Check out this Chinese proverb: I really like it a lot. But sometimes it's hard to figure out exactly how to act on a proverb, even if I think I agree with it. In today's video I take about 10 minutes to get very specific about what relaxation means to me and how it...

This was email only when I sent it out on Wednesday. Because of requests on YouTube, I've made it a blog post as well. Please sign up for the email list if you'd like to catch everything like this in the future. 🙂 Here's a little about how I got bit by the music bug:...

I’m not here to say that everyone should learn to learn to play an instrument. Some people just want to listen, so if playing isn’t your thing, more power to you. As my pal Jay used to say about things like this, “That’s why they make more than one kind of breakfast...

Only problem with instrumental music is sometimes you miss out on great Robert Burns lyrics: Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and auld lang syne? CHORUS: For auld lang syne, my jo, for auld lang syne,...

Wanna learn some new music to share with family and friends for the holidays, but already feeling the time crunch? This group is full but stay tuned for the next one. You can still check out my version of King of the Faeries and read a bit about my group teaching...

Well here they are! Two videos to guide you through the "slow part" of The Last of The Mohicans Theme. This smooth lyrical melody appears in the sounds track version as a layer over the rhythmicky (Hot Violinist technical term), five-note-roll-filled part that starts...

Here's an oldie but goldie from the E Muzeki days of yore! We wrote it while our band was on tour in Florida in 2007 and first recorded it on our Agrafa album released later that year. It was influenced by some Appalachian fiddle tricks I learned from Judy Hyman along...