I took a whirlwind tour to Ireland this past weekend. I had been invited to attend the Dunfanaghy Traditional Irish Music Festival from June 28-30 at Arnolds Hotel in Dunfanghy, […]
Tag: performance
I have an admission to make… I love busking! When I was in university I spent a lot of time on stage performing, but also started busking. I have busked […]
So here we are at the end of the school year! I am in the process of teaching my last week of lessons, and once I hold my end of […]
Recently a student of mine was getting very frustrated because she was working really hard, practicing regularly, and felt that she was not improving. I have been through this many […]
I play many forms of music with many different groups. This past weekend I performed as part of the Atlantic Sinfonia, a professional chamber orchestra based in Fredericton, NB. I […]
Hearing yourself play any instrument is kind of like hearing recordings of your own voice. It is terrifying, but one of the best things you can do to improve your […]
Last year I had a fabulous string quartet. The four of us played well together, we were starting to get a nice blended sound, and we enjoyed spending time together. […]
This week we just started our orchestras at Park St. Elementary School. It is very exciting for the kids because this is the chance for them to play in a […]
Christmas music is incredibly polarizing. Where do you stand? Do you love it? Do you hate it? The other day on twitter, Jian Ghomeshi tweeted that we should not be […]
I recently did a gig with my band Different Folk where at first we messed everything up. We were playing in a new venue and had hoped to make a […]