How to Develop a Warm, Pure Vibrato

By Paul Stein Here are 4 ways to maintain control of a violin or viola while eliciting a pure, warm, and personal vibrato tone. One of my earliest musica... Read More...

Learn to Compose Your Own Cadenzas and Variations

Here are nine ways to improve your improv and craft a cadenza.

7 Tips on Developing Beautiful Vibrato

The key to developing good vibrato on cello starts even before you play a single note. Here are 7 tips for developing a beautiful vibrato.

3 Old-Time Fiddling Tips: How to Work the Bow

If your classical training prevents you from making old-time fiddle melodies and phrasing sound authentic, mastering these 3 bow strokes can help.

Concert Violinist Christian Tetzlaff’s Advice: Live a Musical Life—Without Armor

A young person's guide to the solo stage by Jacqueline Vanasse, Images by Giorgia Bertazzi Violinist Christian Tetzlaff is one of the most inspiring artis... Read More...

10 Tips on Learning the Cello, Exploring Technique, and Developing Musicality

Notes from the virtuoso’s desk on keeping time  by Louise Lee As part of his work as director of the online community Internet Cello Society, self-described... Read More...

Yo-Yo Ma on Intonation, Practice, and the Role of Music in Our Lives

In this interview, just before his 60th birthday, cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks about intonation, practice, and the role of music in our lives.

In the Shadow of Giants

Daniel Hope explores the Golden Age of Hollywood strings by Laurence Vittes Violinist Daniel Hope affirms the high quality and prestige of Erich Wolfgang Ko... Read More...

A Tango State of Mind

Russian-American violinist Philippe Quint’s chamber ensemble prepares to tour and record by Rory Williams While at a club one night, fate would have it that... Read More...

The Search for the Vegan Violin

Vegan string players wrestle with the moral dilemma of using animal products endemic to traditional violins and bows.