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Join me in challenging the status quo of violin teaching, destigmatizing injuries and embracing all aspects of musicians’ wellness, getting nerdy about pedagogy, and living an artistically fulfilling and joyful life as a twenty-first-century classical musician.
How we can use kinesiological approaches to help violin teachers better evaluate and diagnose movement-related issues in the lesson.
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How great musicians sabotage their teaching, and what we can all do to overcome the curse of expertise.
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Horn player and composer Brian Kavolius-Matherne explores how musicians can have multifaceted careers.
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Part two of my interview with violinist and contemporary classical music advocate Catie Rinderknecht Moritz.
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An interview with violinist and contemporary classical music advocate Catie Rinderknecht-Moritz.
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Explore the fundamentals of healthy movement using embodied anatomy, gentle exercises, and mind-body techniques. Offering somatic movement workshops and private sessions for musician.
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Want to enhance your playing and teaching? I'm sharing some of my favorite musicians' wellness and pedagogy resources and recommendations.
To me, successful music-making is healthy, empowered, and joyful music-making. I’m a violinist with over 10 years of professional playing and teaching experience and received my Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance in 2021. I teach beginning to advanced violin lessons in Lynnwood, WA and online.
After years of struggling with injuries, I became a certified Franklin Method Educator and now offer movement education and wellness workshops for musicians around the world.
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