Category Archives: music

Economy Violin Classes, February 5

What am I supposed to practice? 2:00 Class 1. review parts of the violin and bow 2. open strings arco and pizzicato 3. Mary Had a Little Lamb starting on the A string 2 1 0 1 2 2 2  … Continue reading

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Economy Violin Classes, January 15

What am I supposed to practice? 2:00 Class 1. review parts of the violin and bow 2. open strings arco and pizzicato 3. Mary Had a Little Lamb starting on the A string 2 1 0 1 2 2 2  … Continue reading

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Forces of Nature

“Forces of Nature” was on the radio last week.  It is from Dan Hanczar’s Summer album.

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Masterpiece

 

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‘Strings Attached’ Co-Author Offers Solutions for Education – WSJ

The bottom line, Prof. Weisberg told me, is that creativity goes back in many ways to the basics. “You have to immerse yourself in a discipline before you create in that discipline. It is built on a foundation of learning … Continue reading

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Music is Easy: Patriotic Collection

The second book in Music is Easy series has been published on Amazon. Violin is Easy:Patriotic Collection   Viola is Easy:Patriotic Collection   Cello is Easy: Patriotic Collection   Music is Easy: Patriotic Collection is a collection of six patriotic duets for … Continue reading

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Play In Week

Play-In Week will be July 7-10.  All classes will run Monday through Thursday. Each class is $40 for the week. Single class drop in fee is $12. 10:00 to 11:00 – Advanced Piano Class 11:00 to 12:00 – Advanced Violin … Continue reading

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Economy Elementary Violin Class

Look for the members of the Economy Elementary Violin Classes at the Spring Concert and Art Show on Tuesday, May 6th.  The Art Show is from 5 to 7 PM with the concert following.

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String Demos

Last week I did a demonstration of the string family for the Montessori School in Beaver.  The students heard the violin, viola and the cello. One of the students was so inspired, he made a drawing for me.  It is always … Continue reading

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Canon 230

Mozart’s Canon 230 has been arranged for two string instruments. This arrangement can be played with any combination of violinists, violists or cellists. The first performance was by the Not Quite the Dark Ages class at Mozart’s Birthday party.  The sheet music is now … Continue reading

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