Alex Laing
ReviewBook review: Viola Mix, books 1-3
Alex Laing reviews Kathy and David Blackwell’s books for young viola players seeking to improve their skills
ReviewReview: ABRSM Violin Exam Pieces from 2024
Alex Laing reviews the Associated Board’s new violin examination works, from Grades 1 to 8
ReviewBook review: Jazz Violin Etudes: Jazz Scales Every Violinist Should Know
Alex Laing reviews Harry Hunt Jr’s volume for violinists on how to practise jazz scales most effectively
ReviewBook review: Violin Fingerboard Mastery: Contemporary Mapping Exercises and Improvisation Studies
Alex Laing reads US violinist Jason Anick’s method for learning how to improvise
ReviewBook review: Top Banana
Alex Laing reviews the latest series of pieces for young players, from string pedagogues and authors Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell
ReviewBook review: Stringtastic Beginners
Alex Laing reviews the latest teaching method from Faber, for violin, viola, cello and double bass
ReviewBook review: Sight Reading Strings: A progressive method
Alex Laing reviews a new sightreading method catering for all string players - violin, viola, cello and double bass
ReviewBook review: Once Upon a String: Fiddle Method - Vol.1
Alex Laing reviews the first volume of Shamma Sabir’s innovative fiddle playing method
ReviewBook review: Violin Technique in Practice
Alex Laing reviews an innovative new technique book aimed at all ages
ReviewThe Bridge: Connecting Violin and Fiddle Worlds
Alex Laing reviews a book bringing together two disparate genres of string playing
