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Jessica Landes is currently accepting new students at her private violin studio in Swissvale , while at the same time, offering free music workshops in Braddock on a monthly basis.Landes teaches violin and viola in the Suzuki method, with students from the ages of four to 30.”With the method I teach, there are also group lessons, so there is a chance to work individually, in groups to learn how to    .. more …

There are different methods, and it is hard to decide which is the best way to learn to play guitar. As a matter of fact, there are differing opinions on the best way to learn the guitar. There are probably several different methods that could be described as the best way to learn to play guitar depending on the student.

Learning to play a guitar is almost equal to using the best instrument    .. more …

Talk is prelude to symphony concert Ruth Morrow will present an hour long talk Thursday as a prelude to the Wichita Falls Symphony’s season-opening concert Saturday.The symphony will perform “Nanie” by Johannes Brahms and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (“Choral”) during its 8 p.m. concert at Memorial Auditorium.Morrow, Bolin Distinguished Chair of Piano at Midwestern State University, will    .. more …

Philippe Quint was on his way into a rehearsal in Cincinnati when we spoke on the phone last week. Quint, who is from from St. Petersburg, Russia, is a young violinist with a burgeoning international career, which began at the ripe old age of 4. He plays a 1723 Stradavari violin, and his playing has been described as having lyricism and poetry, as well as “impeccable virtuosity.”He will play with    .. more …

The most familiar opening notes in classical music will be heard Saturday when the Topeka Symphony Orchestra performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony.The Fifth’s powerful four-note “da-da-da-DAH” ” three short Gs followed by a long E-flat ” opening will be heard as the featured work in the 7:30 p.m. Saturday program in White Concert Hall on the campus of Washburn University. Tickets,    .. more …

Russian musicians, Russian artistic direction and Russian money have combined forces for the past two Augusts to present a lavish festival of classical music in the French Alpine resort town of Annecy.Russian musicians are no strangers to the rest of the world these days and play an important part in musical life on every continent. A few Russians also provide artistic direction to foreign    .. more …