Nuttin' But Stringz

Addiction to TV is not good, but NBC is not a bad channel to be addicted to. The good, the bad, and the ugly duke it out on America's Got Talent, and I have to say when it came down to the top 5 finalists, we got ourselves a pretty good talent pool. My favorite, Nuttin' But Stringz ended up being #3. They write all of their own music too! What a great role models for violinists and music lovers a like, they are such non-conventional artists with real talent and style. What a breath of fresh air in the state of our media oversaturated with teenage wannabes and sexed up acts with no substance. Check out this video from Stringz, you won't be disappointed.

Thunder by Nuttin' But Stringz

Some more of my favorites from AGT: Neal E. Boyd and Eli Mattson

Online violin learning

So that violin for dummies book hasn't been put to good use yet. Maybe its because I'm more of a visual learning. For all you visual and audio learners out there, check out ProfessorV on Youtube.

Lesson 1: Holding the bow



The prof's real name is Todd Ehle, he also has lots of great info on his webpage about general violin related questions for beginners. I think I'm going to start following some of his videos. My next goal is to play something other than first position!