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Takin' My Baby Along: Reflections on Music and ...
Written by Katie Glassman, Edited by Adam Kulakow Not long after I started playing in 1988, people called me a fiddler. And I liked that. In fact, it became the...
Takin' My Baby Along: Reflections on Music and ...
Written by Katie Glassman, Edited by Adam Kulakow Not long after I started playing in 1988, people called me a fiddler. And I liked that. In fact, it became the...

How To Use a Practice Journal
It’s a challenge to practice regularly, and if you do, you might still feel like you’re not getting the most out of your practice. Students often go home from their...
How To Use a Practice Journal
It’s a challenge to practice regularly, and if you do, you might still feel like you’re not getting the most out of your practice. Students often go home from their...

To Rosin or Not to Rosin?
I love rosin, and lots of it, so you’ll have to excuse me if I get a little sappy here. But folks often have lots of questions about this topic:...
To Rosin or Not to Rosin?
I love rosin, and lots of it, so you’ll have to excuse me if I get a little sappy here. But folks often have lots of questions about this topic:...

4 Things to Know When You're Thinking of Hostin...
Jam sessions are one of the best perks of being a fiddler. Whether you’re a seasoned jam veteran or you’ve never experienced a jam, there’s always something to be gained...
4 Things to Know When You're Thinking of Hostin...
Jam sessions are one of the best perks of being a fiddler. Whether you’re a seasoned jam veteran or you’ve never experienced a jam, there’s always something to be gained...

How Can I Play Better At My Lessons?
“I swear I could play this at home when I was practicing by myself! I don’t know why I can’t do it in my lesson.” Sound familiar? It’s common to...
How Can I Play Better At My Lessons?
“I swear I could play this at home when I was practicing by myself! I don’t know why I can’t do it in my lesson.” Sound familiar? It’s common to...

Habit Hack #5: Break It Up
Breaking up is hard to do, in the famously catchy words of Neil Sedaka. With that haircut, I’m sure he would know. But here’s the good news: when it comes...
Habit Hack #5: Break It Up
Breaking up is hard to do, in the famously catchy words of Neil Sedaka. With that haircut, I’m sure he would know. But here’s the good news: when it comes...