How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice… I am sure that you have all heard that old chestnut! Sometimes even once you have practiced a difficult passage until […]
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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 […]
After all of the work, the Legacy Project has finally all come together! The recording is done, the mixing is done, the design is done, most of the advertising is […]
I love the sound of double stops, but they can be tricky to play in tune. Double stops are the notes you see that are piled on top of each […]
“Greensleeves & Puddin’ Pies” has finally been sent off to be manufactured now! What a ride it has been! In spite of my best intentions, I often end up leaving […]
As I continue playing, my favourite pieces of equipment change, but for right now, here are my four favourites! Tuner – I not only like a tuner, but one with […]
I hope that you all enjoyed your summer. I perhaps enjoyed mine a little too much! I relaxed a bit and enjoyed some time off from my usual routine. I […]
Back when I was in high school and was taking private violin lessons, my teacher used to talk about being in “my studio” to practice. I always got the giggles […]
“Greensleeves & Puddin’ Pies” is moving right along! I went into the studio in July to record my tracks as well as the guitar tracks (by Skip Holmes) for the […]
If you are like many of my students, you have probably taken a break from playing the fiddle through the summer. Now that we are headed back into the school […]