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…
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…
I know, it’s almost February. New years resolutions should have been made a month ago. Fear not, intrepid reader, you can still organize your goals…
We’ve all seen the ads and “sponsored” content on the interwebs: I only ate kale and anchovies for a month and look at the difference! …
There are three basic categories of classical music that performers can choose from – orchestral music, solo music, and chamber music. Obviously within those categories…
One of the criticisms I hear a lot regarding classical music is, there is only so much Mozart, Beethoven, or Tchaikovsky out there. While that…
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. …
