The following is a sponsored post from Musicnotes.com. Have you ever scrambled through your music cabinet looking for one piece? I know I have. What about an obscure song request from a bride? Ditto. Back in the day, I’d drive to the music store and root through the...
I had a blast being interviewed by Seth Hanes for his excellent site The Musician’s Guide to Hustling. Seth does in-depth interviews with interesting folks involved in the world of music. Some of my recent favorites include: Chris Coletti from the Canadian...
I’ve been experimenting with a new app called FingerFiddle and am really having a good time with it. I love how the iPad (or iPhone) can serve as a totally blank slate for creating a musical input device. This app allows for vibrato, bow pressure and stroke...
As I wrap up my final few weeks of full-time employment, I find myself thinking about how to organize this amazingly blank slate of a schedule. Though I have certainly spent my fair share of time with a self-organized schedule, for the past seven years I’ve been...
I’m doing a presentation this Saturday for the Illinois American String Teachers Association on apps that I use for teaching. Honestly, tech is so tightly integrated into what I do with students that it’s hard to even think of specifically what I use on a regular...
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