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SHAR Apprentice Megan Fedor shares videos from the first round of our 2012 String Quartet Competition. Watch below!On April 15, 2012, twelve quartets came to SHAR to compete for a chance to prove that they are the best high school string quartet in…

SHAR Apprentice Megan Fedor shares videos from the first round of our 2012 String Quartet Competition. Watch below!On April 15, 2012, twelve quartets came to SHAR to compete for a chance to prove that they are the best high school string quartet in…

It seems like our dear violists have a heavy weight to bear with the millions of viola jokes out there. So, how about some violin jokes to offset this burden? These are all original, written by my dad, Russell Barnes.

SHAR Apprentice Megan Fedor describes our 2012 String Quartet Competition and presents the highlights in a snazzy video. Watch below!April was an exciting month for us here at SHAR, hosting a Quartet Competition for Michigan high school string quartets!…

Dear Alberta,It's fitting that such an elegaic concerto is the last concerto of our letters. (Sad face!) Edward Elgar composed his cello concerto, Op. 85, in the summer of 1919; it's hard to ignore the fact that he composed the concerto in Sussex, where…

Having trouble finding the music stand you need? Here are my personal favorites!

The Value of a Music Degree – Redux

Posted by Val Jaskiewicz 

Six years ago, SHAR apprentice Alberta Barnes posted a blog entitled, “The Value of a Music Degree”. That single article has proven to be the most popular blog SHAR has ever posted. Alberta…

I know you've wondered who you'd be if you were a composer. Here's your opportunity to find out!