Essays On Music & Learning Fiddle/Violin

Bill's Stories: Maine Violin Maker #4

Benjamin Foss

Oct 22 • 

Ed Pearlman

2

4

A Versatile Finger Pattern

Scale starting on 1st finger

Oct 15 • 

Ed Pearlman

3

3d Most Common Scale Pattern

One octave starting on the 2d finger

Oct 8 • 

Ed Pearlman

1

The 2d most common scale pattern

In our earlier post, we went over the most common scale pattern — the one-octave scale starting on an open string.

Oct 1 • 

Ed Pearlman

1

September 2025

Basic Scale Pattern #1

Starting on the open string

Sep 24 • 

Ed Pearlman

2

Quick invite! Free concert today

Sunday Sept 21

Sep 21 • 

Ed Pearlman

Bill's Stories: Maine Violin Maker #3

Joseph Schellinger of Poland, Maine

Sep 17 • 

Ed Pearlman

2

3

Bill's Stories: Maine Violin Maker #2

Hector Durgin, of Bangor

Sep 10 • 

Ed Pearlman

5

3

Bill's Stories -- Maine Violin Maker #1

E.S. Dow

Sep 3 • 

Ed Pearlman

10

7

August 2025

A Quick History of the Recording Industry

Music business is a human activity that answers the need for quality music to be created and heard.

Aug 21 • 

Ed Pearlman

3

1

July 2025

Reel Bowing

A solid foundation for playing lively

Jul 30 • 

Ed Pearlman

2

Scottish Violin Makers

Prolific, skilled, not well enough known

Jul 9 • 

Ed Pearlman

6

1