Monthly Archives: February 2015
On O’Connor and Suzuki
Yesterday I published a rather sad post that accepted many of the criticisms noted violinist Mark O’Connor has leveled at Shinichi Suzuki, father of the Suzuki method of music instruction. I removed that post last night. I know myself relatively well, and while every day I age I get better and better about not reacting […]
Blizzard Solace: Stymied!
What is the perfect Chicago blizzard activity? Playing the violin at home, of course! What did I find when I opened my case to do just that just now? A broken A string, my first broken string ever – leave it to me to have a broken string on one of the best days for […]
Ryan Libel 