Local Stores :
CK VIOLINS
Waikiki Landmark
1888 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite C 308, Honolulu, HI 96815. Open from 1pm to 5pm Monday through Sat.
Tel: 589-1188
www.ck-violins.com
They have the best customer service and quality priced instruments in town. Beautiful store. Great place to fix and to rent string instruments as well.
HARRY'S MUSIC STORE
3457 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu HI 96816 Tel: 735-2866
Legendary place among local musicians. Great place to buy music. (no website!)
Online Music Stores :
SHAR MUSIC STORE
www.sharmusic.com
A mail order company located in Ann Arbor, MI.
JOHNSON STRING INSTRUMENTS
www.johnsonstring.com
SOUTHWEST STRINGS
www.swstrings.com
www.violinsheetmusic.org
If you like to download your music!
www.lucksmusic.com
A more "specialized" music store...(for orchestra music and so on).
Local Music Organizations:
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
This new full time professional symphony orchestra is replacing the 105 year old Honolulu Symphony that went bankrupt November 2010...and I am a member of it :) come listen to us!... www.hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org
Hawaii Youth Symphony Association
A remarkable local organization that invites the best students in the State of Hawaii to perform in their orchestras... by auditions only!
Please visit their website.
www.hiyouthsymphony.org
HAWAII OPERA THEATER
www.hawaiiopera.org
CHAMBER MUSIC HAWAII
Offering chamber music concerts throughout the year.
www.chambermusichawaii.com
www.facebook.com/jmjstringstudio
My Facebook page! with plenty of videos of past recitals and REVIEWS!
My other Facebook page is more for my adult students.
(www.facebook.com/violin-lessons-for-adults-honolulu-hawaii)
www.violinlessonsforadults.com
You've GOT to check that website!
Summer Music Academy :
INTERLOCHEN SUMMER ACADEMY
www.interlochen.org
One of the finest and best summer music camp in the US.
Interesting websites :
Musicians' Association of Hawaii
www.musicianshawaii.com
Our local Musicians' Union
American Federation of Musicians
www.afm.org
Our National Musicians' Union!
www.violinist.com
Interesting site, which includes an interview with Maestro Ricci.
www.allthingsstrings.com
A great website for a great magazine: "Strings"
http://www.doremiworld.com/
A fun website to help you with reading notes and music theory!