Introduction Veteran performer, Strings By Mail owner, and guitar teacher for 15 years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, John Wunsch presents a series of articles on alleviating performance anxiety. A series of articles beginning with Part 1. Controlling Performance Anxiety, Part 4: Reducing the Likelihood of Anxiety by John Wunsch (Originally published in […]
Read morewritten by Irene Gómez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Articles Claude Debussy – 100 Years of his Death Browse and shop Debussy related sheet music for pieces referenced in this article Since the past two years I have brought to this section of Strings By Mail, relevant facts that have been important for […]
Read more Introduction Veteran performer, Strings By Mail owner, and guitar teacher for 15 years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, John Wunsch presents a series of articles on alleviating performance anxiety. A series of articles beginning with Part 1. Controlling Performance Anxiety, Part 3: Reasonable Expectations “Taking the Long View” by John Wunsch (Originally published […]
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Gifts for Players As much as we love people who play stringed instruments, we have to admit they can be a little — well — persnickety. This can make buying gifts for them about as easy as trying to cram a guitar into a ukulele case. Need Help? We’re here to help. We’ve put together […]
Read more Introduction Veteran performer, Strings By Mail owner, and guitar teacher for 15 years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, John Wunsch presents a series of articles on alleviating performance anxiety. A series of articles beginning with Part 1. This month’s article will present a paced approach to playing comfortably in front of others. This […]
Read moreFrank Chaprnka is an elementary music teacher and Suzuki guitar teacher in Naples, Florida and has been a guitar teacher for a little over 20 years. Why Suzuki? Thoughts on the Suzuki Guitar Method with Frank Chaprnka In this blog article, I would like to discuss why I teach the Suzuki Method for Guitar. Early […]
Read more Introduction With colleges and universities convening nationwide, October seems the appropriate time to begin a new instructional series for the Strings By Mail Articles page. Veteran performer, Strings By Mail owner, and guitar teacher for 15 years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, John Wunsch presents a series of articles on alleviating performance anxiety. […]
Read morewritten by Irene Gomez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Articles Browse and shop Sheet Music for pieces referenced in this article Last year when we commemorated 400 years of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, the cultural world had a great opportunity to approach with new perspectives the work and lives of these […]
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We at Strings By Mail have long been fans of Howard Heitmeyer’s arrangements and compositions and carry a number of his works. When we recently heard that Rico Stover will be presenting a celebration and analysis of his work at the Guitar Foundation of America International Convention & Competition, we asked him to share some […]
Read moreWritten for Strings By Mail by guest blogger Thomas Byers. Thomas is the Director of Guitar studies at Northland Prep Academy and founder of the Thomas Byers Guitar Studio, LLC. These are simple parameters for engaging in and finalizing a piece of ensemble music. The three tiers create targets for both instructors and students to […]
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