The fingers of the violin player are sixty-five in number, although more can be added if desired, to reach the extreme high range of the A and E strings. There is a finger for each note.

The prominence of violinists in orchestras is linked to their role in carrying melodies and balancing the ensemble's sound as ...

A sympathetic nail violin built by [Nicolas Bras] is a welcome ... It offers vast flexibility as it can be played by bow, by plucking with your finger, or by strumming. There are several levels ...

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Every violin is made up of certain parts including pegs to hold the strings, a bridge to rest the strings on, a fingerboard, on which a player puts his or her fingertips, and sometimes a chin rest to ...

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But when professional musician Esther Abrami brings hers on an airplane — a violin made in the 19th century by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume — she’s carrying a precious artifact. “The violin is ...

I started playing violin in 2008. I was 56 years old ... an unexpected shift in the finger pattern and tonality. When I had the passage firmly under my fingers and in my ear, I had a realization ...

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As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and center of the stage performing memorable melodies, it's easy for ...

The technique of playing the viola differs slightly to that of the violin. As the viola is bigger, the notes are spread out in larger intervals along the fingerboard, and thus require different ...