With the school year just about to start again, my mind has turned to practicing. I know fitting this in is always a struggle for busy people! When should you […]
Category: Teaching
This past week I was playing a gig and had two adults approach me at the end. One was a former student, and the other a man looking to sell […]
When playing the fiddle, most of us tend to think about our left hand far more than our right hand. At first glance it would seem that the left has […]
It is human nature to speed up and slow down while you are playing music. Often you will play faster when you feel confident and are playing parts you find […]
“Practice smarter, not longer.” This is statement that I have run into throughout my years of taking lessons and learning. Often we think that the longer we work, the better […]
Do you want to know a secret? I don’t always want to practice the things that I should be working on… Yes, I am a professional, and yes, I love […]
A common issue that I run into with my students is that once they play something correctly, they want to move on. “I just got it right, why do I […]
What one thing could you do every day that would improve your playing? Practice. This may seem obvious, but it can be hard to implement at times. It is far […]
Just this past week I had a breakthrough with one of my private violin students. Not only did she speak to me, but called me by name. This is a […]
I happen to love this time of year. I know, it is full of ridiculous commercialism andpeople are running around like crazy. The parking lots are full and there are […]