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 […]
Tag: violin
One of my goals for 2013 was to find a way to give back to the community. Some might say that I do so by teaching children how to play […]
The last couple of months I have been teaching a group adult fiddle class. As part of the class, I have been offering a single private lesson to each student. […]
I am in a Celtic/Maritime band called, well, Different Folk. We have actually been playing music together now since 2009 and named ourselves Different Folk in 2010. We had a busy weekend this […]
I have recently started teaching a group of adults to fiddle. One of my students came to me ready to quit after 3 lessons. This raised the question in my […]
I have not been playing one of my violins for over year now. This violin is the one that my parents bought for me when I was in university and […]
Today while I was teaching I started thinking about the future, and in particular, my future. I began thinking about this as I was teaching a new beginning student, a […]
Perhaps due to my classical training, I feel best about lessons that include technique, such as scales, as well as learning pieces. Here is a conversation that often occurs as […]
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 […]