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How To Make Yourself Practice
Getting yourself or your child to practice is a mental battle every time. After over 25 years of practicing and 10 years of teaching, here are a couple of practice strategies that I have found really work. As an additional gift, here’s a weekly practice schedule log you can download and use to keep track…
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Do Online Violin and Viola Lessons Really Work?
A Teacher’s Perspective on Virtual Music Study When the classical music world came to a halt in 2020, musicians everywhere were suddenly confronted with a daunting question: could private music lessons, something so rooted in in-person connection, truly be effective online? As a violist finishing my graduate degree at The Juilliard School and starting my…