advanced students

Troubleshooting Your Double Stops

Practice strategies for making double stops easier Through my own experience and working with my violin and viola students, I've...

Strategies for practicing quick runs

Slipping and sliding through those scales, arpeggios, and other quick runs? Make them easier with these #practicetips! Separate the...

Strategies for Practicing Tricky, Fast Sections

How to unravel those sections that tie your fingers in knots Here are a few ideas to get you started: Change the Rhythm: Chocolate:...

Non-musical benefits of serious music study

nonmusical benefits of serious music study, as shared by music friends who went on to other careers