Active Violinist
A quick recap of my introduction to Tina Nilssen and Timani. I am so excited about this work and have been thinking about it nonstop for the past month. Working with Tina was the highlight of the whole PAMA weekend. She has such amazing insight into the body of the musician. Enjoy!
Read MoreGoing to the Hollywood bowl is one of my absolute favorite things to do on a summer night in Los Angeles. What about you?
***Are you interested in free tickets to the Bowl this summer? Follow me on Instagram @activeviolinist for opportunities to win tickets to upcoming performances like Yuja Wang next week!***
Read MoreFlying like a crow through June. A brief summary of things I did last month, but mostly about YOLA camp and working with students in the woods of Idyllwild for two weeks. Oh yeah, and tea at the Huntington and a little jaunt to the Getty Villa. Not a bad month!
Read MoreThree hours at the final FLUXUS celebration at Walt Disney Concert Hall. I wish I was there for all 12 hours of #noontomidnight it was that good!
Read MoreI’ve been putting together a few recital programs and have grown to love this piece. Bolcom’s “Graceful Ghost” is a charming combination of haunting and humorous. There are so many interpretations of this piece, and I’ve included a few here - which one is your favorite?
Read MoreI love making resolutions for the new year. Here are my goals and resolutions for 2019. Did you make any resolutions this year?Help keep me accountable - lets support each other! Give me any tips or tricks to keep me on track!
Read MoreHappy New Year! I love taking a moment (or two…or even three….or hey, like a whole month sometimes) to look back and reflect on the past year. I gave myself a really big list of resolutions in 2018 and before I reveal my new resolutions I like to take stock on what I accomplished last year. So here is 2018 in review. Did you have resolutions last year? Did you keep them? Crush them?
Read Morecorpßonore - sound // body // wellness comes to life November 1st! That is 2 days from now! I am excited and nervous and very overwhelmed with all of the work left to do BUT I guarantee it will be worth it to check this out. We are brewing (in the spirit of halloween) up a podcast, publication with newsletter, and personalized and group coaching and workshops. I hope you take a moment to check it out, subscribe, listen, and participate. Thanking you for being part of my team, readership, fans, friends, tribe, circle, network, etc. This project is a long time coming and worth the wait (and patience on my end).
Read MoreMy review of the “Fit as a Fiddle” class with Pamela Frank and Howard Nelson. This was all about healthy string playing, overcoming injury, and injury prevention primarily for violin and viola players. Frank and Nelson have a 1-year residency at USC this year co-teaching lessons.
Read MoreThe final installment of my “100 Days of Practice” Challenge blogathon. Check out the progress and success of my students and admire their hard work. There’s a special offer discount code in this post for any of you tempted to do a Practice Challenge. Read on to find out! #happypracticing
Read MoreThe final month of the "#100daysofpractice challenge. Highlights include “Me Time Monday” at the Philbrook Museum, competing in a dressage show (and winning), A beautiful garden party with Magpie Events, 2 TSO Pops Concerts, A performance with the Bishop/Murray Duo in Wichita, my parents came to visit, and performing Mahler 5 for the first time. What a month!
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