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Weekend vote: At what point did you learn to read music?
By Laurie Niles: Learning to read music is a learn-term project, a lot like learning to read words. This week, Paul Stein made the point in his blog about what makes a good reader that words have...
View ArticleWatch Gilharmonic on Violinist.com, Episode 3, with Gil Shaham and Tessa Lark!
By Laurie Niles: Join us on Sunday for Episode 3 of "Gilharmonic on Violinist.com" -- the happiest hour of live violin talk online, hosted by Gil Shaham and me! You can watch it right here at 10 a.m....
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The L O V E Project
By Karen Allendoerfer: It's summer and I am still missing orchestra. Back in March when the South Bay Philharmonic cancelled our first concert, we rescheduled it for June 19. That date has also come...
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MusicAlly: a new platform for online violin lessons
By Caeli Smith: We are in a time of unique urgency. This summer, kids across the country are stuck indoors. Many have no access to summer school programming, camps, and in some cases outdoor play. They...
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Violin Vigil for Elijah McClain Interrupted by Riot Police
By Laurie Niles: String players who traveled from all over the U.S. to Aurora, Colo. for a violin vigil and peaceful protest over the death of Elijah McClain were met with police in riot gear,...
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Centering, Extending, and Letting Go: Violympics Event No. 2
By Claire Allen: The Violympics are forcing me to take at least a few minutes every day for my own violin playing - and that's a good thing, but as a busy teacher, it's a challenge. I, along with...
View ArticleBonus Video: Tessa Lark Teaches Bluegrass Fiddle to Gil Shaham and Laurie Niles
By Laurie Niles: Violinist Tessa Lark shows concert violinist Gil Shaham and I how to do a little bluegrass fiddlin'! After Sunday's episode of Gilharmonic on Violinist.com, Gil and I were wondering if...
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Week in Review: Summer of Change, Op. 4
By Diana Skinner: Midst the backdrop of seeming chaos, I find myself looking for inspiration. And I know Im not alone. I cant imagine a time in the history of the performing arts that musicians and...
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Find an Online Music Camp
By Laurie Niles: It's already July, but it's not too late to sign up for a summer program to inspire and boost your playing! With so many music camps cancelled this year, Violinist.com seeks to connect...
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Fiddler's Favorite Recipes Episode 26: Joel Link's 20th Century Boy Cocktail
By Desirée Ruhstrat: What could be more fun than a mid-week summer cocktail with Dover Quartet violinist Joel Link? I have known Joel since he was a teenager and it has been wonderful watching his...
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From the Metronome to Real Time - Keeping the Beat in a World of Changing Beats
By Paul Stein: I empathize with anyone who has trouble following a metronome because of the complications I faced when I started using one. Unlike watching a conductor who shows a slight broadening of...
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Farewell, Ida Violinist Ida Haendel 1923-2020
By Steven Isserlis: So Ida Haendel has left us a legend has departed. What a violinist! What a woman! Magnificent, unique, incorrigible she was a law unto herself. Violinist Ida Haendel. First, the...
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For the Record, Op. 123: Augustin Hadelich 'Bohemian Tales'; cellist Inbal Segev
By Laurie Niles: Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists and other classical musicians. We hope it helps you keep...
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Remembering Violinist Kenneth Goldsmith (1938-2020)
By Laurie Niles: Violinists around the world are remembering Kenneth Goldsmith, beloved professor of violin for nearly 30 years at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. Goldsmith died on June 26...
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V.com weekend vote: Do you use a metronome in your practice sessions?
By Laurie Niles: Some people don't like metronomes, but I find them to be an extremely useful practicing and teaching tool. In his weekly blog, Paul Stein raises the issue of the metronome and...
View ArticleWatch Gilharmonic on Violinist.com, Episode 4, this Sunday!
By Laurie Niles: Join us on Sunday for Episode 4 of "Gilharmonic on Violinist.com" -- the happiest hour of live violin talk online, hosted by Gil Shaham and me! You can watch it right here at 11 a.m....
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Fiddler's Favorite Recipes Episode 27: Nikki Chooi's Apple Crumble
By Desirée Ruhstrat: For todays Fiddlers Favorites we have the multi-talented Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi bringing us his apple crumble recipe, perfect for this Fourth of July weekend! The...
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MusicAlly: Using Online Violin Teaching to Reach Out
By Caeli Smith: On March 12, 2020, I played what would be my last performance for a very, very long time. I savored the time on stage at Miller Theater at Columbia University, performing with...
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Week in Review: Summer of Change, Op. 5
By Diana Skinner: This weeks selections are visually stunning, emotionally compelling, and technically inspiring. The creativity that exists amongst musicians is nothing short of amazing. I will...
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Violinist Andrew Sords Creates 'Green Point Editions': New Editions of Rare...
By Laurie Niles: At some point while playing on a cruise between West Africa and St. Bart's, violinist Andrew Sords and cellist John Walz realized they'd crafted "the Sords and Walz edition" of the...
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