Shutdown Skills Series: How to Hold a Violin or Viola Without Tensing Up
6 ways to eliminate tension and improve your playingBy Laurel ThomsenThe Problem: A tense instrument-hold is causing pain, or intonatio... Read More...
SHUTDOWN SKILL SERIES
If you're planning on using more time alone at home to practice your instrument, master new techniques, or explore your own creativity, this series of how-to articles is for you.
ESSENTIAL HISTORICAL RECORDINGS
Essential Historical Recordings: The Amadeus Quartet
By Sasha MargolisMartin Lovett passed away on the 29th of April. The British cellist, ninety-three years old at his death, was the last... Read More...
Essential Historical Recordings: Arthur Grumiaux
By Sasha MargolisArthur Grumiaux may have been the most elegant violinist of the twentieth century. He certainly enjoyed one of its pre... Read More...
KEEP CONNECTED
Keep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch with their audiences or students throughout the global coronavirus pandemic quarantine.
Keep Connected with David Wallace
As told to Greg CahillKeep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players and organizations are supporting and keeping in touch ... Read More...
LATEST STORIES
Keep Connected with Cellist Jeremy Tai
As told to Greg CahillKeep Connected chronicles the ways in which string players are staying in touch with their audience or students d... Read More...
How To Choose the Right Chin Rest For Violin or Viola
By Richard WardSome musicians can take any violin, use whatever chin rest is on it, and be perfectly happy. Most violinists and violist... Read More...
Tackling the Beginning of the Elgar Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85
By Emily Wright | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazineElgar’s Cello Concerto has everything a player could dream o... Read More...
Album Review: Ray Chen’s ‘Solace’ Navigates the Twists, Turns, & Joy of Bach’s 6 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
By Greg Cahill | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazineWhen the COVID-19 quarantine sidelined the globe-trotting vio... Read More...
How Should You Practice Cello? Amit Peled’s 1-Hour Class Might Help
By Strings StaffMany cellists of all skill levels have similar questions about their practice: “What should I practice daily?” “How sho... Read More...
How To Choose The Right Violin or Viola Shoulder Rest
By Richard WardSometimes a string player needs a little support. It’s true in life and it’s true with playing the violin and viola. Vio... Read More...
Classical Vinyl Makes a Comeback: Old-school Recaptures Its Cool
By Laurence Vittes | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazine“Vinyl is the coolest thing and will outpace sales of CDs... Read More...
Strings’ 2020 Holiday Gift Guide: Comfort Food For The Soul
By Megan Westberg | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazineWho among us will not be glad to see the back of 2020? Eve... Read More...
7 Suggestions for Buying Your First Electric Violin, Viola, Cello, or Bass
By Blaise KielarFrom amplified praise bands in large churches to string players in Broadway shows to those sitting in with a local rock... Read More...
New Recordings of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto: 3 New Takes and 1 Archival Album
By Laurence Vittes | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazineThree new recordings demonstrate the variety of what cell... Read More...
Function or Fashion: Buying a Violin Case Under $500
By Greg OlwellViolins have never been safer than they are right now. Manufacturers employ an abundance of luxurious materials to swaddl... Read More...
The San Francisco Symphony Launches an Intimate New Concert Series
By Barbara Bogatin | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazineI wait excitedly behind the glass door, settling int... Read More...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason and His Musical Siblings Record an Enchanting Family Album
By David TempletonSheku Kanneh-Mason’s latest album, Carnival, is a delightfully charming and ambitious undertaking, marking the first ... Read More...
Untangling the Dodds: Re-evaluating Historical English Bow Making, In All Its Complexity
By Philip J. Kass | From the November-December 2020 issue of Strings magazineMy first article for Strings, back in the late 1990s, was ... Read More...
9 Tips for Getting Your Child a Good Student Instrument
A parent’s guide to renting or buying a violin for schoolBy Patrick SullivanIt had three strings, no bridge, and the top was coming... Read More...