Which piece is my newest? Which piece am I working on? Because we keep all of the pieces we learn, we need a way to tell how far along we are in learning our pieces. I break this down into the following categories: preview, working, polishing, polished, and review. A …
Thanks and congratulations to all the families and students for all of your hard work this fall!
I have compiled a list of gear that families can use for remote lessons. Even though we almost always meet in person, its still good to have the right gear on hand. (Update 2025: Prices/models may be out of date but will give an idea of relative cost from one …
Starting September 2019 – String Band returns. This group is for students playing at a book 3+ level who like to fiddle and explore music outside the classical tradition. We especially want capable violin players who also play another instrument such as viola, mandolin, guitar, or piano. If you don’t …
This past weekend, I taught at the Massachusetts Suzuki Festival. It was our biggest ever with more than 330 enrolled students for the entire weekend. The quality of the teaching, the caliber of the students, being in the beautiful spaces of the New England Conservatory, and especially the amount of …
Join me with the Sonic Liberation Players for a concert of Acadian composer André Cormier’s “A Quatre Folioles.” The title is French for “four-leafed,” which in this instance implies the clover. The piece sets to music a historical correspondence between Brook Watson and Andrew Brown, in which Watson describes the …
Groups from my Suzuki Program performed on stage at Cary Hall for the Lexington Community Music Festival, May 19 2018.
Join me for the with violinist Leah Bartell, pianist Trevor Berens, cellist Rachel Barringer, clarinetist Hunter Bennett, flutist Andrea Douglas, and percussionist Joshua Jade for the season opening concert of the Sonic Liberation Players. “Oh, Valencia”–October 15, 2016, 8pm First Parish of Watertown, 35 Church St, Watertown, MA/$10Tickets at the door …
Fiddle Band Workshop | Saturday October 8 1:30-5:30 On Saturday I hosted a fiddle band workshop featuring visiting fiddle band the Group of Seven, led by violinist and longtime friend and colleague Denny Goertz. Denny and his group are based in Pender Island, British Columbia, Canada. The workshop took place at The Waldorf …
