Violins Reviews

Ahh, the good ol' violin. Before I get started, heres a quick intro about the violin if you don't really know much about it already... The violin is a real family instrument - it has two bigger siblings, the viola and violincello (or the cello as it is more commonly known). There is a fourth instrument , the double bass. Strictly ...

I started to play the violin aged 14, as my third instrument, behind the flute and piano. Although I don't come from a musical family, I just knew I wanted to be able to play the violin! I couldn't get fitted into lessons at school as I was already being taught flute and there was a high demand for string lessons. My parents enrolled me into ...

I saw the violin for the first time at a performance called shipwreck at the Anvil in Basingstoke, then I saw the violin again, the mellow sound tingled through my ears and seemed very relaxing and chilling. I soon began mimicking the violinist, my mum and dad noticed and asked whether I would like to play, just see how it goes, and if I ...

I saw the violin for the first time at a performance called shipwreck at the Anvil in Basingstoke, then I saw the violin again, the mellow sound tingled through my ears and seemed very relaxing and chilling. I soon began mimicking the violinist, my mum and dad noticed and asked whether I would like to play, just see how it goes, and if I ...

Let me tell you at the outset that I have never, ever, considered myself as 'musical' in as much as I have never played an instrument in my life and now I am 'n' years old that is a considerable long time. I do love music however, classical, opera, (in fact I am going to see my favourite in October in Halifax, Aida) rock and ...

The Violin has been thought of as a wimpy instrument. It is thought of when you think of an Orchestra, where you get a lot of violins playing something. This is not what it only does. Sure, it IS a classical instrument, but it can be used in a lot of different genres. For example, some modern pop bands, soloists, Rock bands, etc, do use violins, ...

Whilst on my daily 25 minute dawdle home from school the other day, thoughts were flying through my head as to just what my next opinion could possibly be on. I wanted to pick something I've still yet to write on, but something that would be interesting and a real passion of my life. I chose the category ‘Violin’ because, ...

I am one in a long line of a VERY musical family so I count myself lucky that I could have help from my mother (who is a very respected teacher of violin, piano, singing and theory lessons in Basingstoke and surrounding areas). I first started to learn at the age of 3 but after a few lessons of me hiding under a chair and refusing to come out ...

I admit it- I am one of those responsible for teaching those little blighters to play the violin! The violin, it must be said has an unfortunate reputation. There are all those violin jokes about cats, earplugs etc. It is a shame. I actively encourage yougsters to try the violin. I always give a suitability assessment, and to be honest it is ...

I originally got this video out of the library when I first decided that I wanted to be a musical genius (ha ha). I am a huge fan of 'teach yourself' products of this kind as I feel that many people would love to learn to play a musical instrument, but cannot afford lessons or simply feel too intimidated. I certainly fitted into this ...

Hi Dooyoo users. This opinion is about the well-known violin. As this is the case I will now talk you through the instrument itself. Well, first of all the bow, the part that you actually bow with is made of horsehair and if a hair is ever to brake of from the bow at one end, then you must quickly pull it to the other end and snap it off. Then ...

Let me start by saying that neither myself, nor Heather (the wife) received any musical education at all. Born in the 1940?s, money was too scarce in our families for such 'fripperies' in the 1950?s and thank goodness those times of shortages and (for many families), real hardship are over. We were thus not ...

My parents presented me with my first violin at the age of eight. I soon learnt to cause the maximum level of disruption by deliberately screeching the bow along the strings. At this point I was still enjoying playing the instrument in my own natural way and actually managing to play my own music. What ruined my natural enthusiasm for the ...

The humble fiddle - possibly the most popular orchestral instrument, the instrument of choice for many a beginner musician. The violin is made up of a wooden body, strings, bridge, finger board, tuning pegs, and of course, the bow, made of horse hair strung along a thin wooden stick. Violins can be plucked (known as pizzicato) as well as ...