Liz Lambson

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Name: Liz Lambson
Date registered: July 15, 2011
URL: http://www.lizlambson.com

Biography

Liz Lambson, luthier at Kennedy Violins, is a bass player from Colorado Springs, Colorado. With a music degree from Brigham Young University, Liz has performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, Ballet West, Vancouver Symphony, Columbia Symphony, American Festival Orchestra, the Bach Cantata Choir, and Utah Shakespeare Festival as well as several rock, folk, and jazz bands. Liz has performed with notable artists such as Peter Cetera, Audra McDonald, Renee Fleming, Sissel, and Michael Martin Murphy, and has performed on movie soundtracks including Forever Strong (2008). She released an album of original folk songs in 2006 (Liz Rhodes, Red and Yellow) on guitar and vocals. Liz and her husband Sam moved to Oregon in 2009. They enjoy making pizza, woodworking, the arts, and spending time with their beautiful son.

Latest posts

  1. Common String Instrument Repairs — May 14, 2012
  2. Musical Role Models: Depressing or Inspiring? — April 28, 2012
  3. Stage Fright Tips: How to Overcome Performance Anxiety — April 2, 2012
  4. Healthy Obsessions: Embracing Your Passions Leads to Success — March 21, 2012
  5. A Touch of Class: Concert Etiquette for Dummies — March 5, 2012

Most commented posts

  1. The Art of Effective Practicing — 2 comments
  2. From Frog to Tip: How to Choose a Bow — 1 comment
  3. Forever Young: It’s Never Too Late to Learn an Instrument — 1 comment
  4. Stage Fright Tips: How to Overcome Performance Anxiety — 1 comment

Author's posts listings

May 14

Common String Instrument Repairs

  The first time I was traumatized by a broken instrument was in the third grade. My dad propped my rental bass up, leaning it standing on its endpin against the side of our van on the morning of a performance. Propping a bass up standing like that is like asking for a death wish. …

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Apr 28

Musical Role Models: Depressing or Inspiring?

  It seems there are two kinds of people in the world: those who react positively and those who react negatively in the presence of someone who is “better” at something than they are. For example, while observing a successful performer having accomplished a specific task, individual A might be discouraged and tempted to throw …

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Apr 02

Stage Fright Tips: How to Overcome Performance Anxiety

Studies show that amongst a general list of “greatest fears,” there’s one in particular that consistently takes the cake. Surpassing a fear of spiders, heights, and even death, the act of public speaking (or performance) leaves most people shaking in their boots. “So, you’re telling me that at a funeral, most people would rather be …

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Mar 21

Healthy Obsessions: Embracing Your Passions Leads to Success

  The successful theoretical chemist Henry Eyring once said to his son while working on complex mathematical equation, “We were working a problem just like this a week ago. You don’t seem to understand it much better. Isn’t this what you think about all the time?” As the young man responded negatively, his father asked, …

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Mar 05

A Touch of Class: Concert Etiquette for Dummies

Maybe you’ve seen it before. You’re at a symphony concert in your best evening wear to find yourself seated next to an obvious newcomer. The lights dim, but a glow next to you reveals your friendly neighbor whipping his phone out from the pocket of his oh-so-fashionably torn jeans. After a storm of texting, he …

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Feb 20

Forever Young: It’s Never Too Late to Learn an Instrument

You’re in your car, stopped at an intersection, and glance over to see a young, beautiful teenage couple in a red convertible, laughing, smiling, and presumably taunting you with their youthful future of endless possibilities. In your minivan, now with 299,000 miles on it, you brush the stale crumbs off the passenger seat, glance in …

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Jan 23

Five Ways to Become More Cultured: Adding Classical Music to Your Daily Life

Many individuals and families have a desire to be cultured. You know, take that step up from cheddar cheese to Gruyère, hot dogs to pancetta, Avril Lavigne to Hilary Hahn. It’s like going from this: to this: In a world that is becoming increasingly casual and satisfied with mundane and flavorless activities, a great way …

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Nov 21

From Frog to Tip: How to Choose a Bow

It’s hard enough to know what you’re looking for when shopping for a violin outfit. So just when you think you’re all done making such life-altering decisions (Shoulder rest? Strings? Case? Rosin?), you’re faced with another mammoth dilemma. Which bow do you pick? Kennedy Violins offers a wide variety of bow options (and upgrades!) with …

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Oct 08

How to Find Gigs: Musical Networking

  It takes a long time to establish your reputation as a musician and performer in a new town. After living in Utah for six years, I felt so well connected to a great number of musical organizations, schools, teachers, orchestras, recording studios, and the like. I enjoyed playing regular gigs, teaching a steady number …

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Aug 28

The Art of Effective Practicing

Photo by How I See Life

When I was a university music student, my daily practice requirements were three hours per day, five or six days a week. My personal goal was fifteen hours a week, or 2-4 hours on weekdays—more than I ever worked in a part-time job up to that point in my life. And in preparation for a …

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