How do you hold your bow? And are you aware of the history behind that bow hold? There are two bow holds that are the most ...

Sinsabaugh, Katherine 2005. Violin and Viola Shifting: A Technical Means to a Musical End. American String Teacher, Vol. 55, Issue. 1, p. 44. Maezawa, Akira Itoyama, Katsutoshi Takahashi, Toru Ogata, ...

Every violin is made up of certain parts including pegs to hold the strings, a bridge to rest the strings on, a fingerboard, on which a player puts his or her fingertips, and sometimes a chin rest to ...

Hannah has developed a “violin bump” on her middle finger from holding the bow. And while she watches sports like volleyball, she can’t play them, in case she injures her award-winning hands.

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The violinist Maria Dueñas has something to say, and the skill to say it brilliantly. She makes her solo recital debut at Carnegie Hall this month.

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