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Violin D String under a microscope! (Dominant, Mittel Gauge.) Photo Creds: TVG Member, Dr. Alan Thomastik www.ImmanuelAbraham.com

Video 3 of 6: “FUGUE NO. 2 for SOLO VIOLIN by @theviolindoctor “ I’ve posted the whole work in 6 consecutive Black and White videos. Thanks for listening! 🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻👍🎻🙂🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻 #violin #violinists #fiddle #fiddler #violinist #100daysofpractice #cello #viola #stringquartet #juilliard #fredfoxschoolofmusic #classicfm #classicalmusic #violinteacher #photography #photooftheday #picoftheday #classicfm #mcm #newmusic #musica #musician #art #arte (at U of A)

Cool! Not sure who this is, but some awesome person had The Violin Guild bumper sticker on their Toyota Camry, and I had to share! Check out Facebook’s Largest and (and the internet’s fastest-growing) Bowed-String Instrument Forum here! www.facebook.com/groups/TheViolinGuild (Disclaimer: Mine is a Silver Tacoma. 😛) @umichsmtd @ua_school_of_music @michiganpops #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #violinista #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #celloplayer #cellist #viola #cello #uprightbass #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #fiddle #classicalmusic #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #violinplayer #bluelake #blfac #violinist

Always the hardest thing to get new students to accept. Thankfully, it’s only happened twice in Arizona and was easy. Detroit, MI was very different. #violin #nails #teachers

#teachers #nails #violin

I’m hoping back on this piece so I decided to share my last clip of it for #MemoryMonday. 🙂🙏🎻🎻🎻 Often cited as the most challenging violin solo I in existence, I’m finally getting to the end of Ernst's "Last Rose of Summer Variations." Serious work to do on the double-stop harmonics here. Firstly, I need to connect them... not cheat and stop the bow between every single one. I also need to decide their tempo, not let them decide mine. 🎻🎻🎻 🙏 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #violinista #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #celloplayer #cellist #viola #cello #uprightbass #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #fiddle #classicalmusic #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #violinplayer #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist (at The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music)

Since the earliest records, at least for strings, artists have named their instruments- the makers as well as the players. What have you named yours? Why did you pick that name? Please share, or tag pictures with #TheViolinDoctor ! #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #violinista #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #celloplayer #cellist #viola #cello #uprightbass #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #fiddle #classicalmusic #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #violinplayer #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

It’s as essential as it is overlooked- the need to warm-up the mind before practice, even before the body. (This will also help you immensely with improvisation.) As today’s cognitive exercise, I played Bach’s G Minor Presto from BWV 1001 backwards. It actually sounds amazing with minor edits. After my project with the Chaconne, I’m going to arrange this backwards for the Presto’s repeats as: [ Backwards A, A, Backwards B, B ] rather than [A,A,B,B] Videos of this coming up (possibly on viola.) 😉 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #violinista #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #celloplayer #cellist #viola #cello #uprightbass #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #fiddle #classicalmusic #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #violinplayer #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist (at Panera Bread)

🎥 Did anyone else think this through the whole film? No? Okay, sorry. 🎥 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #tucson #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #celloplayer #cellist #viola #cello #uprightbass #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #fiddle #classicalmusic #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #dma #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

What do YOU use? This Poll to see what’s popular these days! It’s a frequent question in The Violin Guild, and being informed allows me to serve its members better. 🎻 I use I use Peter Infeld A, D, G and typically a Lenzner E on Violin. I use the full Peter Infeld set on Viola. Thanks!

• Memory Monday: The Menominee Quartet • These folks will always mean very much to me. Experiences with them all ultimately decided my “auxiliary degree” in Composition, with a Doctorate in Performance, and to take composition seriously enough to now be a substantial part of my dissertation. (Read about it in previous posts.) • Left to Right: -Caroline Swanson: @cviolist (Viola) -Carmen Gagliardi Flesher: @carmgf (Violin) -Me: @theviolindoctor (rubber chicken) -Hanna Brooke Rumora: @misshannabrooke (Cello) Forever Thank You, and GO BLUE! 🙏. @umichsmtd

Opener for @wethekings at the Michigan Theater in 2014 with Michelina Risbeck. 👍🎻🎻🎻👍 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #tucson #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #umichsmtd #followers #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #bluelakefineartscamp #red #wildcats #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #dma #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

The Bursley Band 👍🎻🎻🎻👍 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #tucson #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #umichsmtd #followers #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #bluelakefineartscamp #red #wildcats #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #dma #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

TRIPTYCH (2011-2013) My first (successful) freelance ensemble- all string and percussion improv. Learned so much with this crew. 👍🎻🎻🎻👍 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #tucson #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #umichsmtd #followers #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #bluelakefineartscamp #red #wildcats #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #dma #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

I miss being a camp counselor. All the awesomely talented boys in this photo are adults now! 😭😭😭 www.ImmanuelAbraham.com 👍🎻🎻🎻👍 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #umichsmtd #followers #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #iyso #musiccamp #bandcamp #bluelakefineartscamp #red #wildcats #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #dma #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

I miss being a camp counselor. All the awesome and talented boys in this photo are adults now! 😭😭😭 www.ImmanuelAbraham.com 👍🎻🎻🎻👍 #fredfoxschoolofmusic #musica #violinlessons #tucson #music #violin #violinists #symphony #fiddle #umichsmtd #followers #orchestra #juilliard #art #arte #musical #musician #stringquartet #bluelakefineartscamp #red #wildcats #universityofarizona @classicfm #classicfm #dma #bluelake #blfac #classicalmusic #violinist

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