In my last blog post on selecting a violin, I did not cover this. Yes it is definitely important when choosing a violin to be able to get a sizable violin that fits you well. Just like getting the right glove to fit your hand when playing a sport like golf, you most certainly will not want it to fly off together with your swing!
At Belcanto Violins, we price our instruments based on 2 factors: 1) maker’s experience & 2) wood quality. Of course, the longer the maker’s experience and better the wood quality and aging of the wood, the better the sound.
This work from Johann Sebastian Bach is a staple for every violinist. I have been playing and learning these pieces since I can remember.
Here is a very useful article on teaching the violin – Dorothy DeLay is one of the most renowned teachers of the Juilliard School. She is responsible for the successes of well known recording violinists out there like Gil Shaham, Midori, Sarah Chang, Shlomo Mintz just to name a few.