A lot of times I notice that my students like to start a piece over from the beginning again when they make a mistake. This is not the most effective […]
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I offer both group and private lessons through my teaching studio. Which is better? Well, as with so many questions, it all depends on what you want from your lessons. […]
I recently heard a 5 year old student of mine talking to her mom as she walked away from lesson one day. Her lesson that day had not gone as […]
I happen to love Christmas. There are a lot of commercial aspects that I don’t like, but I love the decorations, I love the fact of getting to see my […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is defined as Folk Music? Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th century but is often […]
History of the Fiddle: The medieval fiddle emerged in 10th-century Europe, deriving from the Byzantine lira (Greek:λύρα, Latin:lira, English:lyre), a bowed string instrument of the Byzantine Empire and ancestor of most European bowed instruments. The […]
This week I am headed to the studio for my 4th recording. I thought in this blog post that I would share with you have I have learned over time! […]
I find it hard to believe that I will be going to the studio later this week! As with so many things in my life, this has crept up on […]