Okay- we violists (and violinists) have a total of four fingers to use. We can all agree that our 4th fingers are often by far the weakest finger. So we......
If so- Please stop being afraid and embrace your dreams of being a performer! Students that graduate with Performance degrees can make a good living performing in chamber ensembles, orchestras,......
Here we go! It’s that time of the semester again to get revved up for juries and recitals. If you feel unprepared to play your ABSOLUTE best I would follow......
Haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been asked to play a fantastic chamber work that I have committed to learning and it’s taking every spare minute of my time......
Yes!! The 22 Winter Olympics are starting again! SO incredibly inspiring- especially the figure skating! (Yay Nathan Chen!) The ARTISTRY combined with nearly flawless technique! (I say nearly flawless since......
For seasoned as well as less experienced violists I think we all have the same need to ask ourselves these questions during our practice sessions. We get so wrapped up......
It seems that most of us violists (and other bowed string players) are mostly left hand centric. I guess because it’s so hard to play in tune!! And yet, when......
Holiday Practicing Here we are in the Holiday season! You might be playing a lot of holiday gigs but if you’re on break from school or your job it’s the......
What a fantastic way to make new friends (often for life!) and share the same passion that you have for playing viola in a chamber group and/or orchestra! Most festivals......
Looking forward to our discussions about playing viola. As our conversations continue we’ll be talking about bow use as well as left hand work...