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Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards release a bold new album they hope (and truly believe) the world needs right now

By David Templeton | From the July-August 2020 issue of Strings magazineBitter Better, the new album from indie-folk outfit Laura Cortese & the Dance C... Read More...

Family Ties: How Pirastro’s Evah Pirazzi Strings Renewed the Family Business

By Patrick Sullivan | From the May-June 2020 issue of Strings magazineThey stormed onto the stage 20 years ago, and today they still command name recogniti... Read More...

‘With New Strength’: How Beethoven’s Monumental Quartet Cycle Set My Life on its Course

By Ryan Meehan | From the May-June 2020 issue of Strings magazineIt will soon be ten years since my friends Jeffrey Myers, Jeremy Berry, Estelle Choi, and ... Read More...

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Ready or Not: Growth as a Musician Means Facing a Little Anxiety

By Scott Tixier | From the May-June 2020 issue of Strings magazineAfter living in New York City for 13 years working within extremely short deadlines and c... Read More...

Shutdown Skills Series: Choose an Ensemble Name

By David TempletonPicking the right moniker has always been a tricky business (and now that it must be done respecting a certain social distance, it seems eve... Read More...

Shutdown Skills Series: Learn Traditional Scottish Ornamentation

By Louise LeeThe problem: You want to play traditional Scottish music, but you can’t seem to make it sound, well, Scottish.Solution: Learn to play Scottish ... Read More...

It’s Never too Late to Pick Up an Instrument—Here are 5 Tips for Adult Beginners

Shutdown Skills Series: 5 Tips for Adult Beginners

By Miranda Wilson Strangers see my cello in airports and approach me. “I love cello! I’ve always wished I could play.” I say, “Why don’t you?” They demur. “I do... Read More...

Shutdown Skills Series: How to Harness the Power of Instagram as a Musician

This article first appeared in the October 2017 issue of Strings. All statistics below were current to the time of original publication, with updates where appr... Read More...

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Musical Parenting: 5 Pros Reveal How They Passed Their Love of Playing onto Their Kids

By Whitney Phaneuf | From the May-June 2020 issue of Strings magazineLearning a stringed instrument as a child is daunting, but likely even more so when yo... Read More...

Shutdown Skills Series: Perfect Fifths—A Few Thoughts on Tuning Your Viola (Violinists & Cellists Invited)

By Atar Arad Not unlike the multitude of different calendars existing side by side with none claiming perfection (hence leap days and leap months), intonation s... Read More...