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Remembering Evelyn Avsharian

Do I Need a Shoulder Rest For My Violin?

The Problem with Cheap Violins

Is Violin Hard To Learn?: A Conversation with Kiana June Weber

What is the Best String Instrument For Me?

Fiddle vs. Violin: What’s the Difference?

Finding the Best Violin for Beginners

Are Violin Strings Really Made of Cat Guts?

String Theory: A Progressive Rock Violin Primer

"What is the Earliest Bowed String Instrument?" and Other Tricky Questions

Which Rosin is Right For Me?

Mutes: What Difference Do They Make?

15 Ways to Optimize Your Violin Practice

Memphis Shakedown: How Blues Fiddle Changed 20th Century Popular Music

Music Stands – Choosing the Right Tool for the Job

Happy Father's Day 2020

Chenyi Avsharian: Finding Confidence

20 for 20: Our favorite classical music hand washing themes

"Ludwig van Beethoven: Space Traveler, Human Heart Explorer" from In the Key of Strawberry

Living a Life of Musical Diversity

Writing Stories in Music

Introducing The Entrepreneurial Artist, Part II

Introducing The Entrepreneurial Artist, Part I

SHAR Fall 2019 Coloring Contest Winners

SHAR 2019 Photo Contest Winners!

Celebratory Post-Performance Pineapple Mimosa Recipe

Calming Chamomile Latte Recipe for Pre-Performance Relaxation

Lemon-Ginger Tea Recipe for Focused Practice

Recipe for an Energizing Pre-Lesson Smoothie

Rebecca Clarke: Wonderful Feeling of Potential Power

Tracy Silverman on Connecting with the Groove

Dame Ethel Smyth: Suffragette & Composer

Fanny: The Overlooked Mendelssohn

William Grant Still: The Dean of African American Composers

Florence Price: Once Overlooked, Now Rediscovered

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: An Unjustly Neglected Composer

“Black Mozart”: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

SHAR Celebrates Black History Month

Pascal Lauxerrois & Lionel Tasquier

Becoming a Total String Player: The Elephant in the Room

Play Them Today: Chamber Music For Holiday Concerts and Group Classes

A Musician's Holiday Wishlist

Music by Black Composers

Writing with SIZZLE: Introducing Martha Yasuda's Arrangements of Classic Works and Favorites

"Halloween Special" from In the Key of Strawberry

Rachel Barton Pine at SHAR Music

Violin and Cello Bow Force Teaching Aids

Dry Air = Danger: Prepare Your Stringed Instrument for the Cold Months Ahead

"The World of the String Quartet" from In the Key of Strawberry

How to Groove on Strings

Good Vibrations: Musicians Making a Difference

#CaseConfessions on Instagram - What are you Hiding in Your Instrument Case?

Prepare to Transform Yourself Into a Total String Player

A New Day At SHAR: Introducing Our New Website and eCatalog

Introduction to Creative Strings Academy

"Michael" from In the Key of Strawberry

The Total Violinist

SHAR Spring 2018 Photo Contest Results

How to Bring Music into Your Busy Life

Why We Love Barenreiter Editions

SHAR Spring 2018 Coloring Contest Winners

Summer Music Camp Essentials

Practical Passion: How an Independent Artist Took Charge of His Own Career

Introduction to Associated Chamber Music Players (ACMP)

What We Imagine, We Can Create

A LETTER FROM HARRY WIMMER

COURAGE: STARTING FRESH, AGAIN AND AGAIN

What Does It Take to Be A 21st Century Musician? A Discussion With Formosa Quartet

From Rat Meat to Crystal Springs: 15 Years of Formosa Quartet

Violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins: Following Her Bliss

The Lives of Artists . . . In Their Own Words

Seven Mistakes String Players Make When Changing Strings

German Violins, Violas, and Cellos by Rainer W. Leonhardt now For Sale at SHAR!

Cremona: The Birthplace of Today’s Violins

Red Shoe Company: An Arts Collective on a Mission of Happiness!

Your Musical Mental Map

String Teachers: Business as Usual . . . or a Breakthrough Year?

String Teachers: Students Need a Breakthrough? Part 6: Good Habits Begin Early: Caring for the Instrument

String Teachers: Students Need a Breakthrough? Part 5: Books That Help Focus Any Teaching Method, for Parents and You

String Teachers: Students Need a Breakthrough? Part 4: Breaking Through Physical and Mental Barriers

String Teachers: Students Need A Breakthrough? Part 3: Books for Practice and Motivation

String Teachers: Students Need a Breakthrough? Part 2: Right Hand Accessories

String Teachers: Students Need A Breakthrough? Part 1: Left Hand Accessories

The German Violin-Making Tradition - An Intro

String Players Should Know About The French Violin Making Tradition!

3 MINUTES A DAY TO RADICALLY CHANGE YOUR PRACTICE SESSIONS

The Magic of E-Strings!

American String Company Introduces New Violin Strings For Students

Winners of SHAR's 2017 "Show and Tell" Coloring, Design, and Photo Contests!

HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES: MOVEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ERGONOMIC SHOULDER PAD AND CHINREST

Think Like A Gamer: Power Up Your String Player Stats

High Definition for the Practicing Parent

Enroll Your Children in the Arts

Are your Strings Real or Fake?

Refining truth: a guide to surviving the artistic life

Are You Ready to Play Irish Fiddle on St. Patrick's Day?

A Violin Teaching Method Alone Is Not Enough

Q&A: With SHAR CEO, Charles Avsharian - Violin E Strings

Why a Violin Case or Viola Case (Sometimes) Isn’t Enough

Easy Gift Ideas for the String Teacher or Professional! (Part 3)

Easy Gift Ideas for an Advancing String Player! (Part 2)

Easy Gift Ideas for a Beginning String Player! (Part 1)

Christmas Sheet music For Strings - Part Three: Solos with Audio Accompaniment

Christmas Sheet Music for Strings - Part Two: Advanced String Quartets

Christmas Sheet Music for Strings - Part One: Easy Flexible Ensembles

Winter Is Coming. Is your Instrument Protected?

Why You Should Start Your Child on a Franz Hoffmann

New at SHAR - Fall 2016: Cello and Bass Strings, Electrics, Accessories, and Cases!

New AT SHAR 2016: Violin and Viola Cases, Electrics, and Accessories

You Know You're a Busy String Musician When...

SHAR Coloring Contest 2016 Winners!

How the Finissima Violin mute Can Help You Finesse Your Tone Color

Which SHAR Product is Uniquely Popular to your State?

Introducing the SHAR Music Coloring Book Contest!

Looking to buy a new set of strings?

Blackwing - The Music Pencil

Why is My Stringed Instrument Buzzing and Rattling?

"A Heavenly Length" by Arnold Steinhardt

5 New Years Resolutions for the string player

Investment Grade Violins at SHAR USA and China

How to survive the Zombie Apocalypse as a string player (and maintain an acceptable practice schedule).

Teaching to Read, but never to Write?

7 Names you won't give your New Violin or Viola Cushy!

Remembering Evelyn Avsharian

There’s a Teaching Aid for That

Finding Your Voice: The Franz Hoffmann Koe Violin

How Not to Spend a Fortune on Your Child's Strings

What Do Violin Bows and Kayak Paddles Have in Common?, Part I

What Does Your Case Say About You?, Part II

What Does Your Case Say About You?, Part I

5 Reasons Why Your Child Should Be Playing a Carlo Lamberti

How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Metronome Edition

Musical Heritage and the Internet

String Musician Essentials for Outdoor Wedding Gigs!

Bärenreiter's Groundbreaking Interpretation of Brahms

Why You Should Only Buy the Original Tourte Mute

Making the Most of Your Classical Training, Part II

Making the Most of Your Classical Training, Part I

Why Adventures in Violinland?

The Pros and Cons of Online Violin Lessons

The Bow Guide: How to Select a Bow

The Bow Guide: The Most Common Bow Materials

The Bow Guide: Do I Need a New Bow?

The Love Life of Giacomo Puccini

Take Practice to the Next Level with the Cadenza App

The Love Life of Claude Debussy

Room for All: SHAR CEO, Charles Avsharian, Weighs in on Mark O’Connor’s Anti-Suzuki Statements

Curious About Our Sheet Music Difficulty Ratings?

Happy Birthday, Niccolo Paganini!

Happy Birthday, Arnold Schoenberg!

Happy (Belated) Birthday, Claude Debussy!

Happy Birthday, Leonard Bernstein!

Which Bass Bag Is Right For You?

Suzuki Teacher Training Journal, 2014

Are You a Bassist? Minimize Your Travel Stress

Choosing the Right Set of Strings Redux

Happy Birthday, Ernő Dohnányi

Pickups and Preamps Redux

Music and Food

What do Shostakovich and Teenagers Have in Common?

Traveling with Your Cello

Fame, Money, Music, and Your Education

A Brief Email Interview with Kathryn Schutmaat

"Dear Dr. Arnie" from In the Key of Strawberry

"Me and My Violin" by Arnold Steinhardt

A Suzuki Teacher Training Journal: Days Seven and Eight

A Suzuki Teacher Training Journal: Days Five and Six

A Suzuki Teacher Training Journal: Day Four

A Suzuki Teacher Training Journal: Day Three

Friendship and Love of Music: An Interview with Hayley Murks

A Suzuki Teacher Training Journal: Day Two

A Suzuki Teacher Training Journal: Day One

"Tom" by Arnold Steinhardt

Remembering David Crowder

Revolution Strings in China, Days Nine and Ten

Revolution Strings in China, Day Four and Five

Revolution Strings in China, Day Three

Revolution Strings in China, Day Two

Revolution Strings in China

"Colburn School Commencement Address" by Arnold Steinhardt

Art and Illness

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