Today’s Violin Lesson: how to deal with annoyed neighbours
An inspiring, up-lifting article about annoyed neighbours–a violinist’s biggest problem in the city — and why you should not give a damn about it.
An inspiring, up-lifting article about annoyed neighbours–a violinist’s biggest problem in the city — and why you should not give a damn about it.
At two minutes long, my second experimental composition is twice as long as my first and perhaps twice as good. I have not yet thought of a title for this piece, so I would like you to suggest it for me. I’ll choose the one that appeals to me most and call this piece so! [...]
I do not remember the first time I saw the advertisement on television, but I do remember the violin music played in the background. However, Seagrams seems to be close-mouthed about the song, its composer, performer and the marketing of its product being advertised under the brilliant tagline of Speaks for Itself. While the purpose [...]
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A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
This instrumental piece, titled, To all the girl I’ve loved before, ranks as one of my favourite violin compositions. When I first heard to it, I neither knew where/who the song had come from, nor whether it was based on an earlier vocal performance.
It was only recently that I stumbled upon the answer to the second question: while I am still unaware as to who composed or so expertly played the piece on the violin, I found out that the instrumental is based on the song, by the same name, performed by spanish singer, Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, for Iglesias’ album 1984, 1100 Bel Air Place, which gave Iglesias his first break in the English market.
The first time that I heard the mellifluous notes of the violin waft through the air, I felt a cold chill run down my spine. Nobody was supposed to be around. The real estate man told me the place was uninhabited at least up to a radius of a couple of miles. And violin notes [...]
I play the violin. I’m no maestro, but I can handle the bow well (but I still cannot play the vibrato!) And this beautiful instrument–which came to me somewhat as a serendipity–has, for some reason, convinced me to spread the word about those great musical masterpieces I listen to everyday. And then I realised people [...]
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