Suzuki Method Violin lessons for children and adults
“As always, I admire your students’ professionalism both musically and with their etiquette!!! Additionally, your whole vision of pairing the pieces with recipes was brilliant. You always present a fun, invigorating, enjoyable recital!!! (I’m jealous you weren’t my piano teacher)
Lisa Edwards, concert pianist, collaborator and coach
Is your February Fine, Frosty, or Fabulous?
Wishing all you Fiddlers some happy Sidewalk Serenades!
Surprise the neighbors by playing your Tunes outside their Front Door! Then have fun making some Fiddle Recipes! Stand By for a new Freebie from Me to You!

This months Quote to Ponder:
“Your excuse is nothing more than a nail in your House of Failure”
Francine Peterson, Bassoon Professor Marrowstone Festival
Congratulations to Kayden Navarro – our 2021 Practice-a-thon Winner!
She nailed it by including practice days while out of town on family vacation!

PRACTICE-A-THON 2021 – From Thanksgiving to New Years, we challenge each other to tuck in a “Six Minute Sizzle” every day. Seesaw is our landing pad for all this creativity. 15 days of Practice Videos earn you a Nutcracker prize!
“November to Remember Recital” – celebrating our first live playing together! Review solos and New tastes featuring excerpts from “The FOur Seasons” and making our own Gondolas, a la Curious George!
Studio News!
WE ARE PLAYING TOGETHER ON THE PORCH! Lessons & Group Class. Temperature checks, Masks and Hand-washing keeping us healthy! Isn’t is great to be free of Sore Throats and Colds!!
ANYONE Can Have LONG DISTANCE LESSONS too! Keep it going no matter where your practice room is OR if you just can’t stand being in the traffic! Miss Leslie has fresh ears for your Violin Playing, whether your are changing teachers, prepping for College Audition videos, Need a Mid-week Practice Pal, or just plain Stuck at Home!
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The Monthly Practice Tip:
The FIRST Five Minute Focus is where the most work is accomplished!
Half the problem is just getting started, or thinking that you don’t have enough time. If you have time to check your Texts, Twitter, Instagram or FaceBook, You Have Time for one excerpt! Keep your case open, or hang your instrument on the wall.
Do More Than None!
RUMPLED REALITY: PJ Practice Videos with Miss Leslie. Don’t worry about losing your lesson notes, just choose a nugget and follow along. Practice done! Check.
FaceTime, Zoom and Seesaw – Our tools for Staying Safe and Connected! As the need for Online Lessons continues, “Seesaw” is our latest enhancement to promote Creativity, engage our whimsy buttons, and understand the music better Between Lessons!
ASHOKAN FAREWELL our grand studio project united us in lieu of our 2020 Formal Recital. Violinists from every step of their Twinkle Trail play together from their individual homes.
Did You Know?
Miss Leslie can play Violin and spin a Hula Hoop at the same time!
TEAMWORK!
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Here’s a little peek at what can happen at Pre-School!
Did you know that an Oscar weighs over 12lbs?!
Another great reason to keep your work outs going as a musician!
