Free up tension and let the bow sing! We all know that the most important ingredient for good tone is beautiful right arm technique, yet so many of our students saw away at the fiddle with locked wrists, elbows and shoulders. This has something I have struggled with time and time again. How can I […]
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Memorize New Pieces in 3 Easy Steps
Fool-proof memorization for all! Our memories can be one of the most frustrating and unreliable of our music-making tools. Memory lapses in performance, or even memory catastrophes, are incredibly common. I know we have all heard the dreaded never-ending Martini Gavotte, or worse, Fiocco Allegro! As a young student, I was blessed with a fairly […]