In 2014 I made two videos of myself trying out several intermediate-level violins and bows from Shar Music. I’ve sent many students to this online retailer over the years to get outfitted. I put the videos on my studio YouTube channel and told students to watch them when I was asked for instrument recommendations. I didn’t give them a second thought until I was uploading recital videos many months later and found that my “audition” videos had racked up thousands of views!
Those videos are what gave me the idea to build out a more comprehensive website to provide Violin Teaching Resources. Since Shar has added many other instruments and bows at these price points in the intervening years, I hope to do some follow-up videos someday. In the meantime, I hope you find that these are still informative and useful.