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Blog Posts

Rory Williams

Poll: 30 Percent of Musicians Do Not Invite Friends to Concerts

That was the latest figure from Violinist.com's Weekend Vote, in which 239 members had responded as of Monday, March 15. See the poll here: violinist.com/blog/weekendvote/20103/11037/
In related events, April is Take a Friend to the Orchestra month, an annual grassroots effort spearheaded by orchestra consultant Drew McManus. Check out the official Take a Friend to Orchestra website here:… Continue

Posted by Rory Williams on March 15, 2010 at 12:20pm

Rory Williams

To Clap or Not to Clap

That's the question of every novice concertgoer. Citing a decline in the classical audience, renowned critic Alex Ross digs into the practice of silence between movements in a Guardian article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/mar/08/classical-music-applause-rule-obama.
What do you think? Clap if you agree, or if you disagree . . . (insert sound of cricke… Continue

Posted by Rory Williams on March 10, 2010 at 11:05am

Greg Cahill

This One Goes Out to the String Teachers (and Students, Too)

A must-read from the New York Times:


A really beautiful, heartfelt remembrance by Joanne Lipman: In East
Brunswick, N.J., former students brought out their musty instruments to pay tribute to a beloved music teacher.

Click here to read this appreciation piece.


Posted by Greg Cahill on March 2, 2010 at 3:00pm

Rory Williams

Strings Editors at ASTA 2010

There's nothing better to cap the 2010 American String Teachers Association National Conference than a performance by the 2010 National Orchestra Festival Grand Champion. After all, inspiration is why teachers attend the conference. And inspiration was served in a heavy dose by the champion, the San Domenico School Orchestra Da Camera of San Anselmo, California.


Even though the Strings office and the school are nearly neighbors, this was the f

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Posted by Rory Williams on February 21, 2010 at 12:01pm

Our Community

Welcome to All Things Strings, where you can connect with fellow string players, teachers, and members of the string trade, and with the editors, contributors, and readers of Strings magazine and its companion website. Please create your personal or business profile (or one of each) and become an active participant in our community by blogging, chatting, and taking part in discussion forums . . . post your own videos, photos, and music files . . . and join (or create) groups where you can share your interests and activities with like-minded people. And please, be in touch with me and other members of the "Strings Staff" Group to let us know what you want from, and for, our unique online community . . .

Thanks for coming,
David A. Lusterman, Founder and Publisher, Strings

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Ricky

frustration 15 Replies

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Michelle Millier

Carbon fiber bows vs. traditional wooden bows? 8 Replies

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Kay Jarboe

What happens to all the used cases?

Started by Kay Jarboe in Your Instrument Mar 13.

Monica Hesse

ToneRite

Started by Monica Hesse in Playing Mar 12.

Kevin Keating

E string whistling 7 Replies

Started by Kevin Keating in Your Instrument. Last reply by Emmanuel G.M. Mar 12.

Lauren

Viola shopping - On a Budget. 5 Replies

Started by Lauren in Your Instrument. Last reply by Emmanuel G.M. Mar 12.

Alisa Milner

Cello pickup suggestions? 7 Replies

Started by Alisa Milner in Your Instrument. Last reply by Emmanuel G.M. Mar 12.

Jonathan Lindauer

Carbon Fiber Cello v.s. Regular wooden cello 15 Replies

Started by Jonathan Lindauer in Your Instrument. Last reply by Emmanuel G.M. Mar 12.

Gretchen Saathoff

Lots of updates!

Started by Gretchen Saathoff in Playing Mar 7.

 
 

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