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Mark O'Connor

Improvisation for strings

Is playing by ear and improvisation more important than the tune? Here is how I approach improvisation. It is the tune itself (the literatu…

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eddymontreal

Rusted Violin after Vacation

I'm back from a wonderful week in Western Newfoundland. And like after every vacation, despite my eagerness to take the violin back in my h…

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