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Valentina Jotovic: Feb 20, 2011
According to my parents, I began to express interest in the violin at age six. In those days there were no "Suzuki" type programs to send me to, nor the money to afford this. It was at age eight when I was finally allowed to begin learning to play...
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Valentina Jotovic: Feb 16, 2011
It has been hard for me to believe that my first baby is actually in Kindergarten, let alone half way through her first year of elementary school....
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Valentina Jotovic: Feb 13, 2011
Piano teachers have long recognized the potential of teaching in groups. Group teaching began in Dublin, Ireland around 1815. The German musician...
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Valentina Jotovic: Feb 10, 2011
I’ll begin with the disclaimer that I’m no psychologist (well, at least not one by trade; I think every teacher is a psychologist to a certain...
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Valentina Jotovic: Feb 5, 2011
Anxiously sitting in the traffic of Newark where each light seems to be against us changing to red just seconds before we arrive, I have no idea how...
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Valentina Jotovic: Jan 16, 2011
I am still surprised to this day when people ask me if I “mind playing the bass”...as if it requires an act of humility on my part. They see the bass...
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Valentina Jotovic: Jan 11, 2011
Music has been a part of my life from the very beginning. Singing voices filled my ears and mind with wonder.
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Valentina Jotovic: Jan 6, 2011
One method for music students to reduce performance anxiety is to do what is called a Practice Performance. A practice performance is designed to...
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Valentina Jotovic: Dec 9, 2010
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the voice is definitely the party music wafting out of that window. It can express our joys, our fears,...
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Valentina Jotovic: Nov 28, 2010
I think we all would agree that the sound of a child’s singing voice is one of the most beautiful and precious sounds on earth. To hear this natural...