I play a lot of golf, and in many ways, learning golf and learning violin are very similar. Both golf and violin have feel players…
Choosing the right violin teacher can seem more difficult than learning the darn instrument sometimes, but I assure you it’s not. Let’s explore what sets…
We live in a different world now. Human contact, especially in a hands-on environment, can be deadly these days. With proper precautions (wear your mask…
It’s one thing to learn how to play the violin. You go to lessons then go home and practice. Unfortunately, some teachers don’t teach how…
Sight-reading is arguably the worst part of every audition whether as a student or a professional. For many people, sight-reading comes easily. For others (like…
While string quartet is arguably the most popular ensemble to perform at weddings, not all brides have the budget to spend $600+ for four people. …
Every popular these days is the electric violin. Most of my students (especially the girls), come to me every day and say they want to…
As a professional violinist, I get asked a lot of questions. Is the violin hard? Are your strings really made out of cat gut? How…
Sometimes listeners have trouble identifying music they hear, and they try to at least guess the composer. Sometimes it’s easy (like Haydn vs. Bartok), but…
Greetings again, intrepid readers. It’s been entirely too long since I posted anything here, and for that I apologize. Spring is normally a very busy…
Wouldn’t it be great if all of our gigs were in the same town we live in? Or at least within an hour of our…
Buying a violin is a big deal. Even if you are buying a spare (like I just did), you need to shop around and not…