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i dont know what to play:(

when i first began to play the violin (aged 7) i was very eager. After a year of playing i felt as though i hadn't progressed. When i took my grade three,

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Missing a friend

I started learning violin in high-school, but stopped when left shoulder problems appeared. Now in college, I enjoy listening to David Garrett, and

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God's Hand

Sirs: 5 years ago I was a smoker. I was in a class at church for help with quitting. The group suggested replacing smoking with something else. Since

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Music or Sport?

When I was a kid I loved music - and sport. It was always a tussle between orchestra rehearsals and hockey; choir practice and netball. Sport almost

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Me my Sister and Little Brother

Well i Just wanna start off by telling you that i'm not old yet :D...i am barley in 9th grade.Anyways I just think that i really changed my younger

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I have an old violin can you tell me anything about it?

Hi I was given this violin from my dad and the violin belonged to his fiddle player in his scottish dance band. I cannot find a name in the inside - it

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Why Great Rosin Can't Be Mass Produced

I probably shouldn't say that great rosin can't be mass produced, because closer to accurate might be that great rosin wont be mass produced. To begin

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Andre Rieu and his violin

Andre Rieu's present violin was built in 1667 by Antonio Stradivarius,the most famous violin builder of all times. Antonio was 23 years old and was

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Joshua Bell

I have been listening to many Joshua Bell's CDs and watching him on youtube. I heard that his Stradivarius is valued at 4 million dollars. He

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"Yum, my rosin smells like pine!"

Yum, my rosin smells like pine! Really? Have you ever wondered why? Most of the odor/fragrance we notice from conifer trees, including pines is from

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