Emily Wright
real or fake?
I get lots of emails like this through my website. I never reply to them because they just seem like spam. Thoughts? i’m interesting about cello lesson.but my house is burbank. i cannot go to your studio.can you came to…
Spectacles
Leaving Los Angeles, at dawn. Palm Springs wind farm. Somewhere in the tail end of Arizona or the beginning of New Mexico. This turned into a real hum-dinger. Just outside of Las Cruces. I had a big thing here about…
Exploring
July 4th
Nathan talks about the Swan
I know I’ve made this point before, but you people need it hammered into you: Kids don’t have some magic ability to tame instruments. The main difference I see is they lack the self-loathing and expectations adults bring to the…
Secret cat thoughts, part 2
Keeping a Bigger Perspective
I find this very useful. Want more?
Yeah man, where the cool kids hang out
That would be the observation area at Van Nuys Airport. It’s a place I go about once a week to check out the planes, fantasize about starting lessons again, clear my mind, and generally geek out. I got lucky the…
Change up your practice.
Try this: it’s like interval training for cello, and it got me over the hump when I was crashing on Rococo Variations. 1) Play a scale really slowly. As many octaves as you’re up to. Slur 2 to a bow,…