At some point in their lives, every violin player learns at least an excerpt of a violin concerto. A concerto is a standard 3-movement form of music that tends to be “fast-slow-fast”. They tend to be about 30 minutes in length, and one instrument has a solo while the orchestra plays along. In Felix Mendelssohn’s… Read more »
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Extended Techniques on Violin
In my last post, I discussed extended techniques used by many skilled flute players. I also mentioned that plenty of other instruments can use extended techniques. Violin is popular for extended techniques, just like the flute. Prepared Violin is probably one of the most unique extended techniques. Violinists place an object on or around the… Read more »
