There are certain topics that come up over and over again as I teach. One of them is “Why don’t my fiddle tunes sound like fiddle tunes?” There are many […]
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If you’ve been around me for a while, you know that I love books about efficiency and habits. I’m endlessly fascinated by how small choices can make life easier, especially […]
This past week, one of my adult students, who has been playing fiddle for a few years now, told me that she feels frustrated because whenever she tries to go […]
Do you have a fiddler on your Christmas list? Do you wonder what to get them for Christmas? Well, here is a list of some of my favourite items! Mel Bay’s […]
So I finished up my residency last Friday. The past two weeks were long, hard, wet, cold, and very productive! I wrote 30 new fiddle tunes and put together 15 […]
I just got off the road with Symphony NB and thought you might be curious about how I practice leading up to our concerts. Symphony NB is a part-time orchestra, […]
So often people wonder why they are not progressing. I have been thinking about what it is that leads to success, and here are three key items: Patience – I […]
Have you ever taken our your violin (or other instrument), started practicing, and realized that you just really aren’t feeling it? I had that feeling just the other day getting […]
This past weekend I did some busking at the Kingston Farmers’ Market just outside of Saint John. I have been busking now for close to 20 years. I have busked […]
My husband, my mom, and I had been traveling to visit family. When we returned home, we discovered a pile of snow and ice had accumulated on the step. I […]