A sweet, nostalgic sadness permeates the shimmering, genre-bending creations presented by fiddle, bass & guitar trio Dallas Ugly on their debut album, Watch Me Learn.
This buyer's guide to notation software for music composition will help you sort through the array of music notation programs and apps to find the right one for your needs.
As the classical music industry emerges from the pandemic, the issues of allocating resources to sales and marketing and making serious commitments to R&D could well determine an orchestra’s future.
Jazz violinist Scott Tixier describes why the phrase “classically trained” doesn't need to be such a defining measure of musical accomplishment.
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Pirastro's new Flexocor Deluxe cello strings are designed to make playing the cello a breeze, with emphasis on ease of use for the player.
Max Richter's The New Four Seasons: Vivaldi Recomposed deploys an unexpected combination of instruments: stringed instruments with period setups and Moog synthesizers from the 1970s.
Learning old-time fiddle requires a lot of research with your ears open to the past. Here are 7 tips on learning how to play old-time fiddle.
Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers’ latest album, Shining Night, includes a mix of classical, jazz, & pop, with guests pianist Fabio Bidini and classical guitarist Jason Vieaux.
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Joseph Kun’s experience teaching and playing coupled with his work as a luthier drove him develop the Kun shoulder rest in 1972. The company celebrates 50 its 50th anniversary this year.
In this Celtic primer for classical players, learn classical vs. traditional bowing, plus three types of ornamentation, so you can capture the sound of Ireland.
With innovations fostered by the internet, auctions have become convenient, open, & more democratic. Here are some tips for buying a stringed instrument in an online auction.
Dirt Does Dylan is fiddler Ross Holmes’ recording debut with the reformulated Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
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When Jim Svejda arrived in 1979, classical music radio in Los Angeles was flourishing. His retirement this year prompts a look at the state of classical music radio in 2022.
Bow bugs live, breed, and feed in your violin case—and they're more common than you might think. Here's how to identify the problem and what to do if you find them.
Andrew Baker, founder of Leatherwood Bespoke Rosin in New South Wales, Australia, tailor-makes rosin to the specific needs of a string player.
The fiddle-guitar duo Rakish draws inspiration from Celtic composition, classical chamber music, and a whole array of improvisational styles.
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When the celebrated electric violinist Tracy Silverman invited Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra to write a major new concerto for him, it was bound to push boundaries.
Already an in-demand violinist, Daniel Hope has a gradually escalating side career as a maker of music-themed documentaries.
The most recent project from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien turns the spotlight on Felix Mendelssohn and his violin sonatas.
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