Blogs

Violinist Samuel Vargas Teixeira leads a diverse career as a performer, educator, and entrepreneur. We interviewed Samuel to discuss his winding and intricate path to becoming a classical violinist, as well as the philanthropy he is involved in providing music to children all over the globe. 

Horror films, and by extension the orchestras and string instruments that help make them uniquely unsettling, are so culturally important to us that it makes sense we take a bit of time to think about how the score is actually composed.

Shar Music’s own Shruthi Kattumenu sat down for an in-person interview with Jerod to discuss his career, aspirations, and moments of pride he celebrates as a Native American musician and composer. 

Nataliia Koptienkova, director of The Suzuki School of Ukraine, was thinking of her students when the Russian invasion rocked the capital of Kyiv in February 2022. Read on to learn their story. 

Sixty-one years ago, four young men from Liverpool changed the course of history with their first single “Love Me Do,” released on October 5th, 1962. But the song doesn’t  often get the recognition it deserves. In this article, we’ll take you through the history of “Love Me Do,” and discuss how the Beatles stumbled their way to stardom.

Join Aaron Dworkin for his latest poem about the only universal language we can speak: the joy of music.

For Larsen Strings, the new Direct & Focused line within the Il Cannone family not only improves upon the formula but boasts a completely new winding technique and synthetic core. In this article, we will take you through all the details and get to the heart of what Direct & Focused means for your violin. 

For Hispanic Heritage Month 2023, Shar Music® interviewed Jesús Florido to discuss his career as an acoustic and electric violinist, his unique path to success, and where he gets his inspiration from as a composer and a musician.

Every musician is familiar with the struggles of finding the perfect place to practice. In this article, you’ll find several suggestions for optimizing and maintaining a practice space that you can make your own.