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Join my family and I as we travel around the globe discovering other cultures and musical sounds, and to my stage where the concert violin is splashed with world beat flavour & transformed into a theatrical tale. Read my personal blog sharing our travel, my music and more. Listen to my music, watch my videos, study with me and join me for the ride! Enjoy exploring! 

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Hello friends! Here’s a little snapshot of a fun weekend away with the family at Sun Peaks Resort filming a music video and just having a great time! Many thanks to Sun Peaks Resort for having us, thanks to Top of the Accommodation for the great stay at the Village Walk, and to Morrisseys for […]

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Happy Friday everyone! String changing is something I usually teach in a violin lesson, but since so many of you ask about it, and thanks to Covid we are not able to teach in person as much as before, so check out the video below! I’m using a string set by Pirastro, called Perpetual, which […]

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Well hello 2022. It’s been a wild ride! What will you bring? The last year has been filled with many ups and downs, and unexpected turns, from more restrictions, more postponed/cancelled shows to home schooling our children, working on new projects and enjoying our new home of Kelowna in British Columbia. Not what we expected, […]

Hello 2022!

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Happy Monday everyone! You guys — WOW. I had the most wonderful two days away last weekend at Sparkling Hill Resort. I’m so grateful that I had the chance to sneak in a break. Self care is so important, especially for busy moms trying to do it all! Burning the candle at both ends is […]

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Hey friends! We have spent a lot of time in the Okanagan, but since relocating here last year, we have really started to get to know this beautiful place intimately! Every city has its own charms and while our little ones definitely miss the Science Centre and the zoo in Calgary, there is SO much […]

Summer in the Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada!

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LOVE DAY IS ALMOST HERE!! Well, we’re already a month into 2020 and it flew by… more restrictions but not creatively! I’m excited to share that I recorded a little love song called Walk With Me — a special piece of music with a story based on an old Irish song which dates back to […]

Valentine’s Day at Telemark Nordic Club, British Columbia, Canada

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Hey Friends! A new year is here, which means we’re all busy planning out our activities, our goals, and — let’s be honest, the part we love to avoid — our budgets. Money is a tough topic for a lot of musicians. Most of our training never touches on it, even though it’s one of […]

Financial Planning Tips for Musicians

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Happy December you guys! What a year 2020 has been – I can’t believe December is already here! We have finally settled in to our new home in Kelowna BC. The past few months have been filled with packing/unpacking, getting the kids settled in a new school and getting our bearings in our new city! […]

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Award Winning Violinist, Composer, World traveller Sophie Armstrong is also a mother of three young children, a wife, educator, author, performer, humanitarian with a passion for living! Sophie has travelled the globe with her music career, and shares her story and her faith with her global audience, inspiring audiences to feel. 

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