Violin

December 8, 2009

In this issue:
Celebrating Excellence 2009 CD
Ask the Experts, parts 6-10
Member Demographics
ISA Violin Committee Report on Book Revisions
4 More New Institutes
Conference:
Keynote Speakers
A “Masterclass” for Graduate and Doctoral Researchers?
Conference Sponsorship, Exhibiting, and Advertising Opportunities
Celebrating Excellence 2009 CD
Celebrating Excellence 2009 features musicians who… Read more ▶

November 13, 2009

The SAA would like to welcome three new Teacher Trainers:Mary Hofer
Voice
Stevens Point, WIJoseph Pecoraro
Guitar
Winston-Salem, NC
James Hutchins
Violin
Silver Spring, MD
These Trainer Candidates completed the final steps in the approval process following the ISA Teacher Trainer Conference in Boston last month. We look… Read more ▶

June 1, 2009 by Hannah Frey

“Tone has a living soul without form.”
We have all heard this quote by Dr. Suzuki, but what does it mean?
Think of an electronic keyboard, one that has many different instrument settings. Have you listened to the violin setting? A keyboard… Read more ▶

June 1, 2009 by Ann Montzka Smelser

“Tone has a living soul without form.”
When I traveled to Matsumoto, Japan, in 1986 to study with Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, I packed so much music in my head and in my violin case. I was only to be there for… Read more ▶

March 16, 2009

Virtual Leadership Retreat—Register Now!The April Virtual Leadership Retreat is fast approaching. The kick-off event will be the LIVE Annual Meeting video webcast and chat on April 4th at 3:30pm Pacific time, which will be open to all members. Other VLR-only… Read more ▶

September 5, 2008

Video about the New Violin Books
View a video of the SAA Violin Committee’s presentation on the revised Suzuki violin books from the 2008 Conference.
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Video about the New Piano Books
Mary Craig Powell and E.L. Lancaster discuss the improvements and changes… Read more ▶

June 1, 2008 by Alvaro Soltero

On my fifth birthday my sister came home with a violin. That was how it all started. This is how I came to know Martin Goldman. This is how I came to know the violin.
At first, I hated it.… Read more ▶

March 5, 2008 by Teri Einfeldt, Joseph Silverstein

What projects are you involved with at the moment?
At the moment I am actively involved guest conducting, soloing, playing chamber music, teaching, and just enjoying music as much as ever being an amateur in the very best sense of the… Read more ▶