Strings - A Musical Soliloquy 15

Showpieces - A Musical Soliloquy 19

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)Timestamps:0:00 Introduction and Overview1:00 What Makes Showpieces Dazzling3:00 What Makes a Showpiece6:10 Henryk Wieniawski7:07 Carmen Fantasy8:55 Niccolo Paganini9:55 Zigeunerweisen10:53 Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantella12:15 Paganini i Palpiti 14:42 Wieniawski Original Theme and Variations16:17 Waxman Carmen Fantasy 18:30 Ravel Tzigane20:38 “Showpiece” Playing27:03 “Virtuosic” Technique vs “Controlled” Technique33:35 Spontaneity in Emotion36:20 Practicing in the Extremes41:40 Playing Showpieces at a Young Age42:50 Jaime Laredo “Just Do It” Mentality44:13 Child Prodigy Life46:42 Purpose of Competitions51:02 Captivating an Audience58:37 Stand Up Comedians1:01:27 How to Find Your Voice1:08:30 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven1:13:25 Finding the Silver Lining1:15:07 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach1:19:17 German Language in Music

How to Choose a Private Teacher - A Musical Soliloquy 18

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Overview 1:07 Qualities of a Great Teacher 3:27 Schools We Applied to for Undergrad 9:24 Danielle Belen 10:52 New England Conservatory 12:06 Colburn Conservatory of Music 15:48 Curtis Institute of Music 19:45 Studio Culture 30:20 Learning from Other Students in the Studio 32:05 Three Qualities of Undergrad Teacher 40:26 Choosing Teacher as a Graduate Student 47:50 Where We Applied for Masters 52:00 Jaime Laredo 54:15 Pre-College Teachers 1:02:20 Finding Your First Teacher  1:06:00 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven 1:07:52 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach

Sheet Music vs iPad - A Musical Soliloquy 17

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Welcome 1:23 iPad Pros  5:40 Sheet Music Pros 7:58 M4 iPad Pro 10:49 Aaron Rosand Memory 13:20 iPad Page Turning Woes 19:49 Getting Distracted on iPad 25:45 Physical vs Digital Media 29:45 Markings in the Music 36:30 Sight Reading 38:42 Playing Piano 41:39 Piano Improvisation in Different Styles 46:22 Playing Sonatas from Memory 47:40 Glenn Gould Story 49:13 Writing on iPad 52:11 Magic Keyboard for iPad 53:53 Sheet Music as a Work of Art 57:00 Digital Screen Effect on Eyes 58:22 - Practice Tip of the Week - Zach 1:01:16 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Steven

Ilkhom Mukhiddinov - A Musical Soliloquy 16

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :)Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Ilkhom Musical Journey 13:00 Practicing in America 14:50 How We Met 27:00 Preparing Rite of Spring as Concertmaster 31:30 Practice Tip of the Week - Ilkhom 34:10 Life in Pittsburgh Symphony 43:00 Beta Blockers 48:10 Winning the Pittsburgh Symphony Audition 53:55 Manfred Honeck and Shostakovich 5 57:30 Soloing with Pittsburgh Symphony 58:45 Excerpt vs Solo Playing 1:05:13 Dreaming Big 1:11:32 Embracing Failures as a Part of Success 1:19:50 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Ilkhom

Strings - A Musical Soliloquy 15

Hosted by Steven Song and Zachary Brandon :) Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Overview 0:52 Current Strings 6:25 Evah Pirazzi Green vs Gold 8:37 Dynamo Strings 10:14 Larsen Il Canone Strings 12:50 Rondo Violin Strings 14:30 Peter Infeld Violin Strings 23:42 Dominant Pro  25:35 Vision Strings 26:45 Vision Titanium Solo vs Vision Solo 29:58 TI Strings 30:58 Dominant Strings 35:00 Gut Strings - Pirastro Oliv and Passione 46:02 Obligato Strings 47:30 Helicore Strings 48:27 Alphayue Strings 51:15 Lenzner Goldbrakat E String 55:36 Pirastro Gold E String 59:07 Maintaining Strings 1:01:18 When to Change Strings 1:03:19 Buying Strings 1:05:53 Practice Tip of the Week - Steven 1:08:00 Recording Recommendation of the Week - Zach