This is what music is to me. This is what is meant to be. It’s for everyone. There’s room for us all. We can weep, wail, sing, celebrate, da

Anxiety is this dark, vague, lurking presence in my chest. I smell a hanging malodor in the air around me, try to ignore it till the...

The typical narrative we think of for a concerto is one of striving, which is perfect for Beethoven. It's an epic story of one lone...

Today's post is just a short thank you to the students of Scott Goranson, orchestra director at Davis High School. It was incredibly fun...

Beethoven wrote his Concerto for Violin in 1806, toward the beginning of his incredibly productive middle period (1803-14). In 1802, he...

I ended yesterday's entry with young Beethoven whittling at his art. The other word for this is practicing. There is a framework that...

None of Beethoven’s biographers can find evidence of much social connection between him and his peers as a child. There are no tales of...

Since I spend so much time alone in my practice studio, I like to surround myself with things that will inspire me while I'm there. Lots...

I spend hours of every day alone in a practice room. It's just me and the violin, learning how to work together. Or it's me and the...

Being in daily conversation with great works of art is transformative. Today I began my practice routine with a step back in history to...