Win a Set of WonderThumbs!!!Relax your hand and let the music flow...   I recently discovered these neat violin playing aids called the WonderThumbs and really like them. In fact, I am surprised it took so long for someone to create these - thank you Craig! Lucky for us the creator was kind enough to donate a set to one of our lucky members. If you don't happen to be the lucky duck who wins, you can order these from the WonderThumb website or from Shar Music. They cost $24, and if you are thrifty like me, you may be on the fence for making this investment so I invite you to consider this price in comparison of 4 years of remedial violin lessons ($4,000+) if this is a product that could benefit you, your student or your child. Remedial lessons are costly and honestly, can be treachery for all parties involved. Just some food for thought as you consider this product. I played around with several different sizes and as a 5"8 female with slightly larger sized hands am probably an L in the WonderThumb sizing. That being said, I tried all the sizes, and I like the XL for using backward which is a non-traditional use of the product, but it worked for supporting the neck of the violin. I also liked the smallest size for taking up as little space as possible. Just some ideas to consider when looking into these.  OK, now onto the FUN STUFF - enter this giveaway contest by saying "Hello" (or "你好" or "Bonjour" or "Dzień Dobry") in the comments below and a winner will be chosen in 24 hours.
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It's Time for Holiday Music! Free Jingle Bells Duet for 2 Violins Hello and warm wishes to all of you this holiday season. I hope that music is a part of what helps you express your love and connection during the holidays. There is no shortage of ways or places to celebrate your love of music with the world and here are four ideas: 1- Learn Jingle Bell Rock by ear with this slow tutorial video. 2- Download a FREE Jingle Bells duet (it's a pretty fun arrangement with my favorite thing in the world - double stops!) 3- Get even more heart filling holiday & Christmas music with the 50% off sale on the Holiday Joy! collection. 4- For the youngest musicians, click here to learn a neat little trick to make the instrument more festive.    This is such a fun song to learn! Here is an old video of me playing this very slowly so you can play along and learn Jingle Bell Rock by ear. If you need technical support with the low 1st finger (and want to meet my cat), click here for a 90-second video to help break this down.
Use stick-on jewels on the fine tuners to help make violin playing fun and personalized for young students.  This idea for making violin fun comes from one of my 5-year-old students who brought in some stick-on jewels one lesson. While I have a strict rule for no stickers on the face of the violin, I thought to add these to the fine tuners would not damage the instrument and they helped a young musician make her music-making a little more personalized and festive. You can purchase these on Amazon by searching for stick-on jewels and also at many stores in the scrapbooking and craft sections. For more ideas on how to make violin fun for young musicians, please visit the Violin Hacks & Bow Hold Helpers page and download some free PDF's on the FREEBIES page.
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