non-fiction

  1. My Customer-Focused Business Runs on RI, "Rhiannon Intelligence"

    A violin hangs between a clunky robot and Rhiannon with blue and pink hair; caption reads

    Robots and AI Can't Compete with an Expert Artist As Your Violin Guide at Fiddleheads

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  2. Mindful of the Growth and Kindness I Wish to See in Our World

    a beautiful black person wearing vivid purple eye makeup and lipstick with two white tears painted on their cheek holds a violin propped upright over their right shoulder; rainbow text reads "SAFE SPACE"[Originally Published October 27, 2020] Expanding Fiddleheads' Inclusivity & Benevolence Policies: This is a SAFE SPACE.

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  3. Third Grant Approved for Fiddleheads' Tech

    Young woman obsuring half of her face with a violin with green computer components creating a horizon in the background

    Funding Allows for an Increasingly Digitalized Vision

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  4. Kowalski Violins Realigned as Fiddleheads' Top-Level Instrument

    Three unfinished violin front plates on a workbench with carving tools

    Supporting a Lesser-Known Master Maker is Beneficial to Our Customers

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  5. A Different Focus

    A hand delicately holding a small green baby fiddlehead fern with a desert sunset in the background

    Success to me, is Living a Life That is Fulfilling, Energizing and Sustainable

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  6. My Acknowledgement of Living on Secwepemc Land

    Rhiannon hikes above Kamloops and the Tk'emlups the Secwepemc Nation

    Fiddleheads acknowledges that the beautiful land on which our studio and home sits is located in the Tk’emlups te Secwepemc [she-KWE-pem] territory in the southern interior of British Columbia within the unceded traditional lands of the Secwepemc Nation.

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  7. The Dark Side of the Violin Trade: Crooked Luthiers, Greedy Salesmen & Other Creepy Creatures Exposed

    Violinist playing in the back of a store in the shadows

    Watch out for fake labels, convincing replicas and other sleazy practices. Originally Published July 21, 2006; Updated April 2021.

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  8. Can You Spot the Fiddle From the Violins?

    violin in dramatic lighting with text

    Test your violin and fiddle knowledge here!

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  9. My Return to the Symphony

    Rhiannon holding sheet music from the mail

    Between Motherhood, work and relationship challenges it's easy to put our love of music last. Here's Rhiannon's story of how she returned to her beloved symphonic career and became a healthier, happier person for it.

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  10. Neck and Shoulder Problems? Give it a Rest!

    Man in front of Xray cringing from sore neck

    Fiddleheads' Owner explains the necessity in using three devices recommended to supporting our violin hold (Chin Rest, Padding, Shoulder Rest) for better support and to minimize discomfort or even pain as you play.

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