<ul> <li>Amy Beth’s beginnings and pathway to playing the violin </li> <li>Her bond with her Mom </li> <li>Playing and performing during church services and how that influenced her life as a performer</li> <li>Amy discusses her opinions on using beta blockers</li> <li>We discuss where being nervous emanates from</li> <li>Staying present in performance</li> <li>Amy Beth talks about the value of repetitions of perfomances</li> <li>We talk about the relationship of parent/musician to child/musician</li> <li>Amy Beth talks about her “Breakfast with the Violin” with Ava</li> <li>We talk about the transition to Ava having moved on to a private teacher that wasn’t Mom</li> <li>Amy Beth talk about the “concierge program” approach that she and I both implement</li> <li>We talk in depth about how violin students find their “sound”</li> <li>Amy Beth talks about finding what tools she learned from her teachers that helped her find her sound</li> <li>We talk shop about violin technique (bow technique and vibrato</li> <li>Amy Beth talks about her favorite violinists </li> </ul>

Andrew Lipke is back!

Philadelphia Orchestra member, Richard Amoroso, 1st Violin debriefs about The Orchestra post-concert with behind the scenes stories. Other Orchestra members as well as other prominent musicians are regularly interviewed.