Mayra Calvani's Blog Posts Tagged 'violin' (5)

Two Christmas Picture Books for Your Little Violinist

THE DOLL VIOLINIST

Author: Mayra Calvani www.MayrasSecretBookcase.com

Illustrations: Amy Cullings Moreno

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-61633-185-6; 1616331852

Paperback ISBN: 978-1-61633-186-3; 1616331860

eBook ISBN: 978-1-61633-187-0; 1616331879

For ages 3-7

Five days before…

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Added by Mayra Calvani on December 25, 2012 at 9:23am — No Comments

Does your little girl play the violin?

Please consider my newly released picture book, The Doll Violinist, as a gift for her this Christmas!

Here's a short blurb:

Five days before Christmas, Emma is captivated by a doll in a shop window. Each day, she sneaks out of the orphanage to check if it’s been sold,…

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Added by Mayra Calvani on October 23, 2011 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Interview with Liesel Soley, author of Can YOU Be an Artist?

Liesel Soley, a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music and Fulbright scholar in Paris, France, is a professional violinist. Soley has performed solo recitals in the U.S. and France and was the violinist in the piano trio, Trio Viva. She has taught violin at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and violin and viola at St. Petersburg College and the Pinellas County Center for the Arts in St.Petersburg, Florida.

Presently, Liesel Soley shares her love for…

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Added by Mayra Calvani on August 22, 2011 at 10:31am — No Comments

New Children's Book Invites Kids into the World of the Arts

Dare to follow your dreams!

Dare to be yourself!

Dare to be free!

This is the premise of Liesel Soley's inspiring children's picture book, Can You Be an Artist?

Freddie, Honey and Bae are so different culturally speaking, yet they're so alike at the same time. They all have one thing in common: they have a big dream and they believe in making that dream a reality. Freddie wants to become a violinist. He sees himself playing in a…

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Added by Mayra Calvani on August 3, 2011 at 5:23am — No Comments