Fiddlershop Blog

Looking for fun violin facts? We all know that one can have a lot of fun with a violin. Fiddlerman has taken this to a new level by showing you funny tricks you can do to get people to laugh, and...

Choosing your first music teacher is kind of like selecting a babysitter. You want someone who will nurture your musical progress in a healthy, fun and creative way. Your teacher will introduce some of the most important concepts of the...

For years, whispers of a secret fiddle like no other spread throughout the Fiddlerman community. This mysterious violin travels the world, touches the hearts of many, and claims a new owner every few months. It is called “The Traveler.” OK...

Playing the violin requires lots of repetition and awkward positions. Unfortunately, mistakes in posture, repetitive motions and playing can lead to injury. Violinists, along with other instrumentalists, are susceptible to carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, arthritis, focal dystonia, and nerve pain....

Within the first few years of music lessons, many children quit. Sadly, it’s a decision most come to regret later in life. As an adult, you hear it quite often from your friends, family, and colleagues; “I wish I would...

Maybe you know someone who isn’t open to various styles of music. Or, you know people who don’t listen to a lot of music at all. How do you inspire such a person to see the beauty in music? Is...

Big News! Today, after six years in business, we’re releasing an updated website and brand identity. We believe the new look and feel better matches what we’ve become since the start in 2012. However, the core team behind our family...

The little screws on the tailpiece of your stringed instrument are a convenient invention. When you try to tune your strings perfectly, the fine tuners save the day. Turn them clockwise to ever so slightly raise the pitch or the...

Parents face an uphill battle when it comes to motivating children to practice.  Learning an instrument requires patience, discipline, focus, critical thinking skills, and perseverance -- qualities children have yet to foster. However, it is through the study of a...

Caroline Adomeit's motto is "music without barriers." Caroline is a rising social media star and violinist with thousands of likes, views, and comments on her Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube videos. In many of her videos, you can see Caroline tackling some of the violin's...

Beginning students learning to play the violin often wonder, "When will I get to learn that wiggly finger thing that those famous violinists do?" It's called vibrato, and being drawn to it is understandable. Almost every musician employs the use...

Will I ever be good enough? Will all this practicing pay off? Is it even worth it? If you're questioning your abilities as a musician, you're not alone. As artists, we often wonder if our hard work will bear fruit....

For string musicians, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a scary diagnosis. What is CTS? CTS symptoms include numbness and tingling in the hand and arm. It's an indication of squeezing on the median nerve -- a major nerve of the...

Our Favorite Bow Rosins Rosin is the key to unlocking the sound from your bowed string instrument.  When applied to the bow hair,  the rosin creates sticky friction between the string and bow. The rosined hair grips the strings, pulling out...

For Fiddlershop's Music is for Everyone blog series, I love to interview musicians who do not fit the conventional mold of professional, amateur and student musician.  It's important to show people what's possible outside the boundaries of their imagination, perceptions, and traditions....