Happy new year everyone! The year is beginning for me with another published article in Strings magazine. Check out the January 2011 edition in bookstores now or follow the link below to the online version. The article is all about the left hand thumb ...

As the holidays approach it may be time to take advantage of seasonal sales and surprise the budding string player in your life (maybe even yourself) with a new instrument. First things first though. What size? A string teacher can size students best, ...

Whether renting or purchasing, no matter what your budget or playing ability is, and even before considering tone and looks, it's important to get an instrument that is playable - one that can be tuned and isn't a literal pain to try and play. In this ...

Very excited to have my first Strings magazine article published in the upcoming October edition. I received my copies over the weekend so, it’s official! I’ve been working on several more articles over the past few couple of months and thrilled to ...

Never heard of Parkour? I hadn’t either until a few weeks ago when a friend tried it. Wikipedia describes it, based on the original French name, l'art du déplacement (the art of movement), as a “physical discipline of training to overcome any obstacle ...