Dealing with Perfectionism in Suzuki Students by Alan K. DuncanWhy is perfectionism detrimental to musicians? Musical performance is an inherently subjective and interpretive act. Certain facts about stylistic interpretation of the composer’s intent are simply not...
Tom Sykes Rec Center was a great host for our 2 week summer camp! Located on the same campus of Dilworth Elementary in a historic Charlotte neighborhood. We split up into two groups for weekly points earned from bow circle competitions, good behavior, and winning...
A teacher at a summer festival once asked me, “What are you going to do with violin?” I had no idea what I could do because I had been taking lessons for only 2 years at that point. (story for another day). I sheepishly said I didn’t know…. She...
This morning I woke up with a call at 8:15am (yes I slept that late) with someone calling about the summer camp. They wanted to know how much it would cost. I managed to get my most awake sounding voice out and give a few details. After working on the...
Part 1 Oh boy. I had no idea what I was getting into when I decided to finish my Suzuki training, start a studio, and also create a summer camp in one summer. For all of you musicians that have no idea what the future holds, I hope that this post will save...
