Violin Resources: Web Sites

Free sheet music for violin

The organization of more than 150 members consists of the finest violin makers, dealers, and restorers in the United States and Canada.

A forum of the Violin Society of America. The CAS brings together researchers in musical acoustics, violin makers, composers, string players, and lovers of the music they make. One of our primary interests is the application of scientific principles to the construction of instruments in the violin family.

Numerous resources for strings, including Baroque resources, common string articulations, discussion lists, early history of the violin, essays in string pedagogy, study guide for placement tests, music education, non-traditional string sounds, practice books/charts, professional associations, sound files, and various other resources. Links to instruments for sale, including violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, guitar, and mandolin. Also, sheet music for free and for sale.

Publisher of violin music and music for other instruments.

Publisher of violin music and music for other instruments.

A search engine that allows you to search for topics using various search engines.

Information about violin construction, range, bowing, plucking, left hand, mute/harmonics, chords, extended techniques, player's tips and tricks, and links to violin-related sites.

Searches 4 online reference resources: Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Grove Music Online, and The Oxford Companion to Music.

Resources include resources for bookstores, violin making and care, accessories, musicians, violin music, and violin playing.

From the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Discusses violin acoustics.

Provides information on sheet music, repairs and restoration, instruments on consignment, violins to purchase, teachers listing, and other topics.

A discussion board for violin players, teachers, students, and music lovers.

Violin-related links.