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Resources
Music theory:
https://www.mymusictheory.com/
https://www.udemy.com/prepare-for-music-theory-abrsm-1-to-5/
https://www.musictheory.net/lessons
https://www.teoria.com/
Music History:
https://www.classicsforkids.com/music/periods.asp
Beginning violin:
http://www.violinonline.com/index.htm
Rhythm:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rhythm-sight-reading-trainer/id396302174?mt=8
Note reading:
http://www.cleftutor.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noteworks/id546003758?mt=8
http://violinflashcards.com/
Why learn a musical instrument:
The following article explains the many life-long benefits of learning music: Stronger neural connections, more grey matter, better information processing, higher IQ, better memory and attention, better motor coordination, etc.
https://www.rcmusic.ca/sites/default/files/files/RCM_MusicEducationBenefits.pdf
Youth Orchestras:
San Jose Chamber Youth Orchestras
www.sjco.org/SJCO/youth.html
Golden State Youth Orchestra:
https://www.gsyomusic.org/
Violin Dealers:
For rental or purchase of instruments, equipment, and repairs:
Patrick Heaney: Mountain View
Claire Givens: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Kamimoto: San Jose
Ifshin Violins: Berkeley
Metzler Violins: Los Angeles
More Thoughts About Music:
Study Bach. There you will find everything. Brahms
If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony. Mozart
I should be sorry if I only entertained them, I want to make them better. Handel
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Beethoven
If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. Albert Einstein
If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph: ‘The only proof he needed for the existence of God was music.’ Kurt Vonnegut