Following is a transcription of the video. Narrator: In 2017, a single violin bow sold at auction for $690,000. You can buy a beginner's bow for less than $50, but a top-rate professional bow can ...

Hold a lightweight dumbbell or a can of food, keeping your elbow at a 90-degree angle. Rotate your wrist upward and downward, ...

Choosing the right violin bow is now different. Factors such as comfort, responsiveness and enhancement of the personal playing experience are absolutely essential. Why spend all the time and ...

Strong shoulders are key for maintaining good posture and control while playing the viola. Shoulder presses, either with dumbbells or a barbell, are great for building strength. Begin with three sets ...

APPRAISER: And it's mounted in sterling silver. And the bow would have been made around the same time as the violin, right around 1915-1917. It doesn't have the maker's name on it, but it's an ...

Stefan Jackiw's £24,000 ($30,000) violin bow broke during a Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra concert. The violin can be heard on Concerning Hobbits, the second track of The Fellowship of the Ring.

Every violin is made up of certain parts including pegs to hold the strings, a bridge to rest the strings on, a fingerboard, on which a player puts his or her fingertips, and sometimes a chin rest to ...

The Violin Alone is available to stream on pbs.org ... and timpani, and must move his bow towards the bridge in an exact position to capture crisp brass punch of a trumpet fanfare.