A Korean American teenager tries to please her parents by getting into an Ivy League college, but a new guy in school and her love of the violin tempt her in new directions.
An introduction to the violin including discussions of its history, its construction, famous violin makers, professional violinists, violin music and its composers, and the care of the instrument.
Introduction to the violin, discussing how it is made, how it works, its origins, and its role in the orchestra, with profiles of ten composers who wrote scores for the instrument, accompanied by an audio compact disc featuring their work.
When Ari and his mother leave their home in Germany for a new life and family in Australia, he parts from the grandfather who taught him to play violin, but finds that his music and memories are intertwined.
In 1715 Italy, eight-year-old Anna Maria Lombardini arrives at a Venice orphanage with little but the special violin her father made for her, but when her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi, favors her over a fellow student, the beloved instrument winds up in a canal. Includes glossary and historical note.
Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to violins, explaining what they look like, how they sound, where they come from, and how they are played.
When nine-year-old Yingtao, the only person in his family without musical talent, moves from China to Seattle, he struggles with the decision to tell his father he would like to end his violin lessons in favor of a new interest.
Reginald is more interested in practicing his violin than in his father's job managing the worst team in the Negro Leagues, but when Papa makes him the bat boy and his music begins to lead the team to victory, Papa realizes the value of his son's passion.
