I did an interview for the National Children’s Orchestra with a young violinist in the under 13 orchestra. It was great fun to do, not least because the two of us have both led NCO orchestras in our time, we share a violin teacher, and she asked thoughtful questions. Here is a selection which appeared in this year’s NCO summer programme
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An article (published in JESTA magazine for ESTA in the autumn of 2015) on the importance of scales as part of instrumental education. It’s not all terrible, boring work! Here is why.
This article was published in ARCO the magazine for ESTA (European String Teacher’s Association) in the Autumn of 2015
Should players separate technique and musicality when preparing a piece?
My opinions on this appear in the Strad Magazine.