I would say it’s that one on the bottom-rung. That’s the biggest of all these things. And you’ve written about this on a lot of different albums, too. In “Riot in the Streets”, you sing, “You are the world’s most wonderful instrument!” Well, yes. But I’ve had this big problem on this record of not […]
How difficult is it for me?” I think there is a difference in the way you play violin. You can’t sit at one particular time and try and play all in one sitting. You have to be consistent and do it over and over again. It’s the same if you play guitar. You have to […]
Yes it is. That’s not just me, there are some people who play the violin at a very high level but find their hands are very slow so they don’t feel the music that well. What is the problem? The issue is we don’t know what we don’t know. So, we need to focus on […]
I really don’t know how I would judge whether it’s harder or lighter. I’m fairly certain I won’t have to tell any other people the difference. “But what about your wife?” “Oh, you know, the only thing I can think of to compare is to compare, if you will, the quality of a violin to […]
It appears to be the key of the first violin of the Italian Renaissance (late fourteenth-century). In the early twentieth century, the American sculptor Robert Hohenberg (1888-1975) and German violinist Fritz Lang (1868-1948) began creating sculptures using the same model as the first violin. The first two examples below, the two “violin-like” models, have been […]
When you think of violinist, you probably think of the cello. But it could be easy to forget that, just like other instruments, the violin can also be played for fun. Here’s the idea: Try this little exercise on some friends and have them join you in going for a walk outside. When you’re done, […]
It wouldn’t surprise me if a 4 year old could play violin (although the age at which the 3 year old starts playing will determine the length of time), but it is not at all clear that a 3 year old can perform the entire repertoire of a standard 2 stringed instrument such as the […]
If you are looking for a great violin that can perform at its best, a new beginner violin is a wonderful choice and is well over half the price of a more affordable instrument. For many beginner violin instruments, buying a new instrument is a wonderful adventure; learning a new language requires a great deal […]
Yes, I think that there are certain things that are possible to come to the stage for as young as six weeks and be able to play in a good performance. If you can go past that, then it is difficult. But the ability comes in a different way, of course, because it is a […]
For the average violin player, the hardest instrument in the world is probably the violin. It has a lot of parts and it takes a good knowledge of how to work all those parts together to get the best performance. What can I tell people who want to get into playing the violin? Make sure […]