The real me.
Ask anyone who has ventured into the deep end of music teaching about how they balance performance and pedagogy, and you are bound to get all kinds of answers. In my own experience, I can candidly offer the following: There is absolutely no balance, at all. I got into teaching to make some extra money, and made it my primary source of income after my left arm went on the fritz. Before then, I was mainly a creature of the gigging scene, across all... Read More
Report from the field
Day 2 (my last) of Cosi Fan Tutte: “some assembly required” is upon us. I spaced and forgot my USB cable, so none of the nicer real camera photos are going to be up until I get back to Brooklyn at the earliest. More likely, I’ll post them when I get back to MD. A couple of observations for the scant few who may stagger across this page in these, the ebbing days of the music blogging world: 1. I really like playing the cello.... Read More
Last night’s gig
I played a benefit last night. These are my driving shoes. I got to sit next to these orchids, which I thought were the most beautiful thing! This art was donated for the event. They’ll never know. Practice hours played, .6. My cello was the first to notice the obscene statue that I played in front of the whole time. You can’t tell, but it’s blushing. It’s worth all of the dorky teasing/pick up lines female cellists... Read More
