a reminder
I’m in my Atlanta hotel room, watching tv. This show comes on about kids playing music, and this guy still has me smiling. There were some other kids too, including an amazing brass band made of siblings. Sometimes I hear…
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Arlington, part 2
What a day. Hot, windy, and full of cello stuff. Oh, and a train that slowly went back and forth in front of me for about 10 minutes. First off, I went to the Waffle House and had, well, a…
Arlington, part 1
Austin
Once again, JetBlue comes through in the clutch. Not only were they friendly and helpful, but they thought it would be safer to just take the flight case off and seat my cello next to me in the cabin. The…
sneak peek
Can you guess what I’m working on?
packing
Getting ready for the trip, pre-packing, sorting things out, listening to some music. Can I just say that the first two movements of Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra are the most extravagant, wonderful things ever? It was hard to explain to…
when photo shoots go awry
It always starts out well. Big hair, fun lighting. This is what always ends up happening. Would you trust this woman with your cello lessons? Another shoot is scheduled for when I get back from the trip. Many thanks to…
road tunes
Hey there! In preparation for my teaching tour of road tripping cello-y goodness, I am in need of some fresh tunes for the ol’ iPod. So please, pretty please, would you recommend songs, iMixes, or even whole albums you think…
chop wood, carry water
Anyone who knows me knows that I love sports. In fact, with the exception of golf, I have a hard time walking past any television with some sort of sport on it without sitting down and talking trash. It follows…
getting ready for a master class or one-off
I don’t know that I ever really got the most out of the master classes I participated in. I might have gotten marginally more out of the one or two-off lessons I had with visiting artists, but as I frequently…