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Individuals driven to create, (film, music, dance, written word and the visual arts) tend to be both inspired and somewhat physiologically affected by one another’s work – more so when an emotionally charged message or subject is involved.
Read More...I have noticed an increased acceptance (in and aside from the classical musician’s professional world) of artists with classical training successfully branching out in some way from traditional performance.
Read More...This January found many students without adequately functional instruments (as can most winter months).
Read More...If you have spent much time in the company of career orchestral string players, you will undoubtedly encounter or witness the venting of “bowing” frustrations/issues.
Read More...Originally intended as a “grand finale” to the series of articles addressing orchestral etiquette(s), I am finally able to present this piece. I am pleased to present these thoughts and observations from noted experts in the field.
Read More...I have often wondered how music appreciation can effectively be taught in a class-setting.
Read More...There are good reasons guiding a fairly uncontested rule of ethics amongst teachers who provide individual instruction to students in most disciplines; it is not wise for a student to have more than one regular teacher at a time.
Read More...It is rare to hear a string player be anything but enthusiastic when it comes to playing with other musicians of similar skills and musical sensibilities performing chamber music.
Read More...As with any other situation in which one must study and prepare to perform under pressure, musicians have many different ways of getting from point A (discovering the timeline and content of the concert) to point B (successfully executing the expected music in a culmination-type experience).
Read More...As musicians and educators, I suspect at some point in time each of us has experienced “the fear.”
Read More...There are few aspects of playing a stringed instrument (specifically violin/viola) which feel like a natural, physically familiar, comfortable use of the body.
Read More...The degree of personal investment required of a string player to gain instrumental proficiency and musical excellence is astounding. For many years, I struggled in mediocrity and frustration.
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