I’ve just finished teaching at the South Bend Symphony’s Dake Summer Chamber Music Academy. As always, It was an all-consuming week of coaching, rehearsing, encouraging, entertaining, and performing, but IContinue readingTeaching Success: String Edition
Music and Movement
I’ve been re-reading through my collection of performance and teaching books, and remembered how much I love this one. Eloise Ristad writes beautifully about using movement, and acting, and theContinue readingMusic and Movement
Seeing Intonation
When you play notes that are close together, playing in tune is not that hard. You don’t have to change a lot – a finger or two, a minuscule differenceContinue readingSeeing Intonation
Travel for Work: Peoria Edition
I am in Illinois this week for the Peoria Bach Festival, with concerts tonight and tomorrow night. As always, I love this festival. Love the challenges of jumping between threeContinue readingTravel for Work: Peoria Edition