Buying Your First Instrument Thanks in part to musicians such as Nigel Kennedy and Vanessa Mae the violin has quickly become one of the most popular instruments of our time. There are more and more people who are interested in either violin lessons for beginners or teaching themselves to play the violin. Anyone in this [...]
The man who made me believe that it is possible to teach yourself violin is Professor Eric Lewis and I owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Professor Lewis’s credentials are first class. He has been on the music faculty of the Western Connecticut State University for over thirty years where, as director of chamber [...]
People have always told me that it is not possible to really teach yourself violin and that it is certainly not possible to teach yourself violin quickly but I totally disagree. I think people who say this are probably being a bit snobby about it. You don’t have to get to a professional standard before [...]
