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Bored on a plane Sunday as I came home from a Christmas trip to the Midwest, I scrolled through dozens of movie and ...

Where do you direct your eyes, when you are playing from memory? The eyes can greatly help in analyzing how your left hand is ...

I had the privilege of performing the violin solo to "White Christmas" (violin part arranged by Jascha Heifetz, orchestral ...

There was a certain point in my playing career when I actually switched violin cases, just so that I could have a music ...

Are you up-to-date on your instrument maintenance? It's important to take care of your fiddle, and the holiday season is a ...

I am a classically-trained violinist and teacher in Tarpon Springs, FL. I recently taught at the Academy of the Arts at NSU University School in Fort Lauderdale, FL. I have performed as a soloist and ...

Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists ...

Welcome to "For the Record," Violinist.com's weekly roundup of new releases of recordings by violinists, violists, cellists ...

My day job has never been music. As far as the music goes, I'm on an increasingly long sabbatical from an excellent semi-pro orchestra, but enjoying the resulting chance to practice and study solo ...

I teach online. I have found this to be quite effective. By the way, I am a graduate of the Royal College of music and London University. You can learn about the way I teach and approach the violin by ...

I started violin lessons and piano lessons at the age of 5. When I left home for college in 1983, I kept up with piano as a staff accompanist in the Music Department at Hope College, and as a jazz ...