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What options exist for string players who want to expand their appreciation of animals and the planet into a conscious choice when they pick up a violin?

Where did the idea for sheet music come from? How were songs taught to singers and musicians in the days before the printing press? Who catalogued music to begin with? The answers lie in the cloistered stone walls of a monastery in Tuscany, Italy all the way back in 1025.

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There is no doubt that the violin we recognize today originated in the mid-1500s in Cremona, Italy, more specifically from the hand of one Andrea Amati.

As with most industries, the history of German violin making can be traced to the history of Germany itself, with its twists and turns of economic and social trends, influence of outsiders, emergence of new technologies, and access to natural resources and trade routes.

Shar Music CEO, Charles Avsharian, shares his tips about all things rosin.

Although the precise beginning of violin making in the northeastern French commune of Mirecourt has been lost to obscurity, there is no question that some of the greatest violin makers in history lived and worked in Mirecourt.

How did humans start playing string instruments? What was the first string instrument? 

In this article, we'll provide a rundown of the pros and cons of each bowed string instrument in the violin family.