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…
Emily Wright
2010: Lousy Post #2
While the last post was so awful and nebulous that it sparked a misunderstanding with one of my favorite cellists, this post showed me that people don’t come here to read about my non-cello life.† So up it goes, as…
2010: A Lousy Blog Post Retrospective, part 1
Inspired by Travis‘ idea, I now present you 2010: A Lousy Blog Post Retrospective. He noted that some of his favorite posts were the ones with either zero reaction or active disdain from his readers, and it’s funny to go through…
Happy Cellomas
It’s not uncommon to be a little more sentimental during the holidays. Heck, I’m easily touched as it is. This year I thought I would make a little video to put faces and names to some of the people who…
Talent on the horizon
They say that the North American natives were taken by surprise, even though the towering masts of the Spaniards were on the horizon for nearly two days before they landed. It is thought they didn’t see the Spanish explorers’ ships…
Thumb position Redux
I wrote this post about 2.5 years ago, and I thought that I might keep this blog perhaps a little cello-y while I finish writing my papers and whip up the Cellomas video by reposting it. The cello blogosphere has…
Eyedrop Failpocalypse.
Cellomas Mania and Teaching Tour Fandango!
Aah yes, yet another ghastly poster frame, courtesy of Blogger. Sigh.
This year’s Cellomas celebration!
Greetings, CelloFamily! I thought that it might be cool to make a little video card with pictures of the amazing cellists, friends of the blog, and rowdy band of supporters that have made these past 4 years so fantastic. I’d…
Just a thought
I’ve noticed that many of my students who are ready to start teaching hesitate, citing lack of experience. Part of the issue is that they associate teaching with taking payment (insert hilarious comment here), and feel they have no right…