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Conducting Is A Strange Thing To Teach.

I Open Up My Violin Case Every Day, And Have One Of The Great Creations. It Is Very Inspiring. It Makes You Want To Practice. How Can You Open Up A Case And Look At A Violin That Was Made In 1713 By One Of The Greatest Artists In History And Then Say, "no, I Don't Feel Like Practicing Today."

What Drew Me To The Violin Was Mastering The Instrument Technically, Which I'm Continuing To Do.

There Are Some Great Teachers Who Have Had Great Students, But They Themselves Can't Play A Note. I Don't Understand It, Because The Most I Learned From My Teacher Was Just Hearing Him Play.

There Are Days That I Get Neurotic With The Instrument [violin]. Every Little Adjustment Will Change The Balance For Good Or For Bad. It's Kind Of A Miracle, The Way The Whole Thing Works As An Acoustical Whole, So Perfectly Balanced That Any Little Thing Will - Which Also Means The Weather, The Humidity.