It is very easy to get sidetracked and practice ineffectively. You can be extremely efficient, using every moment to do something yet never progress. So how do you make sure you keep growing and improving? A laser focus on outcomes while remaining optimistic and dedicated to fun can help you choose what to, and more importantly what not to practice. There are only so many hours in the day and your practice should not take up most of them! So without further ado, here are the

Dinu Lipatti was one of the great pianists of the 20th century despite having his life cut short in 1950 by Hodgkin's Disease at age 33. In addition to his resplendent artistry, consummate mastery of his instrument, and his renowned kindness, he was known to be a master pedagog and deeply dedicated to his pupils. In a letter penned to one of his students Lippati laid out his approach to practice: “What can I tell you about interpretation? I really ought to talk to you about i

Violin can be overwhelming in its complexity but there are technical fundamentals that if you understand and employ can unlock massive returns in the quality of your playing. One of these is posture. As simple as it would seem, posture is a problem for 90% of violinists at all levels. The physical asymmetry of violin playing along with the extreme demands of accuracy, coordination, and tone production can lead to a slowly devolving posture that in turn makes everything you do