by Jenny O'Connor | Jan 5, 2016 | Blog
Happy New Year Hot Violinists! I decided to avoid the party animals on the highway this year, and had a nice quiet New Years Eve at home with a Bach manuscript Santa brought and nice glass of sparkling rose (not the sweet kind!). I wrote down a few resolutions and...
by Jenny O'Connor | Dec 8, 2015 | Blog
I’m back with a fresh new list of fiddler and violinist gifts! I’ve personally tried and enjoyed everything on this list of my 11 favorite violin gift ideas. Several of these are from small businesses (Yay! Let’s send some Holiday cash their way!), a...
by Jenny O'Connor | Nov 24, 2015 | Blog
Hiya Folks! Kelly and I have been playing around with new arrangement ideas for LOTM! I’ve added a shift into 3rd position (High notes!! Wee!) and the quiet living room setting is perfect for Kelly to play some more delicate picking patterns on guitar. Some of...
by Jenny O'Connor | Aug 19, 2015 | Blog
I got an email this week from David, an electrical engineering student at Clarkson University, who is developing an illuminated electric violin. I’ve always been a bit of a traditionalist fuddy-duddy when it comes to electric violins, so you can imagine how my...
by Jenny O'Connor | May 1, 2015 | Blog
Q: If I decide to get a violin and mess around with it… My first thought was to check local pawn shops, but I’m not sure what signs of “quality” or brands to look for – I might end up with something shoddy or discouraging in some other way. Do you...
