What Is Historically Informed Performance – and Why It Still Matters
HIP is not a costume or a niche – it is a way of thinking that can make your playing clearer, freer, and more deeply expressive.
Why Online Violin Lessons Work Better Than You Think
Online violin lessons can sharpen your ears, simplify your routine, and often speed up progress – with studio-level sound and real connection through the screen.
Bringing HIP Awareness to Modern Violin Playing
How historical ideas on phrasing, rhetoric, and articulation can make modern violin playing feel more natural, less tense, and far more personal.
Mindful Practice for the Modern Violinist
When practice stops being punishment and becomes awareness, everything changes – sound, ease, and the way you feel with the violin in your hands.
Inside the Studio – How I Teach, Think, and Listen
If the homepage is the short answer, this is the full story – how I think about sound, teaching, Historically Informed Performance, and what it actually feels like to learn in this studio.
Holding The Violin With (Or Without) A Chin Rest
Chin-off playing is not a belief system – it is a skill. This article traces how violin holding developed historically and shows how you can explore chin-off safely, without turning your setup into a new religion.
What to Expect From Your First Online Lesson With Me
Your first online violin lesson with me is not an audition, but a calm, human conversation about your playing. In this article, I show you exactly what happens in that first session, so you can start without pressure and still feel genuinely supported.