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 […]
Tag: violin teacher
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 […]
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 […]
We are coming to the end of the year, which means that it is time to reflect on what has been going on as well as what is yet to […]
Each year, as I teach my students, I see some of the same issues. These are all issues that I have had as well! The issue that I want to […]
The month of August was challenging for me mentally! I decided at the end of last year to start treating my teaching studio more as a business. I have been […]
Around the year 2000 my parents were living in Victoria, BC. I went out to visit them and decided to try my hand at busking. I got my permit, read […]
They say that a change is as good as a rest… This summer I am hoping to do a bit of both! I always take a break from my teaching schedule […]
I tend to write most of my music over one or two weeks during the summer. I have been lucky enough to get residencies through the Fredericton Arts Alliance […]