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Rock/Fusion VIolin Solo
Here’s an excerpt from a great piece of writing, production and playing by the amazing multi-instrumentalist, Hamilton Hardin - He sang, wrote, produced, and played everything on this except the violin (and a backing vocal...
Learn Morefull circle
When I was about 14 I heard Amy Kauffman and Nora Carter, older teen-aged violinists, playing some of the romantic violin concertos.I thought they were from another world. Bruch, Lalo, Brahms, etc.. These girls played the...
Learn MoreConcert Schedule for 2010 Creative Strings Festival
For the seventh year in a row, Christian Howes’s Creative Strings Festival promises to inundate Columbus with the sound of strings! Violins, cellos, violas, and basses will be heard singing and wailing through bluegrass,...
Learn MoreCellist/singer/composer Marcelo Martinez Vieira
A versatile musician and artist eager to explore new artistic medias, Marcelo Martinez Vieira is a cello player as well as a passionate composer and improvisor, in transit between different musical styles and diverse...
Learn MoreIn their own words-Creative Strings Workshop participants tell it like it is
With summer approaching fast it’s definitely time to make plans. I don’t know about you, but for me, the summer is always a time when I like to try to catch a week or two to devote to FIDDLECAMP!!!! Nothing but...
Learn MoreOfficial poster
It’s nice to have an official poster for classrooms all around…! Thanks to D’Addario for all their support (and great strings, cables and more!). The D’Addario name is a symbol of pride and quality not...
Learn MoreGetting your SOUND
What do you know about getting a sound out of your instrument? If you’re a classically trained string player like I was, then you know how to make a beautiful acoustic sound come out of your violin or cello....
Learn MoreString Project L.A. is Leading the field of string education
I love this. These guys are gutsy and they’ve hit the nail on the head with what they’re doing. String teachers and programs around the world should take note and learn from what SPLA is doing: String Project Los...
Learn Morefive western cities this and next week
This and the next week promises to be fast-paced. I’ll be in five cities in the next 7 days with clinics, concerts, conventions, working with different bands in each city. Feb 16 Tucson – Mountain View High...
Learn MoreReverb vs Delay- getting a good amplified sound for violin, viola, or cello
A great young creative violin player named Rob Flax (he’s also an alumni of my annual Creative Strings Workshop) recently sent me his audition tapes for grad school to get my feedback, and one of the first things I...
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