The violin is a magical stringed instrument that can be played by musicians and non-musicians of all ages to learn.

Along with dedication, right materials, quality practice, and qualified violin instructor, success in violin playing can be achieved.

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Every musician loves his instrument. There can be nothing more traumatizing for a musician than damaging his precious instrument.

And, if you play the violin and you are going somewhere that requires you to travel by air, it’s only normal that you want to continue creating music with your instrument.

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About 250 years ago, classical music dominated the European art and entertainment scene. String ensembles played in crowded party halls, and symphonies were commissioned by people of power.

Musicians were employed as full-time organists, orchestra directors, and composers, and the skill of playing a stringed instrument was highly respected.

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With past advances in technology came rejoicing, dreams of an easy-going, utopian lifestyle, and the idea that humanity had reached heights never achieved.

People seemed to be using their education and skills wisely, and both producers and consumers were conversing excitedly about the possibilities unlocked by modern inventors.

New-age industry seemed unarguably better than the designs of old, and the masses devoured the wave of today and dumped many of the traditions of former times.

Renaissance art, classical music, and 19^th-century satire were exchanged for pop art, Spotify singles, and skit comedy.

The forms of entertainment transformed, as did the tools used to produce them. iPads and Tablets have all but taken reign over paint brushes and architectural utilities. [Read more…]

In thinking about buying a violin, it is easy to be intimidated by the formal attire of orchestra members, the skill caliber of famous violinists, and the dense history that violins and classical music have made over the last four or five centuries.

The world’s most famous composers, such as Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, have been known for their rigorous training in youth, their complex arrangements, and their mastering of composition, and their works are performed by players whose salaries have risen above 100k.

It seems that, with a craft of such high expectations and so much honor, the costs of everything involved must loom over the regular man’s budget, and the skills involved can only be achieved by natural geniuses. [Read more…]