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help for a sore thumb

by Emily Wright | Dec 4, 2019 | Teaching & Learning | 1 |

Originally published 7 January 2008. The main takeaway I have, now that an additional 12 years...

Does your bow grip work?

by Emily Wright | Nov 30, 2019 | Teaching & Learning | 6 |

Originally published 5 Jan 2008. I really wish I had somehow been able to wrangle the bow in the...

the bow

by Emily Wright | Aug 31, 2019 | Teaching & Learning | 2 |

Originally published 18 June 2007. I’m still a bow-centric teacher. Maybe even more so now,...

hacks for your technique, part 3: getting a tense right pinky to chill out

by Emily Wright | Dec 12, 2017 | Teaching & Learning | 0 |

I wrote about this nearly ten years ago, but it’s stood the test of time for a...

vintage srcb, part 4: help for a sore thumb

by Emily Wright | Jan 13, 2016 | Teaching & Learning | 0 |

Originally posted 7 January 2008, as part of a series on the bow. Ah, the heady days of cello...

Practicing with marteles

by Emily Wright | Sep 14, 2010 | Teaching & Learning | 3 |

Just a quick response to Terry’s question about practicing with martelés in the previous post. My apologies to those of you who get this on RSS or other subscription and got this yesterday with the very Kermit-like still...

Weaving your sound

by Emily Wright | May 14, 2010 | Teaching & Learning | 11 |

I’ve been sitting here trying to come up with the right opening for this post, and nothing is working.You know that thing that happens with the stuff and the other thing? Well I’ve Once upon a time there was a...

der Bogen

by Emily Wright | Jul 13, 2009 | Teaching & Learning | 14 |

Well, no matter what crazy antics I’m up to , there’s always room for Cello. Technique. *rimshot*Since I’m not sure if this is going to make it into my book, I thought it might be cool to post some pics here....

Yes, I am doing more than just advertising my tour…

by Emily Wright | Jan 14, 2009 | Teaching & Learning | 2 |

Not that you’re looking for anything more to complicate your practice, but I did something fun the other day. Try to play through a substantial portion of your current piece (I was sparring with old Saint Saens) using just...

Son of Bow Month

by Emily Wright | Feb 27, 2008 | Teaching & Learning | 0 |

I got this fantastic email from our Far and Away friend in the Philippines, who wanted to talk some more bow. Twist my arm! (so long as it’s onto that right index finger, of course)”Ola, Ms.Wright :)My student,...

A good problem to have

by Emily Wright | Jan 21, 2008 | Teaching & Learning | 2 |

Bow Month lives! Thanks to Terry and his wife for taking the time to chronicle yet another bow grip. One thing I notice is that the kind of student who lives in the world of cello blogs AND is likely to be interested in the...

photo unrelated to Bow Month

by Emily Wright | Jan 10, 2008 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 11 |

CelloGeek (but aren’t we all?) submitted this quandry:…”I struggle with 2 things with my bow hold (I’m sure there’s more but these seem to be the peskiest) 1 – my thumb starts nice and curved...