Top 10 maestronet.com Competitors

violinist.com

It's one thing to play softly, but there is an art to projecting the feeling of intimacy out to a concert hall. This is one of the concepts that violinist Donald Weilerstein discussed on the third day of the Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies. Weilerstein earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Juilliard in the 1960s, played for 20 years in the Cleveland Quartet and has served on the Juilliard faculty since 2000. He also talked about posture and sound production, offering concepts of balance and energy grounded in practices such as tai chi and yoga. Those concepts can get a bit esoteric, even seeming a little off-topic. But let's not forget: violin playing is both a physical pursuit and a practice that requires uncommon devotion. In that context, we certainly can use some sound body-mind advice, and Weilerstein, at age 85, has been honing his message for many years! Weilerstein's ideas about projecting intimacy were in response to the day's first performance, by student artist Josh Liu, who played the first movement of Bernstein's "Serenade, after Plato's Symposium." Liu, a master's student at Yale University, played the very exposed opening to this movement with excellent control, with a good mix of vibrato and non-vibrato. He also not only hit the insanely high A but also applied vibrato here. (Symposium Artistic Director Brian Lewis had spoken of that note in his pedagogy class the day before, commenting that it's so high, "it's actually here..." reaching all the way behind his head!) The movement eventually evolves into an elegant dance, and here the music started feeling a little internal - or to say it more simply, too quiet to let the audience in. Weilerstein addressed this by going straight to the fundamentals: he had Josh play a scale, then asked him where he felt the sound. The answer: his chest. Weilerstein wanted him to think more like

stringsmagazine.com

The ensemble’s work with composer Jerod Impichcha̱achaaha’ Tate has yielded new perspectives on modern American identity as well as on the enigmas of the creative process.

fiddlershop.com

Free shipping on all orders over $35 within the contiguous United States! !With a decade of experience shipping fine instruments and their accessories, both within the United States and internationally, we strive for orders to be delivered as safely and quickly as possible.

internationalviolin.com

...

thestrad.com

Since its launch in 1890, the magazine has brought its readers the best features, comment and analysis on all issues of interest to string teachers, players, students, instrument makers and enthusiasts. Authoritative, trusted and influential, The Strad keeps readers informed about the latest news, groundbreaking research and techniques in all aspects of playing and making stringed instruments through its print and digital platforms.

lashofviolins.com

our mission is to offer useful and truthful information about violins, violin care, and maintenance, to offer honest and fair estimates, and to provide quality products and services so our customers can feel confident about their purchases.

tarisio.com

Complimentary valuations of string instruments and bows: let us know if you have an instrument or bow that you are considering selling

reverb.com

join millions of music makers all over the world on reverb. find your next favorite new, used, or vintage instrument—or sell one of your own.

johnsonstring.com

new and used instrument sales, rentals, repairs, bows, strings, accessories and more available worldwide from johnson string instrument.

cohenviolins.com

Outgoing and Receiving At Cohen Violins, we insist on next day or two day shipping services from either The United States Postal Service (USPS) or FedEx with signature delivery for your and our instruments’ safety. This greatly reduces the amount of handling and exposure to changes in temperature and prevents damage du