Archive | July, 2011

Daily Bow: Eastern String

Daily Bow Logo How many strings does the Guzheng have? Don’t know? Never heard of it before? Then read on to learn more about this fantastic instrument steeped in culture.
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Jeff Bradetich on Competitions

Jeff Bradetich has an incredible wealth of wisdom and experience. Here, Mr. Bradetich offers some of his DOs and DON’Ts for musicians participating in competitions, as well as some great insights into mature performing.
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Daily Bow: Music for the Autistic

Daily Bow: Music for the Autistic

Daily Bow Logo Music has a powerful ability to reach out and touch people. When it reaches the seemingly unreachable, you know you have something special.
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Interview with Chad Hoopes

String Visions interviews brilliant young violin talent Chad Hoopes at the Young Artists Program in Ottawa June 2011.
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Daily Bow: Jazz-Classical Fusion

Daily Bow: Jazz-Classical Fusion

Daily Bow Logo Violinist Stanley Chepaitis is well-known for combining elements of classical and jazz together. Check out his new album!
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Daily Bow: Revolutionary, Reactionary, Visionary?

Daily Bow: Revolutionary, Reactionary, Visionary?

Daily Bow Logo Join and help us discover the answer of what makes a musician revolutionary AND visionary! Be prepared to think so that you can share your insights!
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Guest Video: Simon Fischer

  Simon Fischer is a London-based violinist and pedagogue. The video below is excerpted from his DVD The Secrets of Tone Production: On All Bowed String Instruments. The bow pressure exercise he demonstrates towards the end of the video was built on the original bow pressure exercises in Leopold Mozart’s A Treatise. Dr. Cheri Collins contacted Professor […]
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Bow Pressure Techniques

Dr. Cheri Collins has added another tone production exercise – and this time with the help of Professor Simon Fischer. Get better tone now!
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Monday’s Bow (July 17)

Monday’s Bow (July 17)

Daily Bow Logo What happens when you cross a classical musician with a revolutionary? What if Mozart met Monty Python? Check out exciting, interesting, and humorous stories in music brought to you on the Monday Daily Bow.
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Interview with Jenna Baumgart, Part 3

The final installment of our interview with Jenna Baumgart! She’s back to share some more ideas with other performers on how to prevent injuries and offer her ideas for the future.
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