Last Friday marked another rehearsal day with my baroque ensemble. A few weeks earlier, we’d had our first rehearsal, and I’d dedicated myself to daily practice in between. I’d taken […]
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A few weeks ago I posted about how I am only practicing 15 minutes a day at the moment. I wanted to talk about that a little bit more. When I […]
When I finished my part of the recording in late January I was wondering where to go and what to do next. I am proud to say that I have practiced […]
I started playing the violin when I was 6 years old and used the Suzuki books throughout my initial years. During the first year of lessons we learned music by […]
“I played it better at home!!!” I can’t tell you how many times I have either thought or said those words. It is also something I hear from my students […]
Did you know that there are several stages to learning something new? This can be with driving a car, starting a new job, or learning an instrument. The process of […]
I think that all of us feel stuck at times. You’ve been working on a piece, and it just doesn’t seem to be getting better even though you have been […]
I can’t tell you how many of my students through the years have come to me to ask if their progress is “normal”. “How far along should I be by […]
If you have been reading my blogs for a while, you know that I am always interested in ways to stay organized and be efficient. One of the methods that […]
Often the parents of my students ask me how to get their children to practice more. One parent once said to me “My daughter always plays the piano when she […]