Thought for the Day
Filed in General, Inspiration, Student Reminders, Thought for the Day, Violin on February 9, 2006 at 5:44 pm“A young violinist goes to see Itzhak Perlman. He plays his violin for Perlman and asks if he has the talent to be a great violinist. Perlman tells him to give up the violin.
Years later, the young man, now an accountant, runs into Perlman again and asks, ‘How did you know I didn’t have the [...]
We’re on Wikipedia!
Filed in General, History, Strange Findings, Writing on February 8, 2006 at 8:48 pmWell, at least, my downloadable paper on Tuvan Throat Singing is mentioned as an external link for an article about Tyva-Kyzy. Very cool!
Check it out here….
Why We Worry About Bowholds…
Filed in Performance, Student Reminders, Technique, Violin on February 5, 2006 at 12:24 pmMy response to a recent comment:
To a certain extent, the commentor was correct in saying that everyone has their own individual hold; I have said the same. Just remember that every bowhold that we recognize as “Russian” or “Franco-Belgian” has its roots from that region’s way of originally teaching their bowholds.
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Upcoming Cal Poly Concerts, Winter ‘06
Filed in Composition, General, Performance, Student Reminders, Violin on February 3, 2006 at 10:47 amCheck out these fun upcoming concerts at Cal Poly, Pomona:
Feb. 9, noon, Recital Hall: Winter Student Showcase. An hour featuring a variety of student talent from the Music Department. I’ve just been asked to participate; I’ll either be performing my own Personal Echo for electric violin and digital delay, or I’ll be performing the fourth [...]
Concert at the Colburn School
Filed in Composition, General, History, Performance, Student Reminders, Violin on February 2, 2006 at 5:17 pmThis concert’s coming up quick (this Saturday). But it looks really interesting - especially for us big Beethoven fans! Thanks to Jim Eninger of the Clickable Chamber Newsletter for shairing this, and other news of concerts in our area.
COLBURN ORCHESTRA - Free
YEHUDA GILAD music director & conductor
ELIZABETH PITCAIRN violin, RONALD LEONARD cello, JOHN PERRY piano
Saturday, [...]
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