Happy Mother’s Day to my mother, Lisa Lederer! She was as tough as she was loving and warm. But she made me practice at LEAST an hour a day every......
What a perfect season to present your recitals! You’ve worked hard all semester on playing more in tune, getting smoother bow changes, making cleaner shifts, and getting your sound to......
MUSIC STUDENTS: If you get lonely practicing alone for hours in an isolated practice room consider finding other musicians and building your own chamber ensemble. Or consider coming to a......
Even though life is even WAY crazier than usual these days with what’s happening with our planet and world affairs (!) there seems to be one wonderful constant in my......
Hi all! Please try to follow this protocol before your jury (and other performances). I think you will find it very helpful… 1. OPEN STRINGS: Play every single section of all of......
Instructions to Self Have you ever told yourself not to get tense or not to play out of tune or not to… whatever… You know what I mean. It’s kind......
Just realized that when I demonstrate a passage or a phrase for a student it’s not actually about showing them how it “should” sound or how I would like them......
