Intro to Dovid

• What was behind his decision to move to Mexico during the pandemic and how it influenced his practicing 
• How Dovid is even enjoying his practice that much more 
• Dovid’s process of practice and practicing properly
• Physical aspects of practice 
• How the weather affects your warmup and routine
• Why practicing Bach is so helpful to Dovid.... technically and musically
• How to practice scales with or without a tuner... “to drone or or not”
• How to eventually be most consistent on the violin... “feeling it and hearing it”
• How the hand and thumb in the left hand are a critical part of a solid left hand 
• How Dovid and I take note of great soloists and what we appreciate about them.... and how we want the audience to see and feel the same 
• How we play and perform in front of all kinds of audiences
• Performing under pressure!
• What made Dovid the most  nervous???
• Dovid’s tips for performance anxiety 
• How Dovid’s experience with triathlons relates to performance anxiety 
• Cross training in “performing”
• What did Dovid last intentionally listen to musically?