Choosing the right violin bow is now different ... more flexible bows deliver much smoother, legato notes. Given the individual style, something to keep in mind on the road to perfection.

The solo part is one of the most exhausting in the repertoire – a veritable compendium of bravura violin techniques, in which Elgar, despite all his inside knowledge, sought the help of W.

Range A violin can play from the G below middle C, known as G3, up to a high E two octaves above its highest string, known as E7. Each of the four strings is tuned a fifth apart, making up the notes G ...

From a collection of bows hung on music stand in his living room, Tom Carlson carefully pulls one out, tightening the ribbon of horsehair until taut. Next, he turns to a row of violins sitting ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other ... of the music. The violin is the smallest member of the string family and is able to play the highest notes. It has four strings ...