Added by Kristin Rule on September 3, 2010 at 2:30am —
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Currently I am running a workshop in my studio that is all about effective practicing.
Recently during a workshop session, two of my students asked me how they could
gain the self confidence to learn and prepare a new piece by
themselves, without any help. They worried that if they practiced on their own,
they might focus on the wrong things or make other errors.
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Added by Miriam Ross on August 29, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Horse of Russian Winter
Author's Note: This poem was inspired by Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, Winter Daydreams, which I performed in December 2009 with a local orc
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Added by Dorothy Barth on August 28, 2010 at 9:00am —
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When I First Met Mendelssohn
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Added by Dorothy Barth on August 28, 2010 at 7:30am —
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Concerts
Author's Note: I wrote this poem following the Sarah Chang and Andrew von Oeyen recital at Herbst Theatre,
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Added by Dorothy Barth on August 28, 2010 at 7:30am —
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MY VIOLIN….doc
I found this letter posted on the home page of the New York State Old Tyme Fiddlers Association (of which I'm a member) Central NY Chapter. No idea who wrote it or when.
I think it's really inspiring to know that your instrument is the voice of a tree speaking all that it has heard and knows. It's also
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Added by Kevin Keating on August 27, 2010 at 2:00pm —
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Never heard of Parkour. I hadn’t either until a few weeks ago when a friend tried it. Wikipedia describes it, based on the original French name, l'art du déplacement (the art of movement), as a “physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle within one's path by adapting one's movements to the environment.” Search for it on YouTube and you’ll see the human body functioning in top form - guys launching spider-man style across rooftops, walking up walls, swinging from balconies, basicall…
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Added by Laurel Thomsen on August 26, 2010 at 11:19am —
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Today click-and-download technology presents a greater threat to the music recording industry than all other past music-delivery technologies combined.
Music piracy exists in 3 different planes:
Illegally mass-manufactured pirate music CDs
Illegal copies of legitimately purchased music CDs
Illegally downloaded digital copies of recorded music
A recent research study on the economic impact of music piracy (Institute for Policy Innovation, August 2007) paints a g…
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Added by Joyce Johnson on August 25, 2010 at 10:38am —
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Hey Friends!
After a summer recess, my cello Rubio and me are back in business! Log into my blog to find out what happened to Rubio this summer while it was at the luthier shop in Puerto Rico....a total nightmare!
Plus, I am keeping track on Rubio at the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra AND in a small cello solo recital repertorie I am rehearsing for a lecture I will be offering next September about Pablo Casals and Yo-Yo Ma.
Best wishes
S and Rubio
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Added by Solimar on August 24, 2010 at 9:57am —
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On August 30, nine of the world’s finest emerging string quartets will arrive in Banff, in the shadows of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, for the 10th Banff International String Quartet Competition.
Chosen from dozens of applicants from 16 countries, the international roster of accomplished young musicians will compete for $100,000 in cash and prizes, including the offer of a Banff Centre residency and CD recording, a set of bows by internationally-renowned Canadian bow maker François Malo,…
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Added by Greg Cahill on August 23, 2010 at 2:00pm —
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Strings magazine recently awarded its annual $3,000 music scholarship to
Kathrine Robinson, a wife, mother, and string student at Arizona State University, who is majoring in music education with a concentration on the cello. Named on ASU’s Dean’s List for her academic achievements, Robinson strives as a future educator to instill in her students a love for music and to involve her students in community service. Robinson will be teachin…
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Added by Greg Cahill on August 13, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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Running our first fun Fiddler's Frenzy competition at The Green Family Festival, New Brunswick, Canada.
http://thegreenfestival.caBeautiful 'green' violin for the winner of the open competition.
http://thegreenfestival.ca/forum/index.php?topic=276.0Application form on the webpage.
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Added by Peter James on August 12, 2010 at 4:38am —
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To whoever is out there & likes string music -
I just found this site and joined up. I've composed lots of music for strings over the years. If anyone is interested in checking out scores, they can be viewed/downloaded from the American Music Center's on-line library at www.amc.net/stan_grill.
Some of my music for strings -
The Beckoning Stars (string quartet)
American Landscapes (string quarte
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Added by Stan Grill on August 5, 2010 at 4:38pm —
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Originally posted on
SRCB July 31.
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Added by Emily Wright on August 5, 2010 at 6:57am —
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Originally posted on
SRCB on July 30.
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Added by Emily Wright on August 5, 2010 at 6:55am —
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Well, clearly when I say I'll try to be more active on the site, I clearly meant "See you guys in August!"
Well, my theatre gig winds on, opening night of Guys and Dolls tomorrow.
I've been playing the show unamplified on my upright, and today I'm going to jerry rig my Fishman pickup to work. I lost the clips to keep the pickup onto my bridge, but I figure with some felt, clothespins, and several finger crossings.
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Added by Ethan Alexander on August 4, 2010 at 11:11am —
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I would like to introduce to the "All Things Strings" Community, "HUMIDIFIX" a new "in-case" RH (relative humidity) ADJUSTABLE dehumidifier. This system is taylor-designed for all types of string-cases. This in-case no batteries, 7 year warranty system is a high-quality permanently installed "de-humidification" system for all string instruments. For the guitar, violin, mandolin, viola, cello,..., a patent-pending case compartment "vent" allows the owner to adjust his/her draw of H2o from the int…
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Added by Joseph Anthony Zarola on August 1, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra music director Marin Alsop, a force of nature and powerful advocate for new music, returns to the West Coast from Aug. 1-15 to lead the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in the coastal town of Santa Cruz, California. The Kronos Quartet, cellist Wendy Sutter, and eighth blackbird are among the special artists, in addition to the festival orchestra, featuring concertmaster
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Added by Greg Cahill on July 27, 2010 at 9:30pm —
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This year’s BBC Proms classical concert series, continuing through Sept. 11, will feature 76 events. For those Brits who can’t attend the world’s largest celebration of classical music, big-screen TVs have been set up in 19 public squares throughout the UK. And for music fans worldwide, the Proms are being streamed live online at BBC Radio 3. Learn more and find a link…
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Added by Greg Cahill on July 25, 2010 at 8:00am —
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my fellow instrument players,
As per my last post I have a light at the end of the violin lerning tunnel I start at a local university in an after work class for working people, BUT now for the new news I have found a person that is teaching me the finer points of playing my instrument, we are using a book called teach yourself fiddling it is kinda like a tabular book using the concept of numbers verses notes to teach you how to play music this is in the start till you have dev
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Added by Randy Sandstrom on July 24, 2010 at 3:28pm —
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