Online Video Lessons
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Online video lessons for music students have come a long way over the last decade or so. Besides private...
Väsen – The Essence of Sweden
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I was going to make this post about one of my favorite bands, Väsen. But as I started to...
Music is a moral law. It
gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
I could be wrong, but doesn’t it seem like there isn’t that much written about the struggles we...
Without music, life would be a mistake.
~ Friedrich NietzscheThe majority of my time as a violin teacher was spent on teaching students how to practice. Teaching new...
Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards – CD Release Tour
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If your soul is yearning for beauty and healing, you may want to catch Laura Cortese and the Dance...
As a teenage violin student, one of my first classical violin CDs was that of Anne-Sophie Mutter playing Mozart...
“I can’t even follow him on Twitter!” – by Pablo Helguera
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By Pablo Helguera.
BYSO performs Peter & The Wolf – November 4th, 2017, 12noon @ Boston’s Symphony Hall
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PROKOFIEV’s Peter and the Wolf Boston Youth Symphony Adrian Slywotzky, Conductor Ramona Lisa Alexander, Narrator The BSO’s Family Concert...
Colourstrings Teaching Method
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I was recently introduced to the Colourstrings method for teaching string instruments. After watching a video of a beginner...
Build alternative social networks. Networks where constructive activities prosper.
~ Tim Berners-LeeWHAT CAN CAUSE A SQUEAK OR A SCRATCH IN YOUR TONE – There is tension in your bow arm...
