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Why Do I Need Rosin?
What IS rosin? What does it do? Solid in form, rosin is essential to creating sound with your instrument. Most of the rosin comes from a substance from trees, but is specially heated until it is ready for instrumental use.
Purchasing Your Quality Instrument – The Vivace Violins Difference.
Congratulations! You just made the big decision either to purchase your first instrument, or your next, upgraded instrument – this is where the next chapter of your musical journey begins, and one which we are all too happy to help
Does a Better Bow Improve Your Playing?
The short answer is yes! The bow for your stringed instrument is the most important expressive tool in our arsenal as players, and makes up about 80% of the sound that is produced from our instrument. Different bows produce different
Choosing Your First Music Books
Schools often do group lessons where you progress through the same book together. Your teacher will let you know what style and level of book to get! If you are doing private lessons, it will likely be similar. Your teacher
Buying Your First Instrument
It can be overwhelming when you or your child are about to start learning a brand new instrument! Of course, there is a lot to consider. Different instruments create different sounds, even between different violins, for example. We always suggest
Pernambuco vs. Brazilwood – One in the Same
If you have been in the market for a bow at some point in your string journey, you may have come across some different wooden bows, typically made from one of two main types: Pernambuco or Brazilwood. In fact, these
Welcome to the New Vivace Store!
Vivace Music has been proudly supplying your music needs for many years, & now we present a new specialty store on the Southside of Brisbane! Welcome to Vivace Violins! In August 2023, our violins, violas, cellos, double basses & accessories
Bow Care
It is very important to have the correct bow tension and care, you also should avoid dropping your bow. The bow must be loosened all the time when not being used, especially the bow must be loosened when being stored
Improve Your Violin Sound With Strings
There are a huge variety of string brands, and types available to us – but there certainly is no exact science for picking which string will help your instrument sound the best. Our belief is that players should more, or
