Talent is not the only ingredient to succeed in the journey of violin playing. It takes patience, a lot of practice, and reliable violin books to inspire and guide you on training.

Although there may be various methods for learning the instrument, books can help you answer any specific questions about playing as well as get inspiration from history, biography, and other written knowledge about any music from the composer’s or professional’s point of view.

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As a music lover myself, I know that finding the best gift to wrap this holiday season is quite as challenging as mastering a piece of music.

The selection can range from accessories, books, cd’s, practice gears or equipment and a lot more.

However, as hard as it can be, giving a gift that can make your friends and love ones happy is quite rewarding.

If someone in your holiday shopping list is a violinist or an aspiring violin virtuoso, you’ve landed on the right page.

Here, I have rounded up 10 must-have gift items, top-rated products, and best gifts for violinists that you can give this Christmas.

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Before you begin, take a short pause and congratulate yourself.

Playing the violin is a very rewarding experience and like many violinists say, you could not have chosen a more expressive, sublime, and fun instrument to play other than the violin.

Or maybe, you played the violin before and is returning now to continue violin playing.

Either way, this article can help you learn and remember how to play the violin and how to stay motivated.

We have also listed some of the common benefits in playing a splendid instrument called – the violin.

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Being a beginner violinist is challenging.

You have to maintain correct positioning, proper playing form, execution, and sound quality at the same time.

Aside from these points to consider, if you are not skilled in sight reading, playing music on the violin gets even more harder.

If you are just new to playing, chances are, you find some song difficult to play.

In this article we take a look at some of the best violin songs that are pretty easy to learn and play, even for a beginner.

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We all know that violins can survive for hundreds of years. And we are not just talking about Stradivari or Guarneri or Amati instruments.

It means that any violin (including yours) can last a lifetime (or more!) if, of course, you take good care of it.

Sometimes, we are not taught essential information about our violins, especially about proper violin care.

We forget that it needs to be maintained, and sometimes, most of us get too lazy to just even wipe the dust off of the violin.

Here are 22 violin care tips from experts and famous violinists to maintain your violin in its optimal playing condition and make it last a lifetime.

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