The Violinabox travels the world, collecting and sharing the amazing diversity of violin music

The project is un-funded and self-sustaining, run entirely by volunteers!

How it works: The violin is handed from musician to musician. The hosting musician will make recordings / photos of the violin and its location and will share these on their social media. We will repost onto our social media.

You can participate. If you would like to host the Violinabox in your town, fill out the application form. We are interested in all styles of violin/fiddle music, played at any level, from beginner to professional! Hosting the violin is fun and rewarding, but it does require some effort and commitment. Please carefully consider the following:

Before you get the violin:

  • Know where it is going next and how it will get there. You will be responsible for it’s safe delivery.
    • If you dont know where to pass it onto, we can help coordinate with a nearby interested recipient.
    • Note: If you cannot arrange a personal hand-off to the next host, we ask that you arrange, and pay for shipping. Often a local violinshop can help with this. Please contact us, we can advise.

When you receive the violin:

  • Check the condition of the violin and contact us if anything appears to be wrong
  • Make weekly posts on social media
    •  Please tag @violinabox as a collaborator. If you are not on social media send us your photos/ videos at violinabox@gmail.com.

Our followers enjoy the unfolding story of the Violiabox’s travels. To help keep them engaged consider these…

Tips for Social Media Posts

Medium

  • Use Videos for music recordings, but also posts with just photos are excellent at giving a sense of place.

Flow

  • Keep the posts coming, keep our audience engaged. Don’t let “perfect be the enemy of the good.” A simple post that gets finished is better than a fancy idea that doesn’t get done

Quality

  • The quality of the videos and pics should be similar to what you normally use on your social media. It doesn’t have to be highly edited and produced. For videos, a single take from a cell phone is usually sufficient. The feel of the posts is intimate, casual, homemade, backstage.

Content

  • While the project centers the music, try to give a flavor of the locations and communities that the music comes from. The Violin doesnt have to be played in every post. Have some fun!
  • In the comments, note the player’s name and the piece they are playing, or ask the player to introduce themselves and the piece on the video.

Posting

  • Post on your social media, and tag us @violinabox, and we’ll repost onto ours. On Instagram Invite us to be a “Collaborator”. Contact us if you prefer us to post the material directly to our social media.