I was recently teaching one of my adult classes about playing double stops. My students told me that they were finding it difficult, and that they found that their violins […]
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You love practicing your scales, right? Ok, maybe not. Do you find that sometimes your brain turns off while you are working on them? After all, the pattern remains that […]
I have recently been nominated for 5 Music NB Awards. The last time I was nominated for an award, a columnist called me to get a reaction and I was […]
I have always envied those people who have enough confidence to pick up a new instrument and teach themselves how to play. I think it is a great skill and […]
I recently performed in a concert called Mozart in the Park. This is a free outdoor concert presented by the NB Summer Music Festival, a classical chamber music festival held […]
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 […]
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 […]