Category Archives: Member Articles

Phrasing can make your performance special. To phrase is to do with music exactly the same thing you do when you tell a story or communicate language expressively. Use dynamics and expressions to convey your feelings about a piece of … Continue reading →

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc.  My name is Diane. I just turned 50 in July. I was born and raised in Rhode Island, attended college in … Continue reading →

All interested violinists and violists are welcome to learn the parts arranged and available here on Fiddlerman.com for the “Ghostbusters” International Youtube Project for Halloween 2012. At the beginning of October members will record themselves individually using a click track … Continue reading →

Fiddlerman members downloaded and practiced parts of 4 varying skill levels and worked hard to perfect them as well as possible. After a determined time they used a click track found on the project page to record themselves and submit … Continue reading →

• Please begin by telling us anything you would like to about yourself. Age, place of birth, residence, etc. Well for starters I’m 60 years old now and live in a small town in central North Carolina. I have lived … Continue reading →

Music before age 9 protects brain after 60 Even former musicians may benefit from the cognitive boost. “In other words, you don’t use it or lose it. Nonetheless, the study highlighted the critical importance of the timing of musical activity, … Continue reading →