The Utah-based <a href=" Music Festival has named violinist Tessa Lark as its next Artistic Director. The festival began in ...

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Where do you direct your eyes, when you are playing from memory? The eyes can greatly help in analyzing how your left hand is ...

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I'm an adult amateur violinist living in the Washington DC area. I enjoy orchestral playing, chamber music, and being a pit musician, in addition to working on the solo repertoire. I've done some ...

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The baton has become an iconic symbol of the conductor - but is it necessary for a conductor to use one, to get his or her musical ideas across? So my question for this vote is, what do you prefer? If ...

Which violin strings are the best? There are no one-size-fits-all answers. Each violin reacts differently to different brands of strings. One type of string may sound amazing on one instruments but ...

I had the privilege of performing the violin solo to "White Christmas" (violin part arranged by Jascha Heifetz, orchestral ...