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A Small Musical Gem
I don't know if it's symptomatic of living in a town where the music shop has been closed, and having seen music shops disappear in...

Alison Moar
Feb 21, 20202 min read


Cracking Christmas Concert!
With Christmas coming up fast, we kicked off the season with an awesome Christmas concert! Several of my pupils took part, all of them...
Alison Moar
Dec 21, 20182 min read


Fiddlesticks!
Here is a band called "The Flyin Fiddle" playing and singing a version of one of my favourite folk tunes: "Star of the County Down." This...
Alison Moar
Apr 10, 20171 min read
Slipping pegs
I was talking to a friend recently, who asked me if I'd ever had a problem with slipping pegs on a pupil's violin. I can honestly say...

Alison Moar
Mar 31, 20151 min read


Why joining an orchestra is such a good idea
As someone who has played violin from a young age, joining an orchestra as a child was a way to both socialise and improve my...
Alison Fairrchild
Mar 20, 20152 min read


Why is having bad posture so bad for you?
Posture and hand position are two things, as my pupils will tell you, that I find very important. There are so many things that can go...

Alison Moar
Jan 28, 20152 min read
One for all those Frozen fans!
Frozen is very popular with a lot of young musicians at the moment, in particular a number of my violin pupils are avid fans of this...

Alison Moar
Dec 18, 20141 min read
Favourite musicians and motivation to play
Having a musician whose style and playing you really enjoy is important as a developing musician as it gives you something to aim for...

Alison Moar
Dec 5, 20141 min read


Parents learning with their children
The mother of one of my pupils has been enthusiastically practising with her child using a full size violin they have lying around. I...

Alison Moar
Sep 1, 20142 min read


Getting Started
The violin is an exciting instrument to learn, because it is one of the most expressive instruments in the orchestra. By virue of being...

Alison Moar
Aug 25, 20144 min read
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