Intonation: Improve Your Inner Ear by Singing
Playing an unfretted string instrument is both a blessing and a curse. While being able to produce a continuum of pitches makes...
Efficient Practice: Accomplish More in Less Time
At the moment, I’m trying to learn a lot of music for the upcoming season. I don’t have enough time to practice every piece daily, and,...
Repetitive Motion: How to Build Stamina
As violinists, we often encounter works that require considerable physical stamina. Whether we’re playing Brahms's Violin Concerto, a...
Memorizing Complex Music: Putting It Together
Welcome to the third and final post on memorizing complex music! Today, we're going to focus on techniques that strengthen memory on the...
Memorizing Complex Music: Reinforcement
In my last post, I discussed basic techniques to use when memorizing complex music. Today, we will explore additional steps that one can...
Memorizing Complex Music: Basic First Steps
So often, we memorize music by playing a piece (or passage) over and over again. This simple technique might work well for some people or...
A Letter to My Students
Dear students, I miss you all and hope that you are enjoying a productive semester! As part of my sabbatical project, I will be keeping a...
