Since our blog's been on a hiatus over the winter, it's been some time since we've had a chance to post one of Nerissa Nields's blogs. How we've missed her! And this blog is especially welcome since it addreses a subject near and dear to many of us at…
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Lost & Found: Fritz Kreisler's University of Wisconsin Football Songs
Friday, April 12, 2013Today we have a marvelous story from SHAR Apprentice James Engman. James shares with us his discovery, in the musty, dank corners of the University of Wisconsin's School of Music Library, two Fritz Kreisler pieces composed for the UW football team. Not…
In Defense of Karl Lagerfeld's Violin Shaped Dress
Thursday, April 11, 2013In today's blog, SHAR Apprentice, violinist, and fashionista Jospehine Llorente confronts one of the timeless questions: is all that glitters cheaply made? Can't we have both quality craftsmanship and our brightly-lit, irresponsible, neon-colored…
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"Jascha" by Arnold Steinhardt, Introduced by Charles Avsharian
Wednesday, April 10, 2013The Guarneri String Quartet (photo by Erwin Fischer) and Charles Avsharian
What's In Your Case? (Part II)
Tuesday, April 09, 2013In today's blog, we share a few customer photos from our #caseconfessions series. We've got some great stuff here: a garden kneeling pad, old boxers, Phantom of the Opera, and a symphony name tag. Send your case content photos to jamese@sharmusic.com…
SHAR Has a New E-Magazine
Monday, April 08, 2013Hello to the SHAR faithful out there! Today marks the release of our first issue of Pizzicato, an e-zine (electronic magainze) devoted to all things strings. Click on the cover below to read the issue. Feel free to share the magazine with your friends,…
Suzuki Violin School Book 6, the Revised Edition
Tuesday, March 19, 2013Alexandra Ostroff, one of our Customer Service Supervisors, has some great news for the Suzuki violin crowd out there: SHAR now has the revised edition of Book 6 in stock! Alexandra offers a sneak peek below.We are so happy to see the newly revised…
Making the Case for Retail Stores
Friday, March 15, 2013Today's blog is from Andy Monefeldt, the manager of SHAR's Ann Arbor retail store. Andy makes the case for visiting SHAR's retail store in Ann Arbor. Sure, everyone will continue to shop online for a long time to come; that's not going to change. But…
Inching Through Twinkle Variations with Nonpareils
Thursday, October 25, 2012Our latest blog is from Nerissa Nields, a Suzuki mom of two and folk singer in the band The Nields. Nerissa confronts an important question in this post: How do family dynamics show up in her son's Suzuki lessons? Her response is refreshingly honest:…