Sarah Wallin

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Calling New Students!!

My private teaching studio in Southern California has openings for new violin students! And just in time for summer, for those who have already started in school and wish to keep up their technique for the coming year. Taking private lessons is a great way to either begin afresh or continue building on the foundation [...]

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Proactive vs. Responsive Intonation

“Some professionals do get [to where they are] without hearing [anticipating] what they are going to play. I suspect the number is actually quite large and is a sufficiently severe problem to justify being discussed at some length in Lieberman’s book, You Are Your Instrument: The Definitive Musician’s Guide to Practice and Performance, as just [...]

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You Know You’re an Orch Dork When . . .

This really made me laugh, especially because it’s all so true! Many thanks to Jessica Smith et al for sharing and contributing to this list on Violinist.com!
“You know you’re an orch. dork when:”

You buy light colored shirts to avoid rosin stains.
You get together with your friends and in the midst of deciding what to do, [...]

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The Musical Baton Continues . . .

My beloved, James, has passed the “Musical Baton” chain-blog to me! So, here goes; a little about me . . .
Total volume of music files on my computer:
764 songs on iTunes (I have plenty of other CDs, though, that I haven’t gotten around to putting on my computer.)
The last CD I bought was:
“Beyond the Mind’s [...]

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In the Way of News . . .

The Lori Huff Saxophone Recital was a unique experience for both the concert-attendee and the performer. The stage took after the image of a circle of musical friends gathering in a cozy living room for a delightful evening; besides the usual piano, amps, electric keyboard, and other various instruments waiting for us on stage, there [...]