Maintaining enthusiasm…(yawn).

Playing a string instrument well is the work of a lifetime.  Making a great instrument is the work of a lifetime.  Doing anything with passion and excellence usually takes a considerable amount of time and energy spread over many years. How do you maintain enthusiasm...

Parts of the violin – fingerboard

We continue our journey through the parts of the violin and focus on the fingerboard.  The fingerboard is the portion of the neck directly underneath the strings against which the strings are pressed to create different pitches.  In early instruments, the fingerboard...

Welcome Leilah Smith!!

A more thorough introduction will follow, but I wanted to take a moment and welcome Leilah Smith to the team at Encore Orchestral Strings!  Leilah is a recent graduate of the University in Indianapolis where she studied music education.  She teaches at the...