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Daily Bow: Joshua Bell Announced as New Music Director

Daily Bow: Joshua Bell Announced as New Music Director

Daily Bow Logo Joshua Bell is one of the most recognized and sought-after violinists in the world today. And his professional career is just taking off for new horizons. Read on!
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Taking Your Career to the Next Level: 6 Essential Musician Strategies

Now, more than ever before, musicians need to be entrepreneurial in creating their own paths to success. Read on to learn from expert Angela Beeching about how to forge your own way in music.
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What is “Good” Tone? Re-calibrating our Ears

Have you ever wondered exactly what “good” tone is? If you want to learn more about how to improve YOUR tone READ ON!
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Daily Bow: Are Tiger Children Better Musicians?

Daily Bow: Are Tiger Children Better Musicians?

Daily Bow Logo In this Friday’s Daily Bow, we look at the “Tiger Mother” approach to parenting. Do you think it is an effective way of developing young musicians.
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String Players’ Brains are “Special”

As string players, we develop brain areas that others do not. Other musicians develop unique brains, but string players are subjects of ongoing research because they offer distinctive evidence of brain plasticity. Our brains develop more in volume, mechanisms of use, and perhaps heightened abilities beyond music alone.
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Interview with Cellist and Editor Valter Dešpalj

Interview with Cellist and Editor Valter Dešpalj

Valter Despalj Featured Banner Internationally acclaimed cellist, arranger, and Ovation Press editor Valter Dešpalj shares his thoughts on arranging music and the evolving body of cello repertoire.
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Understanding Visionary

In the conclusion to “The Future is Now” we explore Visionary, the music innovation project. It is designed to empower classical musicians to play an integral role in revitalizing and reinventing the way classical music is presented and perceived. That is our mission statement… but what are we looking for?
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Five Key Career Success Strategies for Today’s Musician

Angela Myles Beeching, author of “Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music,” has advised hundreds of musicians on every aspect of career advancement. Here, Beeching offers five keys strategies especially relevant to string players.
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Yo-Yo Ma Leads Discussion at CSO Symposium

Yo-Yo Ma brings contagious joy and energy to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Citizen Musicianship Initiative!
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