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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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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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Daily Bow: Being Adaptable in Classical Music

Daily Bow: Being Adaptable in Classical Music

Daily Bow Logo Being adaptable in classical music is an incredibly useful skill in today’s world. Check out this article from Brass Musician!
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Daily Bow: How Classical Music Thrives

Daily Bow: How Classical Music Thrives

Daily Bow Logo Read about how classical music can still thrive in the information age; a link to a great article from Ottawa Citizen.
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Daily Bow: Moving in Counterpoint

Daily Bow: Moving in Counterpoint

Daily Bow Logo Today the Cazenovia Counterpoint music festival begins. Presented by the Society for New Music, this annual event runs through Saturday July 23 and features the “creative energies of regional poets, artists, composers, and musicians.” Performances during the festival showcase a variety of different talents and art forms.
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Daily Bow: A Meeting Point in Music

Daily Bow: A Meeting Point in Music

Daily Bow Logo L. Subramaniam has invented what he calls “global fusion”, a hybrid of western classical orchestration and improvisational styles from around the world.
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Monday’s Bow (July 11)

Monday’s Bow (July 11)

Daily Bow Logo The brilliant Mozart… SHE was an amazing violinist! Also see what’s going on at the Colorado Music Festival, and learn more about an incredible 18-year old musician who performed the Tchaikovsky concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra last week. These are exciting, interesting, and humorous stories in music brought to you on the Monday Daily […]
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Consistency of Practicing

Consistency is the key behind any process. Practicing is no exception. Check out Emily Wright’s personal reflection on practicing and see what you can learn from it.
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The Power of Not Sleeping?

The Power of Not Sleeping? Sleep has a tremendous impact on our physical and mental health. No sleep may have an even greater inverse effect.
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Daily Bow: Live Music in the Community

Daily Bow: Live Music in the Community

Daily Bow Logo Young Julia Duvall and the Harmonia Music Club have raised $1400 for the Japanese relief effort!
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