Ching-Yi Lin

Dr. Ching-Yi Lin is Professor of Violin at Western Kentucky University and directs the WKU String Academy for string students ages 4-18. She has recently performed at Carnegie Hall, at the Sejong Center in South Korea, and in Taiwan at the National Concert Hall in Taipei. During the summer months, she teaches at Indiana University Summer String Academy and Hilltop String Festival. Visit her website for recordings, articles, and more: www.chingyilin.com

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One Size Fits All?: Navigating the Physical and Psychological Intricacies of Violin Sizing

by Ching-Yi Lin

A pair of Nikes two sizes too large won’t make your basketball-playing daughter jump higher. In fact, they’ll make her trip and fall even more! The same is true of violin size: a larger instrument won’t make her play better… Read more ▶

Instrument Size, Sizing, Suzuki Violin, Violin
ASJ 52.3, page 32