Gary Schnitzer's blog

Dallas has just had a record snowfall. 

I snapped some pictures of my "backyard" which has been transformed into a winter wonderland.

Click HERE to see them.  Once at the page, click on "Slideshow" to see the pictures in full size, as a slideshow.

Enjoy!

Much can be learned about violin playing by watching and hearing a great erhu player.  The erhu is an indigenous Chinese stringed instrument which is played with a bow, similar to a violin bow.  The instrument has two strings, the D string and the A string, which are identical in pitch to the violin's D and A strings.  It is played on the lap, not under the chin like a violin.

Our new updated web site launched on Thanksgiving Day! I am thrilled by the new sophisticated, sensual look of the site, which reflects the sound and mood of our music.

I’m especially excited by all the new audio features. Our visitors can now hear selected previews of every audio track of every CD. We also have a music player box on the Violin Radio Page, which allows our web site guests to hear 12 complete Violin Romance CD tracks in their entirety!

My new CD recording, “Call of the Muse” is now available for preview and digital download on iTunes.

Click HERE.

All of my original songs are now registered with BMI.  This is a song writers and publishers agent that collects royalties for the “terrestrial” (though the air)  radio transmission of my audio tracks, as well as for the use of my songs by other performers.

I am still waiting on “Sound Exchange” to complete my application.  Sound Exchange is the company that collects royalties for the transmission of my audio tracks on Satellite and Internet Radio.