Category: Cello Illustrated

vintage SRCB, part 1: knowing the signs

Posted by Emily Wright | Dec 30, 2015 | Cello Illustrated | 2 |

breathing, part 1: the foundation of basically everything

by Emily Wright | Mar 21, 2018 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 0 |

If you’re one of my students, you’ll be familiar with me barking...

upgrading your rig, part 3

by Emily Wright | Dec 26, 2017 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 0 |

The last installment is not so much a spend/save juxtaposition, but more of a list of stuff you...

upgrading your rig, part 2

by Emily Wright | Dec 22, 2017 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 1 |

Continuing yesterday’s theme: Spend (sort of): strings Don’t ever put the lowest end...

hacks for your technique, part 1: fixing clumped fingers

by Emily Wright | Dec 9, 2017 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 0 |

There are techniques that feel, for some, completely unnatural. It gets to the point that...

a collection of truly terrible stock photos

by Emily Wright | Dec 7, 2017 | Cello Illustrated, Humor | 0 |

Keep in mind I am making fun of the art direction and not the models themselves. Lord knows they were only doing what they were told. This was supposed to be a lovely slideshow instead of some 1998 Netscape mismatched image...

ravel string quartet, mvt 2: assez vif, trés rhythme

by Emily Wright | Dec 6, 2017 | Cello Illustrated, Performing | 1 |

Having server issues, but I bet you won’t mind if Maurice Ravel and the Enso quartet occupy this...

bolstering your shift practice, part 2

by Emily Wright | Oct 10, 2017 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 0 |

So last post we talked about getting a feel for the distance the arm travels to put the hand in...

Thoracic Outlet Update

by Emily Wright | Oct 27, 2016 | Cello Illustrated, On the Docket | 3 |

Thoracic outlet syndrome is complicated. It can be caused by any number of things, from trauma...

Non cellists you should listen to more

by Emily Wright | Sep 17, 2016 | Cello Illustrated, Performing | 2 |

It’s easy to get lost in the struggle to be an excellent cellist. We take lessons, go to concerts and master classes, listen to recordings, flail away in the practice room. Remember that in the end, the cello is vehicle...