A friend who had a 20-year career in banking came to a realization. “I spent years climbing the career ladder only to find it was leaning...

Music is learned progressively by participating in musical activities over many years. These activities can be as simple as a 2-year old ...

The vast majority of students stop playing before the end of high school. The students that keep playing do so because they find learning...

Young violinists who grow into successful adult players do so because they have intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is the desire ...

Learning the violin requires a sustained effort over many years. The vast majority of students that succeed and continue playing as adult...

Children are naturally curious. They want to learn and explore new activities. Everyday in some town or city, a child hears someone play ...

Text of Video Everywhere you go, you can find people of all ages having fun playing the violin... Kids and adults love playing music with...

Like most career violinists, Marcia Van Dyke was a child prodigy. She was unusual in that few women were performing professionally in the...

One of my very favorite writers and thinkers is Atul Gawande. He is also a surgeon and public health researcher. In his book, Being Morta...

Like everything else this year, lessons look nothing like they did a year ago. I have been teaching outdoors since the weather started pe...