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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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Hey you guys! Some of you have been asking me a lot… and ALL the time at my shows, about the instruments I play, and which is my favourite. So this blog post is entirely about my #1 violin! I have played this instrument since 2005. It was made in 1820 in London, by Italian […]

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Hey you guys! We had a blast last night performing at the Langley Summer Series! I absolutely loved coming back here again. Great audience, and we LOVE all the little cafes and cute spots downtown. We will have to come back! I just gave away a free track of one song I performed in this […]

Langley Summer Series!

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Hey you guys! So… this was an interesting shoot you guys! I was so excited to shoot here on the pristine salt flats with the beautiful backdrop of the mountains. The Bonneville Salt flats are one of the largest salt flats in the world- it is the largest of many salt flats located west of […]

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

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Happy Friday everyone! As we head into the weekend, I have a little something to share with you. This video is something different! The Water Lantern Festival is a beautiful community event, where I was lucky to be able to perform and also shoot this music video. I chose to shoot my track Kissed by […]

Water Lantern Festival, Calgary Alberta Canada

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Hey guys! From the moment I had my first child, I felt the instinct, to sing to him. The same with my daughter as well. I have always sung songs to them almost every night. I think it’s very natural, and I’m certainly not alone! No matter how you sing, your baby will know your […]

Why singing to your baby is important

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Firstly, congrats on choosing an AMAZING instrument! Learning to play the violin is a long rewarding journey, and mine, has been full of joy, creativity, tears, hard work, and the thrill of performing on stage. Everyone’s journey is different, and I wish you luck on yours!

Starting the Violin: What Every Beginner Needs to Know

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People often tell me how confident I look on stage. They ask me how I remain so calm before a show, and why I never look nervous. I usually reply that I’m only nervous if I don’t know what I’m doing (a new piece or uncomfortable situation on stage). I think for everyone, when you […]

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I’m so excited to share a new video with you today! Covers aren’t usually my thing, but over the last little while I’ve filmed a few exclusively for my YouTube channel — including one you all voted for. This one might be my favourite yet, filmed in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, with peaks stretching […]

A Million Dreams, filmed in Banff!

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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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