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The Best Metronomes and Tuners

SHAR #CaseConfessions Contest: What's In Your Case?

"A Tale of Three Violinists" by Arnold Steinhardt

Watch the Winning Performances from SHAR's 2013 Quartet Competition

Summer Suzuki Institutes Are Just Around the Corner

The Ultimate Guide to Composer Sanity and Aesthetic Taste

The Importance of Music Education

Lost & Found: Fritz Kreisler's University of Wisconsin Football Songs

In Defense of Karl Lagerfeld's Violin Shaped Dress

"Jascha" by Arnold Steinhardt, Introduced by Charles Avsharian

What's In Your Case? (Part II)

SHAR Has a New E-Magazine

What's In Your Case?

Suzuki Violin School Book 6, the Revised Edition

Making the Case for Retail Stores

Inching Through Twinkle Variations with Nonpareils

Choosing Music

Suzuki from a Pop Musician’s Perspective

Violin Bridges: The Details Matter

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Easy Violin Sheet Music

Shopping For Your Next Violin

Student Violins for Sale: A Guide

Suzuki Teacher Training at Stevens Point: Part 3

Why Own an Instrument Stand for Your Violin, Viola, or Cello?

Three Ways to Improve Musicianship Outside the Classroom

Violin and Viola Accessories: The Top Five List

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: Strengthening Family Bonds Through Music

Getting the Most Out of Your Bow

A Violinist Plays Ugly

An Invitation to O'Connor Method Alumni From the Ann Arbor Workshop

Used Violins – The Best Deal?

Mark O’Connor Has a Dream for American Violinists

Learning Jazz Violin? A Drummer Is a Jazz Violinist's Best Friend

A Silent Violin?

My Invaluable Music Degree

What Is the Difference Between a Violin and a Fiddle?

Suzuki Teacher Training at Stevens Point: Part 2

A New School Year Full of Opportunity, Not Frustration

Suzuki Teacher Training at Stevens Point: Part 1

Are You a Creative String Player?

Making It: My Life as a Working Musician

Violin Sheet Music - The Top Five List

Exploring Home: The Mark O'Connor Orchestra Method

Wedding Sheet Music: What to Play This Summer

Response to "The Value of a Music Degree"

Choosing the Right Set of Strings

Violin Pickups: What Are They And Why Would I Use One?

Pernambuco vs. Carbon Fiber Bows

Learning to Jam: The O'Connor and Suzuki Methods

Violin Accessories: Must-Have Accessories for Outdoor Gigs

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: Alignment Enlightenment

Top Five Weirdest Violin Buskers

The O'Connor Method: Joy, Creativity and Cool Cabbage!

A Meditation on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

It's Impossible to Talk About Music

Violins From Around the World: Part Two

SHAR's 50th Anniversary Recital: A Video Diary

Violins from Around the World: Part One

Shinichi Suzuki – The Man and the Violin Method

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: Keeping Joy Alive

What I Learned from Performing in a Restaurant

SHAR String Quartet Competition 2012 - Winning Performances

The Violin as a Response to Bullying

SHAR String Quartet Competition 2012 - Division 2 Finals

SHAR String Quartet Competition 2012 - Division 1 Finals

SHAR String Quartet Competition 2012 - Division 2

SHAR String Quartet Competition 2012 - Division 1

Violin Jokes -- 100% Original!

The Elgar Cello Concerto

SHAR String Quartet Competition 2012 - Overview

Cello Sheet Music Recommendation: Elgar's Cello Concerto

Thoughts on Music Stands

The Value of a Music Degree

"Going Home" -- Dvorak and America

Quiz: What Classical Composer are You?

Dvorak's String Quartet No. 12: Is There Anything American About It?

An Apology for the Beethoven Violin Concerto

The SHAR Apprentice Program

Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major: Am I Allowed to Dislike It?

SHAR's 3rd Annual String Quartet Competition

Interview with Charith Premawardhana, Founder of Classical Revolution

The Glory of Saint-Saëns' "Organ" Symphony

Is Saint-Saens's Symphony No. 3 Just Too Intense?

Blog Survey

A Seasonal Greeting

A Meditation on Allegri's Miserere

Letters from a Violinist: Mendelssohn's Octet

Letters to a Violinist: Mendelssohn's Octet

What Instrument are You?

Why You Should Listen to Music

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Bach: an Homage to the Chaconne

Does Classical Music Belong in a Bar?

Thoughts on Vivaldi's "Spring"

Meet Our Bloggers!

A Meditation on Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings

The Indie Invasion of Classical Music

For Violinists, How Young Is Too Young to Go Pro?

The Ice Cream Pedagogue

The Language of Tears

Why Do We Cry When We Listen to Music?

Where Do You Belong in Music History?

How a Three-Year-Old Has a Suzuki Guitar Lesson

What Violin Concerto Are You?

Playing and Injury

The Miranda July Generation

For Parents: Why Music?

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: Suzuki Mom Tricks

We Need a Violin Solo for the Next Super Bowl Halftime Show

Happy Valentine’s Day: A Sad Love Story from Music History

Happy Valentine's Day: Romance Gone Wrong!

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: The "Twinkle" Year

Notes from a High School Musician: How to Survive an Audition

Do You Need a Loop or a Ball End for Your E-string?

Are Stradivarius Violins a Big Scam?

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: Not the Model Suzuki Mom

A Meditation on the Sibelius Violin Concerto

Notes from a Suzuki Mom: When the Student is the Teacher

What's in a Name? Everything for SHAR's John Cheng Violins

The Future of Classical Music: To Divulge the Beauty

Become a Guest Blogger for SHAR

Would Stephen Colbert Make Fun of SHAR's 50th Anniversary?

Telling a Story Musically: Bach's St. Matthew Passion

Beethoven's Overlooked Masterpiece: the "Missa Solemnis"

Don't Panic: We Have Last-Last-Minute Gift Ideas

Does Using SHAR's Mobile Site Make You a Smart Phone Zombie?

For Violins, Too, the Weather Outside is Frightful

Classical Music in America

This American Voice: Mark O'Connor's Upcoming Concerts

Making a Violin Sound Great: An Interview with SHAR's Hans Anderson

Cello Match-Making: An Interview with SHAR's Hans Anderson

Halloween Special: Violin Demonology

Get Your Art On: October is National Arts and Humanities Month

Liebenzeller Rosin: Yeah, It's Legendary

Notes from an Apprentice - SHAR Way: Better than Renting

Local Guest Recital by Violinist, Chenyi Avsharian

PRESTO Impulse Bows: Endorsed by Andrés Cárdenes

Creative Viola Designs by the SHAR Shipping Supervisor

Notes from a SHAR Apprentice - Metronomes and Tuners

Mark Wood "Electrify Your Strings" Event, May 25, 2011

Q&A: With SHAR CEO, Charles Avsharian

Notes from a SHAR Apprentice - Bow Concerns

Notes from a SHAR Apprentice - Cases

Detroit brings home String Project of the Year Award!

Notes from a SHAR Apprentice - Shoulder Rests

Viva La Musica Shoulder Rests

Laurie Niles from violinist.com - Sphinx Competition and Tour of SHAR

Free Chamber Music Workshop in the SHAR Retail Showroom

Liebenzeller Rosin, for Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass

SHAR String Quartet Competition - Win a quartet of PRESTO Bows!

SHAR Apprentices - now hiring!

Suzuki Community Mourns the Loss of Leader and Mentor, John Kendall

Violin Bows and Pernambuco conservation

The Bow Issue - violin, viola, cello, bass and carbon fiber bows

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