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Beast Takes Rancho by Storm
Full company sings “Be Our Guest” from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Musical direction by Melanie Alpert Cesar Quintero as Lumiere with Can Can dancers. Studio alum Taylor Pearson as Darque in Maison des Lune Congratulations to all studio students who participated in the Broadway Experience/Los Osos High School production of Disney’s Beauty and the [...]
Getting to Carnegie Hall
The irrepressible Mimi Zweig leads a master class at the String Academy of Wisconsin on the Campus of University of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. When accomplished 15 year old violinist Brian Zhang signed up to play for Mimi Zweig, he was probably thinking of Mozart, Bach or Barber. Little did he know he’d soon be taking [...]
Milwaukee’s brewing up some fine music
Master Teacher Darcy Drexler explains the finer points of violin vibrato to seven year old Academy student Margaret Knox. Every summer, string teachers from across the country make a pilgrimage to Milwaukee. This week, I’m here with a dozen other teachers to observe what is arguably one of the finest models of string education in [...]
The Touch of the Master’s Hand
I ran across the following old poem, and thought I’d share: ’twas battered and scarred and the auctioneer Thought it scarcely worth his while To waste much time on the old violin, But he held it up with a smile: “What am bidden, good folks?” he cried, “Who’ll start the bidding for me?” “A dollar! [...]
July and August Studio Lesson Schedule
VIOLIN STUDENTS: There will be NO lessons the week of July 6-12. I’ll be attending a special session for for violin teachers at the String Academy of Wisconsin. Yes, I will be teaching from July 13-19. However, I’ll be taking an extended vacation in late July. Hence there will be no lessons between July 20-August [...]
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