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…
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…
For those of us who make our living performing classical music, loving it is a no-brainer. Explaining it to the uninitiated is another matter completely. …
Summer is here (at least in Georgia where I live) and that means school is out, kids run wild, and the weather is nasty. High…
Oscar season is upon us, and that means talking about films and actors. This post is certainly off-topic for my site, but I am quite…
Next month I am performing a terrific but horrifically difficult symphony, Shostakovitch’s 10th. This symphony has arguably the most terrifying four minutes in all of…
Ah, the holidays. Christmastime is here again (cue Vince Guaraldi). This is when many string players make a nice chunk o’ change. In order to…
As a violin student goes from cute-for-playing-for-neighbors-and-relatives to serious advanced student, the music he or she needs increases. Below, I give you the five absolutely…
Greetings intrepid readers. You may have noticed (or not, which is more likely) that I haven’t written any articles lately. There are a few reasons…
Learning to master the violin is hard, however the tools you use in learning the violin are very helpful in many other activities. When you…
Felix Mendelssohn is one of my favorite composers. He was just as much a child prodigy as Mozart ever was, and just like Mozart, he…
It is well known that children are easily motivated by someone doing what they want to do, and doing it very well. When I was…
