Most of us tend to practice the same piece of passage over and over in order to get it right. This makes sense, right? Well, it does, but sometimes, as […]
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This is my fifth year of participating in the Fredericton Arts Alliance residency programme. For a whole week I get to spend 7 hours a day in the Casemates in […]
Post-tropical storm Arthur stopped by last week for a visit and knocked the power in my hometown of Fredericton, NB out for over a week. My husband and I went […]
Last week I held my end of year student recital. I always play at my recital as I feel it is important for my students and their parents to see […]
I recently had a pep talk with one of my students from Park St. Elementary School. She was struggling with playing some of the music that we had been working […]
I celebrated my birthday over Easter weekend, and realized that it was a year ago that I launched the Legacy Project, recording “Greenseleeves & Puddin’ Pies”, a CD of Christmas/seasonal […]
Fun with scales? Did I say fun? Ok, so, perhaps my idea of fun is a little twisted, but I do actually enjoy playing scales, and have several different ways […]
Have you ever been to a lesson and thought, “I hope that my violin teacher does not ask me to play that piece! I am having trouble with it!” I […]
Do you every think “I should go practice, but there really isn’t enough time?” I know I have! Also, there are days that I sit on the couch with lots […]
I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions, but I guess it is a bit late for that by now anyway! I do enjoy taking time every January to look at […]