POST ARCHIVE
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February 2023
- Feb 2, 2023 A Month of Scales - No More Bored Scale Practice Feb 2, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 31, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 31: Vibrato Speed Jan 31, 2023
- Jan 30, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 30: Vibrato Width Jan 30, 2023
- Jan 29, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 29: Colors Jan 29, 2023
- Jan 28, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 28: Shades Jan 28, 2023
- Jan 27, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 27: Shapes Jan 27, 2023
- Jan 26, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 26: Sounding Point Jan 26, 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 25: Weight Jan 25, 2023
- Jan 24, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 24: (Bow) Speed! Jan 24, 2023
- Jan 23, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 23: The Whole Enchilada (Whole Bows) Jan 23, 2023
- Jan 22, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 22: The Farthest Reaches (Tip) Jan 22, 2023
- Jan 21, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 21: The Forearm (Middle of the Bow) Jan 21, 2023
- Jan 20, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 20: Frog-land (and a little violin psychology) Jan 20, 2023
- Jan 19, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 19: Pluck Jan 19, 2023
- Jan 18, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 18: Bouncing Jan 18, 2023
- Jan 17, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 17: Articulation Experiments Jan 17, 2023
- Jan 16, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 16: Connections Jan 16, 2023
- Jan 15, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 15: Rhythms, Part 2 Jan 15, 2023
- Jan 14, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 14: Rhythms, Part 1 Jan 14, 2023
- Jan 13, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 13: A Place for Every Note Jan 13, 2023
- Jan 12, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 12: The Tuning Machine, Part 2 Jan 12, 2023
- Jan 11, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 11: The Tuning Machine, Part 1 Jan 11, 2023
- Jan 10, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 10: Ringing With Open Strings Jan 10, 2023
- Jan 9, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 9: Shift Awareness Jan 9, 2023
- Jan 8, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 8: String Crossing Focus Jan 8, 2023
- Jan 7, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 7: Two-Finger Scales Jan 7, 2023
- Jan 6, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 6: One-Finger Scales Jan 6, 2023
- Jan 5, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 5: One-String Scales Jan 5, 2023
- Jan 4, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 4: Octave Segments Jan 4, 2023
- Jan 3, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 3: One-Way Scales Jan 3, 2023
- Jan 2, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 2: Upside-Down Scales Jan 2, 2023
- Jan 1, 2023 A Month of Scales - Day 1: So Long to the Usual Jan 1, 2023
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March 2022
- Mar 26, 2022 Bernard Shaw on Beethoven Mar 26, 2022
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May 2021
- May 14, 2021 How The Bow and String Work Together May 14, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 30, 2021 Top 10 List: Music for Mourning Apr 30, 2021
- Apr 23, 2021 Thumb Tension? Don’t Blame Your Thumb! Apr 23, 2021
- Apr 16, 2021 A Simple but Powerful Shifting Hack Apr 16, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 29, 2021 Fritz Kreisler and the Epic Slide Jan 29, 2021
- Jan 22, 2021 Samuel Barber, genius of the lyrical heart Jan 22, 2021
- Jan 15, 2021 Master Any Passage ... In Bite-Size Pieces (Practice Technique, Part 5) Jan 15, 2021
- Jan 8, 2021 Rhythm Master (Practice Technique, Part 4) Jan 8, 2021
- Jan 1, 2021 Make It Fail-Proof! (Practice Technique, Part 3) Jan 1, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 25, 2020 Simplify the Tough Stuff (Practice Technique, Part 2) Dec 25, 2020
- Dec 18, 2020 Be Your Own Teacher (Practice Technique, Part 1) Dec 18, 2020
- Dec 11, 2020 Home-Made Music - Its Time Has Come (Again) Dec 11, 2020
- Dec 3, 2020 3 Tips to Find Your Natural Vibrato Dec 3, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 30, 2020 Vibrato Exercise 3: Finger Release Nov 30, 2020
- Nov 28, 2020 Vibrato Exercise 2: Vibrato Speed Nov 28, 2020
- Nov 27, 2020 Vibrato Exercise 1: Vibrato Width Nov 27, 2020
- Nov 25, 2020 Develop Effortless Technique (and Let Go of Tension) Nov 25, 2020
- Nov 23, 2020 Hello! Nov 23, 2020
I’m a violinist and private teacher in the Chicago area, and in a previous musical life I was in a professional string quartet. Teaching violin and chamber music are dear to my heart. Send me a note or leave a comment on a post — I’d love to hear from you.