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A brand new unique game that will help you learn to finger the violin in first position in 8 common signatures. Also find an active fingerboard guide under "Scales"

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HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE COFFEE?

Almost every orchestra I play in has coffee available to the musicians for the breaks.

Sometimes you hear musicians moaning, COFFEE COFFEE before they get their fix.

I am a super coffee nerd. I order green beans and roast my own from all my favorite coffee countries such as Ethiopia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Guatemala, etc. and grind the beans only right before I pull a shot with my ECM Giotto espresso machine :-)

I also have quite a few orchestra colleagues with the same interest. Is this more common among us fiddlers and fellow musicians? How much do you love coffee?

HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE COFFEE?

DO YOU VIBRATE ABOVE THE PITCH, OR ABOVE AND BELOW?

DO YOU VIBRATE ABOVE THE PITCH, OR ABOVE AND BELOW?
I learned at an early age that the ear registers the highest tone reached on a vibrating note and have always based my intonation on this theory. I have also spoken to musicians who feel that the correct pitch should be in the center of the vibrato. Opinions seem to differ. What are your thoughts on this and why?
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Violinists - Do you use a shoulder rest?

Hey,

I have read many discussions about shoulder rests and would like to have one here.

Personally I don't use one. Not because I am against them in any way. It is just that I don't need one. I have a short neck and like to balance the fiddle way up on my shoulders instead of having it on my chest. There are clear advantages to using a shoulder rest such as not dampening the sound by having contact on the ribs of the violin instead of where your shoulder would be touching it without a shoulder rest. I feel as though it is a good thing not to raise the violin too much to avoid the need to lift the bow arm more than necessary.

Tell us your thoughts on shoulder-rests

http://fiddlerman.com/forum/the-violin/what-kind-of-shoulder-rest-do-you-use-and-why/