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The Making of Charisma 27 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am
By John Berger: A couple of years ago, I saw Vadim Repin play the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D, twice – in rehearsal and the next day in concert. It’s a concerto I love and know well, one I studi...
My Story as an Amateurish Self-Taught (I) 26 Aug 2013 | 01:27 pm
By Rizky Ramadhan: Hello everyone! Again, I want to introduce myself I’m Riz, from Indonesia. First of all, apologize me that this is a superlong post. This is like what I have been put in my head fo...
Smartphones in the Concert Hall 24 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
By James Ehnes: At a recent concert where I played the Brahms concerto, a young man in the second row filmed my entire performance on his smartphone. When I first noticed him, my reaction was one of s...
A Note About Double Majoring: Is It Worth It? 24 Aug 2013 | 07:48 am
By Liz Lambson: In response to my last post, "Decisions, Decisions: Should I Major in Music?", I had a reader contact me at Kennedy Violins interested in advice concerning the option to double major. ...
V.com weekend vote: Did you grow up in a musical family? 24 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
By The Weekend Vote: This week a reader asked if a budding violinist has any advantage, growing up in a musical family. I've often wondered the same thing! I can't by any stretch say that I grew up i...
Teaching Reading: Music Mind Games for Students 23 Aug 2013 | 09:10 am
By Laurie Niles: When my son was a little tot playing piano, we took a marvelous course at the Suzuki Institute of Southern California in music reading. It was full of intuitive and engaging games, me...
What is violin artistry? Every so often we need to step back and take a look at the fundamentals of what we are doing and why. 23 Aug 2013 | 06:17 am
By Roy Sonne: What is violin artistry? It’s about falling in love with the violin and all the different things it can do. It’s about developing our sensitivity to the tone and the response of our ins...
Talent Education 23 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
By Karen Rile: In the final moments of her first violin lesson, our daughter's teacher hands us a flyer advertising the Suzuki Talent Education World Tour. On the front is photo of mop-haired tots .....
Vivaldi Coursing Through My Veins… 22 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
By Anne Akiko Meyers: I can’t believe what a genius Vivaldi was…I am humbled by so many composers but recently, I recorded a lot of Vivaldi in London with the English Chamber Orchestra and I was simpl...
What Sends Adults to the Music Stand? 21 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
By Terez Mertes: I recently posted an article at the dance blog, Grown-Ups at the Barre, that references the recent popularity of adults taking up ballet, either returning after years away, or startin...
