Scale Up! Roger Benedict's new viola scale book

A review of violist Roger Benedict’s excellent new scale book.

Technique, Scales, Practicing, Book ReviewsTravis MarilNovember 13, 2022 Comments

The great viola virtuoso William Primrose said playing the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin on the viola was “as a rule…a disaster.” In this post, the first of two, I describe some of my efforts at disaster prevention.

Getting Bach in Shape, Teaching, Technique, PracticingTravis MarilAugust 22, 2022Comment

Too many notes to learn? Avoid burnout with multi-scale planning

Learn my approach for dealing with massive amounts of repertoire.

Organization, Practicing, PlanningTravis MarilAugust 4, 2022Comment

The Aha! List

Keeping a list of your most important observations can be a game changer in your daily practice.

Practicing, Organization, For StudentsTravis MarilJuly 14, 2022 Comments

Like a Fighter Pilot

Lessons learned from LA Phil Principal Cellist Robert DeMaine

Style, Technique, Masterclasses, PracticingTravis MarilJune 13, 2022 Comment

The Hourglass Method for Learning Music: Part 1 - Outline

Practicing, HourglassTravis MarilSeptember 14, 2021Comment

String Theory

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