Sometimes beta-blockers really are the most appropriate solution, but the stigma keeps people from even considering them. That's why Laurie Niles decided to share this personal story about performance anxiety.
"Crooked bowing" is not always a bad thing, and here's why, from a lecture by James Stern. From our archives and the 2015 Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies.
An adult beginner posted on social media that she was learning some movements of Bach Partita No. 3 after playing just six months. Folks piled on. Is it a problem to go for the advanced repertoire, when you're a beginner? By Laurie Niles.