Tag: cello
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...
Read Morevintage SRCB, part 1: knowing the signs
by Emily Wright | Dec 30, 2015 | Cello Illustrated | 2 |
Post originally published 28 April, 2009. Does this sound like you or anyone you know?...
Read Morethe soul killers
by Emily Wright | Nov 12, 2015 | Being, Performing, Teaching & Learning | 1 |
My singing voice is an embarrassment. It is undisciplined, narrow, pitchy, with a number of breaks...
Read MoreMinneapolis
by Emily Wright | Nov 9, 2015 | Being, Teaching & Learning | 4 |
So I moved to Minneapolis. My heart is still sore from leaving my DC students and colleagues (heck, I still miss my LA folks every. single. day.) but I’m immersing myself in the business at hand until the ache is...
Read Moresmall change, big results 2: improving your practice, as illustrated by English period drama
by Emily Wright | Jul 21, 2015 | Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 7 |
If we think about the relationship between you and your instrument as a romance, practice can be seen as courtship. You’re getting to know about the cello, finding out about yourself, and making your intentions known. You...
Read MoreDear Emily: when you can’t afford a teacher
by Emily Wright | Jul 12, 2015 | Being, Performing, Teaching & Learning | 5 |
Image: Carlos Serrao. On a similar note to the previous post, I’m sure I’m not the only teacher who gets emails asking what people should do when they really want to play the cello but can’t afford a...
Read Moreboo
by Emily Wright | Mar 16, 2015 | Teaching & Learning | 5 |
I’ve been largely resting my arm since February, playing with students and practicing in 20 minute increments. Although it hurt after each session, it would quickly fade and seemed receptive to the usual tendinitis...
Read Moresticky wicket
by Emily Wright | Apr 11, 2013 | Teaching & Learning | 11 |
I need your advice. I have a teenage student who has not responded positively to any...
Read MoreI have the best students.
by Emily Wright | Sep 27, 2012 | Being, Cello Illustrated, Teaching & Learning | 3 |
As a thank you for helping him choose an instrument, one of my students drew this for me: a Marine...
Read MoreDVD project!
by Emily Wright | Jan 13, 2012 | On the Docket, Teaching & Learning | 7 |
I wrote AMCM to try and fill some of the gaps in the “how-to” canon. Mostly, I...
Read MorePSA
by Emily Wright | Sep 8, 2011 | Humor | 5 |
When you walk any distance at all in the rain with a cello strapped to your back, the water...
Read MoreRock and Roll
by Emily Wright | Apr 12, 2011 | Performing | 8 |
In an alarming number of ways, it’s been so easy to be away from the classical world. I...
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