Instead of sitting in on her 10-year-old’s violin lessons, Rochelle Thomsen of St. Paul decided she had to join in. “Our daughter Kiana really wanted to play the violin, she had been asking for quite ...

I held my breath and drew the bow across the strings. I was rewarded with some sweet notes, sprinkled with a few thin, random ones I wasn’t aiming for at all. Meanwhile, the tip of my bow had drifted ...

Exposing children to music at an early age has been widely known to bring about a host of benefits such as teaching patience, improving memory, instilling discipline and more. It is no wonder why ...

Vignesh S. had always wanted to become a violin teacher. On Saturday, the dream of this differently abled violinist came true when he began giving violin lessons to five children who attend the autism ...

When I first picked up a viola three years ago I never imagined what a demanding instrument it would be. I wasn’t even sure what it was when I lifted it out of its dusty case, having just inherited it ...

Sherlock Holmes is in his ­living room, playing Bach. I study his movements, his bow-arm and his fingers. I am working as Benedict Cumberbatch's violin coach and they're filming scenes for series two ...

Part four: The culmination of the early history of violin playing, 1700-1761. Introduction: the 'evolution of progress' theory, a summary view of the violin -- The violin and bow of the early ...