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Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States

Observations of Guitar Class in 50 States By NAfME Member Bill Swick This article first appeared in the January 2021 issue of Teaching Music. Guitar education reflects diversity and provides…

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Tomas Cotik playing Schubert Symphony No 2 Mvt 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Schubert Symphony No. 2, Mvt. 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Schubert Symphony No. 2, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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Tomas Cotik plays Mozart Symphony N. 39

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mozart Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 2

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mozart Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 2 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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Curtains Up! Pathways to Theater and the Fine Arts during COVID-19

Curtains Up! Pathways to Theater and the Fine Arts during COVID-19 By NAfME Member Brian Cyr An abbreviated version of this article first appeared in the Connecticut Association of Boards…

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Tomas Cotik plays Mendelssohn Symphony

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 1 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn Scherzo

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021 issue…

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The Virtual Performance Is Here to Stay

The Virtual Performance Is Here to Stay Process over Performance  By NAfME Member Nicole Guimaraes The original article first appeared on Nicole Guimaraes’s blog. Virtual Performances—they have become commonplace in…

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Tomas Cotik playing Brahms on violin

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 2, Solo

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 2, Solo By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved. The April 2021…

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Tomas Cotik plays Beethoven

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 2

Resources for Learning the Violin Audition Excerpt: Beethoven Symphony No. 7, Mvt. 2 By NAfME Member Tomás Cotik  Copyright © by Tomás Cotik – All rights reserved.  The April 2021…

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Repertoire Selection Is Key in a Virtual World

Repertoire Selection Is Key in a Virtual World Four Key Elements to Consider By NAfME Member Steve Martin, sponsored by GPG Music For nearly a year we’ve shifted from traditional…

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