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Playing & Learning the Violin

Discover many tips and recommendations here to learn, practice, and develop your violin playing skills. You will find a selection of the most popular schools, expert tips, and of course recommendations from our extensive range of violin sheet music and violin method books:

Violin Sheet Music – New Releases & Recommendations

The Most Popular Violin Schools, Method Books & Exercises for Violin

Among the most popular authors of violin method books currently is Kerstin Wartberg, with her violin school for intermediate students and her technique book for beginners. Those who want to start playing the violin from a young age often choose Fiddle Time Starters by David and Kathy Blackwell.

The classic among technical exercises for violin is and remains Otakar Ševčík. Beginners looking for etudes will do well with the Scales for Young Violinists by Barbara Barber, while advanced players often turn to the 42 Etüden by Rodolphe Kreutzer.

Enjoying Violin Technique Enjoying Violin Technique 1 1 by Kerstin Wartberg
My First Technique Book My First Technique Book by Kerstin Wartberg
Fiddle Time Starters Fiddle Time Starters by David and Kathy Blackwell
O. Ševčík: Schule der Violintechnik op.1/1 School of Violin Technique op.1/1 by Otakar Ševčík
Scales for Young Violinists Scales for Young Violinists by Barbara Barber
42 Studies 42 Studies by Rodolphe Kreutzer

Expert Tips & Interesting Facts for Violin

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Michele Galvagno – Artistic Score Engraving

Michele Galvagno – Artistic Score Engraving

Cellist Michele Galvagno became a music engraver in order to provide other musicians with the best possible editions of sheet music. Find out in our interview how he is committed to the composers Friedrich Dotzauer and Alfredo Piatti, how time-consuming the work process from manuscript to finished edition is and how scores have changed over the course of history.

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Instrumental Up-Keep in Winter - What Should I Consider?

Instrumental Up-Keep in Winter - What Should I Consider?

What would Christmas and New Year be without concerts and music? Unfortunately, many instruments don't like the winter temperatures at all, and the dry air from our heating can also cause problems. What might happen and how can I protect my instrument from damage?

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