“You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.” - Dick Van Dyke

I once saw a sign on the wall behind an online fiddle teacher that said, “Listening is Practicing.” Sounds like the lazy way of practicing, I thought. But after a second think, I realized how much work your brain does listening to other people play the songs you want to learn.

“Practicing is a form of meditation.” — Frank Hamilton  After I graduated high school, I spent a year abroad as an exchange student. If you’ve ever lived in a strange…

Hopefully, you’re finding those fifteen minutes every day to practice. Some time-saving advice comes from several of our instructors - leave your instrument out.  George Eckerd suggests, “Hang your instrument…

There’s a joke going around social media that I’m going to paraphrase:  I used to think I didn’t practice because I didn’t have the time. Then I was in lockdown…