Teamwork in Suzuki Families

Learning an instrument is hard work - no bones about it. It could be the piano, cello, flute, or any instrument. In this case, my instrument is the violin. For a Suzuki family, there should always be a team. The student, the teacher,…

Virginia Suzuki Institute

I am currently attending the Virginia Suzuki Institute, which is handily located 10 miles from my residence in Abingdon, VA. I'm studying with Suzuki Master Teacher Libby Armour (from Memphis, TN) and learning lots of instructional tips and…

Baroque Composers: J.S. Bach

In honor of STEA's recent performance of J.S. Bach's Concerto for Two Violins, I thought I'd start a little series of blog posts on Bach and his contemporaries. Johann Sebastian Bach is perhaps best known for his prolific writing of music…