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Exploring Mutual Russian-American Influences at Weil Hall

Huffington Post (blog) - Jan 20, 2012
They should have brought Anastasia Khitruk and her remarkable violin playing to the Yalta Conference -- she could have charmed the pants off FDR and Stalin both. It's rare on the contemporary New York scene to attend a program that overtly and ...

Violin playing... and all that jazz

Herald Scotland - Jan 13, 2012
Travelling in Scotland, chatting to the nation's cabbies about the fact that, against all the odds, I earn my living as a professional classical violinist, I am sure of one thing. Without fail, before the journey ends, the driver will ask whether my ...

Man sought over attack on violin-playing busker turns himself in

Victoria Times Colonist - Dec 30, 2011
A man wanted in connection with an assault against Darth Fiddler, the violin-playing busker, turned himself in to authorities at the Victoria courthouse. Victoria police had issued a warrant for the arrest of Shane Michael Daily, of Langford, on Dec.

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Art of Violin Playing: Book One

by: Carl Flesch
A monumental undertaking, this new translation of Carl Flesch's essential The Art of Violin Playing, by Eric Rosenblith, preserves all the essential basic concepts of Flesch's original, but presents them in more contemprary and idiomatic English. New hand diagrams have been added and a table for the consistent use of bowing and fingering symbols. The range of material covered by this massive book is enormous: Body Posture, The Left Arm, (position and fingerings), Vibrato, Bowing (including all varieties of strokes), Tone Production, Musical Memory and much, much more.
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Violin Mastery: Interviews with Heifetz, Auer, Kreisler and Others

Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets to their success, discuss the aesthetic and technical aspects of playing, and define their personal conceptions of violin mastery. Advice from the masters includes tips on efficient practice, improving bow technique, and refining intonation. A rare find in the musical literature, this volume is essential reading for every serious violinist.

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How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony

by: Ross W. Duffin

"A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."—Classical Music

What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in "equal temperament"—the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, "we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven really meant when he called B minor 'black'" (.
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Picture Yourself Playing Violin

by: Bridgette Seidel
Welcome to Picture Yourself Playing Violin! This book and accompanying instructional DVD is the easiest way to learn the violin, because it begins at the basics with no prior musical knowledge assumed. This book/DVD package is truly intended for complete beginners--it guides you through your first steps of acquiring a violin, setting up the violin to practice, actually moving the bow and fingering hands, understanding and reading sheet music, and learning how to practice a song up to a point to where you feel comfortable performing it in front of your first audience.
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Toyota Violin-playing Robot

The Violin-playing Robot is capable of performing a variety of tasks with its hands and arms. Its delicacy of movement is best demonstrated by the fact it can play the violin. It can achieve vibrato on a violin similar to that created by humans, enabling it to play all the classic Christmas carols. The 1.5-metre tall Violin-playing Robot, equipped with a total of 17 joints in each of its hands and arms, uses precise control and coordination to achieve human-like agility. It could also be used to assist with domestic duties or nursing and medical care.

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Toyota shows off violin-playing humanoid robot

Toyota shows off a violin playing robot and a two-wheeled human transporter -- the latest products of its robots program that seeks to develop a practical human assistance robot by the early part of the 2010s.

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Left Handed Violin Playing, Part 1, by Ryan Thomson "You have a choice!"

Ryan's site - www.captainfiddle.com No such thing as a left handed violin? In Part 1 Ryan Thomson demonstrates left and right handed violins, and the differences between them. Ryan Thomson has learned to play violin at a professional level both left and right handed and can discuss the issue of playing either way from personal experience. In the Part 2 video he debunks the myth that left handed players have an advantage when they play violin right handed. He has written the world's first book about people who play violin left handed. The title is "Playing Violin and Fiddle Left Handed," and is available to order through his web site. The book contains a chapter on obtaining new left handed violins, converting right handed violins to lefty, and other options for playing. He writes about a virtuoso classical violinist who played left handed for a major symphony in the USA and several professional touring classical string quartets that had left handed playing violinists. Many non-classical fiddle players are listed also who perform jazz, celtic, and country music while playing left handed. Ryan has searched scientific sources for information to counter the myths and second hand anecdotes that promote the tired old mantra that left handed individuals must just give in and learn to play violin right handed. To access his second video, search "left handed violin playing part 2" Visit Ryan's web site for information about his performances, instructional videos, books, and ...

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