This past weekend I performed a show in Miramichi, NB with my band Fingal’s Rant. We were booked from 11am-4pm, and had lots of breaks planned. In the end we […]
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Have you been practicing regularly but still feel like you’re not improving? It’s a common and frustrating experience for every musician. Progress doesn’t always move in a straight line, and […]
“I played it better at home!!!” I can’t count the number of times I’ve either thought or said those words, and it’s something I hear from my students frequently as […]
Have you ever picked up your violin (or any other instrument), started practicing, and realized—you’re just not feeling it? It happened to me not long ago while I was preparing […]
As a fiddler, one of the most common questions I get asked is: “How can I play faster?” Speed can be a challenge for many fiddle players, whether you’re a […]
As a member of several fiddle and violin forums, I recently came across an intriguing poll. The question was whether you would prefer to practice 30 minutes every day for […]
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 […]
Grab your instrument, and let the music take you wherever it pleases, without the weight of judgement or objectives. It’s like musical freedom for the soul, a reminder of the pure, unadulterated joy that music brings to our lives.
Do you ever feel like just not being bothered getting your fiddle out? Trust me, we have all been there! Recently I was talking to one of my classes about […]
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 […]