From Perfection to Authenticity, Orchestra-style

By |2020-02-27T11:24:03-05:00February 27th, 2020|Musicians, Orchestra, Stories, Teaching Philosophy|

At what point in the music-learning process can creativity be introduced? Maybe when the D-major scale can be played in-tune? Or, could we begin tapping into musical exploration from the first baby steps of plucking strings? A classically-trained violist, I took over 15 years to take the terrifying [...]