I hope that you all enjoyed your summer. I perhaps enjoyed mine a little too much! I relaxed a bit and enjoyed some time off from my usual routine. I […]
Tag: violin
Back when I was in high school and was taking private violin lessons, my teacher used to talk about being in “my studio” to practice. I always got the giggles […]
If you are like many of my students, you have probably taken a break from playing the fiddle through the summer. Now that we are headed back into the school […]
Last month I was in the studio to record my new Christmas CD “Greensleeves & Puddin’ Pies”. I ran into one of my students the same day that I was […]
These past couple of weeks I have been performing outside, both at weddings and at summer concerts. I love playing music outdoors! This got me thinking about the kind of […]
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 […]
What do you hear when you are playing your violin? Interestingly, I have been reminded recently of the fact that not all of my students listen carefully to what they […]
For several years I ran a fiddle camp and hired many other instructors. It was interested to hear what their opinions were when it comes to learning by ear vs. […]
Here we are about a month into the Legacy project. So far we have had two fundraisers and I have picked the music for the CD. I thought you might […]