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What Eurovision Contest Win Gives to Violin Player?

Well, everything.

Alexander Rybak
Image by glennsjo via Flickr

There’s no stoping of posting new videos of Alexander Rybak on YouTube (here’s local search page) after he won playing violin on Eurovision 2009 pop songs contest.

And that means exposure. Exposure brings visitors and fans. And fans bring … yes, sales of artist’s records. Well there’s a question of Mr. Rybak himself – I kind of get a feeling that he has simply taken advantage of his situation (coming abroad to Norway and perusing commercial opportunites by adapting his music to Norwegian taste).

Anyway, strong lesson how to play a violin, please everyone and probably enjoy popularity he – I must say – deserves as public has voted so.

Alexander Rybak Wins with Violin Fairytale

If you have watched Eurovision contest (international competition of pop songs from all European countries) then you’ve seen who has won this year.

It’s no suprise that violin music has been influental part of another winning composition – Alexander Rybak has merged instruments and vocals into pleasant combination. He learns violin and piano from the age of five years but you don’t need to learn to play violin for ten or more years to get that level.

Anyway, you have a link below to YouTube videos with Alexander Rybak and also a link to our country’s song – you’ve guessed it, another quartet with inspiring video lesson for all musicians.

Alexander Rybak plays violin on Eurovision 2009
Love Symphony (Slovenia’s Eurovision song 2009)

Violin Videos

I’ve added new video section with violin videos from YouTube. Learning “search phrases” and violin music styles are easily accessible from the right sidebar.

www.learntoplayviolin.info/video