* I could go on and on about Tatiana and her brilliant method—like how she is teaching my daughter confidence: “Are you a horse or a donkey? Because you are playing like you’re a donkey. Please carry yourself like you’re a majestic horse, and then people will see you as a majestic horse.” Or how she is teaching my daughter about the importance of the fundamentals: “You must practice ‘open bowing’ every day. You must do it every day. It’s like your medicine. It is the main thing in violin. Like your family is the main thing in your life.”