This is an in depth with Drew where we discuss everything from Covid to classical music, performance and practice.

David and I talk extensively about many aspects of violin playing, practicing and performing.

Chris and I have an interesting question about all facets of music. Chris goes deep into his background and life experience and tells his great story!

Conversation includes: - what he's been doing during this Pandemic - his training - about the five string violin he plays - his personal path to the violin - how he practices and prepares for his performances - Effortless Mastery - his favorite musicians - and much more :)

Timothy and I reflect on how we dealt this pandemic and the lockdown. We discuss practice routines and preparing for competitions Recording oneself Comfort with speaking to the audience What is required learning for major Intl. Violin Competitions Timothy’s violin and influences His approach to playing Bach Timothy’s evolving relationship to music and social media If Timothy wasn’t a musician??? What is the last piece of music that Timothy listened to?

Benjamin discusses his approach to different Symphony Orchestras. We talk about how musicians and listeners respond to a musical experience and inspiration. Benjamin discusses “shining eyes” and “one butted playing” and reaching students and musicians. We discuss more tempo and impulses and the impact on audiences. I ask Benjamin about the “it factor” and how performers reach certain heights and transcend. We talk about shifting our mentality of life.

In this episode, Benjamin and I discuss my initial road of how I was introduced to him through my golf pro. Next we discuss time and how everyone experiences “time” in such a personal way. Benjamin then gives many musical examples at the piano of tempo and time. Some of the examples analyzed and discussed are Beethoven’s 9th, Beethoven’s 5th and Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 amongst other works. We then discuss other topics such as feedback from musicians, vibrato and the metronome.

In this episode, Andrew and I discuss different Rock bands. Andrew gives his list of top ten, and he details his reasons for liking them and the influence it had on his compositions. I also list my favorite bands and we discuss...

In this Episode, I have an in depth conversation with Amy Beth about her musical journey as a violinist. We discuss performance anxiety and teaching pedagogy among other many other things.

In this episode, I have a conversation with Philadelphia Orchestra member of the bass section, Rob Kesselman.