One effective exercise is to hold the violin bow in your left hand (or right for left-handed players) and practice the ...

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 ...

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 ...

String Theory at the Hunter ... Ballade,” Chris Rogerson’s “Arietta for Violin and Piano,” and César Franck’s “Violin Sonata.” Mr. Beilman has received international praise for ...