Hey all – Just a quick note to remind everyone how handy it is to travel with a CR Violin for practice in hotel spaces. I am on the road with my family – heading up to Interlochen, MI to conduct for a few weeks and my 14 year old son will be attending the […]
Education
Strings Without Boundaries
Hi All. On Tuesday, June 28, I was in Pittsburgh, PA, at Duquesne University, representing NS Design at the Strings Without Boundaries Workshop. This is a great workshop each summer and I was really pleased to be there. As part of the day, I gave 3 presentations. First, I had the opportunity to speak with […]
Lamar Stringfield String Camp 2011
Lamar Stringfield Haydn Orchestra with Scott Laird on CR Violin Hi all – For the past two weeks, I have been teaching at the Lamar Stringfield String Camp at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. It was another great year at Lamar Stringfield with many fantastic moments. I am frequently asked how I incorporate electric strings […]
NS Design’s Instruments Electrify the Classroom
Music educators across the country are discovering that electric stringed instruments offer a new, powerful way to engage young musicians. As the string education community has begun to embrace what it terms “alternative styles”—including jazz, rock, and many kinds of fiddling and world music—electric string instruments are attracting attention for their ability to play amplified […]
Great week at ASTA in Kansas City
This week, I have been at the American String Teacher’s National Conference in Kansas City. It has been a fabulous week of instructional seminars, exhibits, and networking for string educators and students around the from around the United States and even some from around the world. Electric bowed strings are always a big part of […]
Three Of A Perfect Pair Camp coming in August
NS Bass player Tony Levin has just announced that he’ll be hosting a summer music camp, along with King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Pat Mastelotto. It will be held August 22 through 26th, at Full Moon Resort in the Catskills of NY State. To find out all about it, go to: http://www.threeofaperfectpair.com/
Southeastern Strings Conference
String teachers in the NC area: January 21 is a state-wide in-service day for teachers. Please consider attending the Southeastern Strings Conference at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. I will be giving a session on electric bowed strings and there will be many fine sessions throughout the day. During my session, we will […]
NS Design Instruments and the Lamar Stringfield Summer String Camp
Hi all! Today, just a quick note about the Lamar Stringfield String Camp and NS Design Instruments. For the past two weeks, Meredith College in Raleigh, NC has been hosting the Lamar Stringfield String Camp, a day camp for students to focus on string playing, technique, and ensemble playing. Students may attend for 1 or […]
Inspiring Students with New String Technology
Hi all! This is the introduction from my presentation at the NCMEA Fall In-service Conference in mid-November. I will be giving this session again at the ASTA National Conference in Santa Clara, CA in Feb. I hope to see you there! Scott