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The following is a list of all entries from the Thought for the Day category.
When is the Best Time to Start?
Filed in Inspiration, Student Reminders, Technique, Thought for the Day, Violin on August 20, 2007 at 5:24 pm…to start learning to play the violin?
We’ve all heard about child prodigies who start lessons when they’re three (such as Stefan Milenkovich), and we’ve been bombarded with the thought that adult beginners cannot hope to achieve the success on the violin that a mere tot can. Well, I stumbled upon a thought-provoking thread from Violinist.com [...]
Thought for the Day
Filed in History, Inspiration, Thought for the Day, Violin on August 5, 2007 at 1:00 am“Notebook, food, drink & violin. What else does a man need to be happy?”
– Albert Einstein
Ah, the simple essentials of life…
V.T.C.M.A. - 3
Filed in Inspiration, Performance, Student Reminders, Technique, Thought for the Day, Violin on June 10, 2007 at 11:18 pmI know, I know… one after the other…
But, this current installment of Videos That Caught My Attention is not only to show the talents of a wonderful violinist I’ve just stumbled upon tonight (whose tone, clarity of technique, and attention to detail I very much admire), but also to give hope to many parents I [...]
V.T.C.M.A. - 2
Filed in History, Humor, Performance, Thought for the Day on June 1, 2007 at 3:30 pmFor this chapter of Videos That Caught My Attention, I stumbled upon two excellent music videos from British big beat musician, Fatboy Slim. In our first installment of V.T.C.M.A., you may remember a fun video I found merging Fatboy Slim’s “Right Here, Right Now” with images from one of my favorite video game franchises, MYST [...]
Thought for the Day
Filed in Composition, History, Humor, Inspiration, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Thought for the Day on March 27, 2007 at 11:49 pmCharles Ives - As a composer who stubbornly struck out on his own way, who used ideas at the turn of the 20th century that we didn’t accept until the ’60’s, he was a man WAY ahead of his time! Here are some things this fiery idealist had to say:
“If a man finds that the [...]
