Learn all about a career as a music therapist: experiences in the field and the training that is required. Includes he difference between music used in a therapeutic sense and music therapy from a certified therapist, education required to be a music therapist, all the settings a music therapist can work in, and using or not using a primary instrument and why.

Starring: CAMI SHASKIN, NATHAN SHASKIN, ROO SIMMONS

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

German Dance by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Broken Sonata, pixabay.com

Baroque Duet, performed by CARYN BRADLEY & CRAIG HANEMANN

Kalimba Relaxation by KEVIN MACLEOD, incompetech.com

Largo from Concerto in G Major by Georg Philippe Telemann, performed by CARYN BRADLEY

Baroque Duet, performed by CARYN BRADLEY & CRAIG HANEMANN

Arabesque by Claude Debussy, performed by LUIS KOLODIN, IMSLP.org

Canon by Johann Pachelbel, performed by CARYN BRADLEY & CRAIG HANEMANN

Opportunity Walks by KEVIN MACLEOD, incompetech.com

Adagio in G Minor by Tomaso Albinoni, musopen.com

Andante (Cantilena) from A Major Concerto by George Goltermann, performed by BRYN BOOGERT

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Learn how college grading aids progress, if majoring in music is worth it, and when it's acceptable to "fire" a student. Also, hear reasons for becoming a teacher, how music changes the brain, etc.

Starring: DONNA FAIRBANKS, CAMI SHASKIN

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

Romance in F Major by Beethoven, performed by CAMI JACKSON

Moment Musical by Franz Schubert, performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Swanee, composed and performed by GEORGE GERSHWIN, IMSLP.org, Public Domain

Sonata in E Major, 1st and 3rd mvmnts, by Cesar Franck, performed by DONNA FAIRBANKS & HSIANG TU

Patience Party from FreePD.com

Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff, performed by CAMI SHASKIN

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Starring: CAMI SHASKIN, KELLY RICHARDSON, ROO SIMMONS

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

“Snow Angel” composed and performed by JOSEPH COOK “Autumn,” 3rd mvmt, from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, performed by CAMI SHASKIN Fur Elise by Beethoven, IMSLP.org, performed by LUIS KOLODIN Gavotte by Jean-Philippe Rameau, performed by CAMI SHASKIN Aquarium by Camille Saint-Saens, performed by KEVIN MACLEOD, incompetech.com Violin and Piano Ambient Music on pixabay.com Andante from Concerto in C Major for Oboe and Orchestra, performed by ADVENT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, freemusicarchive.com A Very Brady Special, freePD.com Etude No. 11 in E Minor by Fernando Sor, performed by Ramon Leon Egea, IMSLP.org

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Learn about effective and ineffective teaching, Cami's favorite pastimes, and what Cami's students have taught her. Corresponding video available for purchase at https://training.camishaskinviolin.com/courses/cami-shaskin.

Starring: CAMI SHASKIN, NATHAN SHASKIN, ROO SIMMONS

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

The Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss II, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Largo from Symphony No. 9 "New World" by Anton Dvořák, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg, musopen.org

Anitra's Dance from Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 by Edvard Grieg, musopen.org

Waltz aus dem Ballet Die Amazonen by Franz Liszt, musopen.org

Concerto No. 2, 3rd mvmt, by Friedrich Seitz, Performed by CARYN BRADLEY

"Flirting with Death" from Violin Concerto No. 2 by Andrew Swan, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Presto from Concerto in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann, Performed by CARYN BRADLEY

Concerto No. 3 in G Major "Brandenburg" by Bach, IMSLP.org

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Find out how a piano accompanist can make a big difference in a violin studio and about this pianist's great experience. Corresponding video available for purchase at https://training.camishaskinviolin.com/courses/jaynegalloway.

Starring:

JAYNE GALLOWAY, CAMI SHASKIN, ROO SIMMONS

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

Nigun from "Three Pictures of Chassidic Life" by Ernest Bloch, Performed by CAMI JACKSON & JAYNE GALLOWAY

Andante sostenuto from Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major by Franz Schubert, Performed by Luis Kolodin, IMSLP.org

Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza from Sonata No. 3 in C minor by Edvard Grieg, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN & JAYNE GALLOWAY

Scherzo-Tarantella by Henryk Wieniawski, Performed by CAMI JACKSON (age 17) & JAYNE GALLOWAY

Intermezzo by Manuel Ponce, Performed by JAYNE GALLOWAY

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Learn about life as a professional symphony musician and music mystery series author. Corresponding video available for purchase at https://training.camishaskinviolin.com/courses/geraldelias.

Starring: GERALD ELIAS, CAMI SHASKIN

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

Tales from the Vienna Woods by Johann Strauss II, musopen.org

March from "Love for Three Oranges" by Sergei Prokofiev, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major by Bach, IMSLP.org, Performed by

A FAR CRY ORCHESTRA

Sicilienne by Maria Theresia von Paradis, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Minuet by Luigi Boccherini, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN & BRYN BOOGERT

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Get inspired by Melodie's knowledge and enthusiasm for planning and teaching and her top priorities for the first year of instruction. Corresponding video available for purchase at https://training.camishaskinviolin.com/courses/melodie-gardner.

Starring: MELODIE GARDNER, CAMI SHASKIN, ROO SIMMONS

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

Violin Concerto in E minor, mvmt 1 by Felix Mendelssohn, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

String Quartet No. 12 "American" - mvmts 2 and 3 by Anton Dvořák, Performed, circa 2001, by

CAMI JACKSON, MELANIE RICHARDS, JENNIFER JACKSON, ANGELYN RICHARDS

(The Avonlea String Quartet), Used by permission

La PiemontoIse: Sonade from Les nations by Francois Couperin, IMSLP.org, Performed by NEW COMMA BAROQUE

Nocturne in E flat Major by Frédéric Chopin, musopen.org

Lullaby by Franz Schubert, Performed by CARYN BRADLEY

Largo from Concerto Grosso in D Major by Handel, musopen.org

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with a Special Thank You to my GoFundMe donors

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Preparing students to perform for judges, interacting with private teachers, helping students understand classical music. Corresponding video available for purchase at https://training.camishaskinviolin.com/courses/eva-marble-hs-educator.

Starring: EVA MARBLE, CAMI SHASKIN, ROO SIMMONS

Editors: PATRICK COFFIN, CAMI SHASKIN

Background Music:

The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Nina by G.B. Pergolesi, Performed by BRYN BOOGERT

Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Pietro Mascagni, Performed by PARK CITY HS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Horizon Flare & Isolation Waltz on FreePD.com

Carmen Fantasy, 3rd mvmt, by Pablo Sarasate, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN & JAYNE GALLOWAY

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Bach, Performed by CARYN BRADLEY

Autumn Reverie, Composed and Performed by JOSEPH COOK

Aphorisms by Dmirtri Shostakovich, IMSLP.org

Pavane pour une infante défunte by Maurice Ravel, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN & MEREDITH MCNETT

Bile 'Em Cabbage Down, arr. by Charles A. Hall, Performed by CAMI SHASKIN

Thank You to all my sponsors,

with a Special Thank You to Robyn Jones

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