Violinist
Bow hair comes from the tails of horses in cold climates such as Siberia, Mongolia, and Canada. The cold climate causes the horses to produce hair that is thicker and stronger than that produced by horses in warmer climates. Temperature and humidity influence how much you need to tighten your bow. Hot, muggy weather causes the
Over the past month, students have been learning about the different types of woods used to make violins. Maple (flame maple) is used for the violin back, scroll, neck, and bridge. Spruce is used for the violin top and the sound post. The black and white stripe around the edge of the instrument (called purfling)
As part of their residency at Middlebury College, the Heath Quartet came to my Suzuki group class at the Middlebury Community Music Center today! The quartet played movements from Beethoven and Ades string quartets and also played songs from the Suzuki Repertoire with students! Here is a little slide show!
Suzuki Group Class is open to all Suzuki violin students of all ages and abilities. Students in the class range from age preschool to high school age and have studied for just a few months to over ten years. Classes are held in the salon at the Middlebury Community Music Center, 6 Main Street, Middlebury,
Suzuki Group Class is open to all Suzuki violin students of all ages and abilities. Students in the class range from age preschool to high school age and have studied for just a few months to over ten years. Attendance is strongly recommended. Drop in or attend every class! Students that attend group classes develop
This week’s group class is titled “Bach Day” as the class is the same day as the Middlebury Bach Festival at Middlebury College. (I’m thrilled to be playing viola in the festival performance of the Bach Brandenburg 3!) At our Bach Day class, we will be playing all of the Bach pieces we know in
The Middlebury Chamber Music Festival returns for its fifth year in Middlebury, Vermont from June 28-30, 2019. This year’s festival will be an intimate quartet workshop for adult amateur string players and pianists taught by visiting artists, Miho Zaitsu (cello), Jonathan Weber (violin and viola), Marc Ramirez (violin and viola) and Olivia Hajioff (violin and
Group class is offered for all Suzuki violin private lesson students at the Middlebury Community Music Center. Students from other Suzuki violin teachers are always welcome. Group class is included in the private lesson tuition for MCMC students and students from other studios are welcome to offer a donation. Group class schedule for the Fall-Spring:
Bohemian and free-wheeling, the Vermont Suzuki Institute, The GMSI is my favorite Suzuki Institute I have attended thus far. I was charmed by not one but two invites to a potluck dinners, endless picnics on the grass, group classes under the trees, chamber music in welcoming locals homes with lovely pianos, multiple options for
Summer violin lessons are open summer residents as well as year long students at the Middlebury Community Music Center. Summer lessons scheduling is more flexible than school year lessons as students can opt for lessons when schedules permit. Here is the form to choose dates and times the work for families: https://mcmcsummerlessons.as.me/?calendarID=2158091
