There is so much involved in recording an Album! So many more steps than just going into a studio to record! Let me give you a peek into what it […]
Tag: fiddle
I spent time a couple of weeks in August and September recording a new CD and here are a few things that I was reminded of while practicing: Start slow: […]
I have been writing fiddle tunes for the past 15 years or so, but only started doing so with any regularity six years ago. At the moment I write all […]
Music festival is over for me for another year. It is always a stressful event for both students and teachers. It is impossible to know what someone else is going […]
“It sounded so much better at home!” How many times have you said that to your teacher? Trust me, we all have! I know that I had that thought many […]
Recently two students came to me with the same concern. “One moment I can play the piece just fine, but when I try again, it is terrible!” Welcome to life as […]
It’s that time of year again. My students are coming back for their first lessons of the school year. I like to take this time to talk to them about […]
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 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 […]