There are things about how a note sounds on a violin that are really analogous to the human voice - you have a frequency and the air, and then you have a timbre which really is overtones - and making those things work together is one thing. The other thing is mechanical: If you can use your hands and arms to create sound on a fiddle, then learning to sing with it is like adding a third body part. And it's all training.
Sometimes when I teach a student something that I think is really simple, I realize I'm teaching them something they can do 90 percent of really easi… - Bruce Molsky
Sometimes when I teach a student something that I think is really simple, I realize I'm teaching them something they can do 90 percent of really easi…
- Bruce Molsky
I've kind of codified certain things for myself, rhythmic patterns and mechanical ways of using the bow to create layers of rhythm. What I'm trying t… - Bruce Molsky
I've kind of codified certain things for myself, rhythmic patterns and mechanical ways of using the bow to create layers of rhythm. What I'm trying t…
There are things about how a note sounds on a violin that are really analogous to the human voice - you have a frequency and the air, and then you ha… - Bruce Molsky
There are things about how a note sounds on a violin that are really analogous to the human voice - you have a frequency and the air, and then you ha…
My grandfather and my dad's brothers and my dad all worked in construction. It's the whole cultural thing, you know, your parents want you to go to t… - Bruce Molsky
My grandfather and my dad's brothers and my dad all worked in construction. It's the whole cultural thing, you know, your parents want you to go to t…
Strength doesn't come from what you do, strength is from who you are. - Bruce Molsky
Strength doesn't come from what you do, strength is from who you are.
There are people that appreciate the music for its musical value and there are people that will always think that it should be reserved as an express… - Bruce Molsky
There are people that appreciate the music for its musical value and there are people that will always think that it should be reserved as an express…
The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an expert in classical music. I don't w… - Bruce Molsky
The way you hold the bow, the way that violinists are trained to produce a note, is really different. I'm not an expert in classical music. I don't w…
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