Preparing for your Violin Exam Taking a graded exam can be a nervous time for a musician but it need not be if you know how to prepare well and take action to make sure you do so. It is also worth pointing out that you don’t need to take a graded … [Read More...]
Violin Keywords
Scroll: The top of the neck of the violin, shaped like a scroll. The peg box is found connected to and below the scroll. Peg Box: Found below the scroll, this part of the violin holds the pegs which tune the strings they are connected to. Fine … [Read More...]
Violin Rosin
Although all violinists used rosin, not many of them know its origins. Also, rosin is not just used for violinists. Lets take a look at where rosin came from and its many uses. Whats in a name? Rosin is also called colophony or greek pitch. The … [Read More...]
Hofner Violins
Hofner Violins Hofner violins were started up by Karl Hofner, for who the company is named, in 1887. It was founded in Schonbach in Germany by Hofner who was a master violin maker and the company soon became the largest manufacturer of violins, … [Read More...]
Cecilio Violins
Cecilio violins take their name from the patron saint of music, St Cecilia. Cecilios main aim is to produce high quality instruments at affordable prices. Their buisness started out when they realised that many people, especially famillies … [Read More...]
Violin Bows
The bow is an essential part of playing the violin. Without a bow the violin can’t make much sound. Not many people know that it only takes one string to create a sound from the violin. A violin bow however has many hundreds of hairs … [Read More...]
Yamaha Electric Violins
Yamaha Electronic Violins Yamaha are a Japanese company which make everything from violins to motorbikes. They have been making instruments for 50 years. Yamaha are most known for their pianos which are made in Japan and exported all over … [Read More...]
Fender Electric Violins
Fender Electric Violins Fender are originally an electric guitar manufacturer and their name has been associated with all things electrical in music for many years. Fender dates back to 1945 when they first started up. Their electric … [Read More...]
Violin Strings
Violin Strings The violin is a string instrument and has four strings. Each string is tuned to a perfect 5th above the string before. The lowest string is a G which is the G below middle C on a piano. The next string is D, a perfect 5th … [Read More...]
Violin Cases
Violin Cases Violin cases typically come in two shapes, oblong and rectangular. Choosing a violin case isn’t an exact science it is more up to your price range and the style of case that you want. All cases have around the same amount of … [Read More...]
Stentor Violins
Stentor Stentor is a very popular brand of violins. Stentor violins are the most common student violin. Stenor also make a wide range of violin accessories including shoulder straps and rosin. Stentor also sell more violins than any … [Read More...]
Yamaha Violins
Yamaha are a recent manufacturer of acoustic violins having previously specialised in electric instruments and high quality pianos. Yamaha are a Japanese company and produce very high quality instruments. Yamaha produce acoustic and … [Read More...]
Professional Violins
The professional violinist often has more than one instrument in case of breakages. Violins of professional standard are not mass produced which makes it difficult to find a violin of professional standard on the internet. When choosing a … [Read More...]
Student Violins
Student Violins Once a person has been playing for a year or so and they’ve kept at it that is a sure sign that they enjoy playing the violin. A beginner violin may suffice for a while and up to grade three or four but if a person is … [Read More...]