There are more people who miss playing music than there are people who actually do play music. There are countless reasons for not going back to playing, including fear, lack of time, bad memories from childhood experiences, not knowing others who may be…
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Red Shoe Company: An Arts Collective on a Mission of Happiness!
Thursday, November 09, 2017Violinist Teagan Faran’s unique vision combines great music, virtuosic performance, artistic collaboration and community involvement. Red Shoe Company is the product of this vision. SHAR is proud to support this incredible ensemble of talented and…
Your Musical Mental Map
Wednesday, November 08, 2017Learning to play an instrument is about hand positioning, technique, practice, and hard work. This careful training leads to muscle memory and tonal recognition. Mastery in playing an instrument requires additional skills well beyond even these. Dr.…
"A Heavenly Length" by Arnold Steinhardt
Monday, January 11, 2016The Guarneri String Quartet (photo by Erwin Fischer) and Charles Avsharian
Happy Birthday, Niccolo Paganini!
Monday, October 27, 2014Niccolo Paganini October 27, 1782 - May 27, 1840
Happy Birthday, Arnold Schoenberg!
Saturday, September 13, 2014Arnold Schoenberg September 13, 1874 - July 13, 1951
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Claude Debussy!
Thursday, August 28, 2014Claude DebussyBorn August 22, 1862, Died March 25, 1918
Happy Birthday, Leonard Bernstein!
Monday, August 25, 2014Leonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990
Which Bass Bag Is Right For You?
Monday, August 25, 2014If you play the bass, you’re going to need a bass bag. Here at SHAR we carry a few different bass bags, but here is our advice on which ones to consider.
Suzuki Teacher Training Journal, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014Alexandra Ostroff, one our Customer Service Leads, talks about her experience this past week at the Phoenix Phest Suzuki Teacher Training seminar. Alexandra is clearly developing into a talented teacher; what I love most about her blog post is how open…

