Learning to play the violin is awesome, but how do you decide which type of violin to choose when you are left-handed? There are both right-handed and left-handed violins available and if you are just getting started it can be overwhelming to make a decision. Even though most people play on a right-handed instrument, you [...]

Buying your first violin is very exciting. The anticipation of playing your first note or first piece is the stuff of daydreams. With this anticipation and excitement comes the question, what size violin do you need? In this post I will show you exactly how to decide what violin size is right for you or [...]

You may have heard the violin is a difficult instrument. But, is the violin hard to learn? As an adult beginner, I will answer this for you. In order to do so, I have enlisted the help of a group of friends. They are adult beginners of different ages, from different backgrounds, who live in [...]

A violin teacher's pick of the best violin shoulder rest from Kun, Wolf, Everest, Bon Musica and more. When I wrote a new post about violin shoulder rests on my blog last week, I asked which shoulder rest the readers of my blog prefer. The post had over a 50 comments - featuring more than [...]