On the 3rd Day of Cellomas
My teacher told to me: 3) Tune your half steps. Ideally, you should have half steps between your fingers with a nice big space between 2 and 3 which is flexible enough to be tempered up or down. Using a…
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On the 2nd Day of Cellomas
My teacher told to me: 2) Find a way to record yourself. Lots of my students have balked at this one. “I get nervous!” “It will sound bad!” etc. To me, those are reasons to record yourself. Unless you are…
The 12 (or so) days of Cellomas
I’m not swimming in time these days, but I thought I it might be fun to offer a few basic reminders to take into your next practice session. Whether you’re an agnostic low-layer, a celebrant of another religion or a…
once more, with feeling
I have talked big and small game about doing a swing out to a few cities for master classes and private lessons. This time, I think I’ll actually go to the trouble to make it happen. My thought is Midwest…
Haw nit to write a celllo blah
I laughed so hard at this, mainly because I use a BlackBerry and all my friends send me garbled emails and texts from their iPhones.
how not to write a cello blog
It’s quite simple. It starts with actual cello playing and teaching, which remarkably takes away from blogging. Then add in some college football, possible moving plans, and the beginnings of Holiday Mania. Finish with a completely non cello related video,…
The impossible dream
Though we sometimes hesitate to admit it, even professional cellists and teachers have bits of technique that we develop “work arounds” for. It seems like forever ago that I developed one such habit to adjust for my weak left pinky…
brb
…not that anyone is waiting on my blogcast, but I’ll be back and blogging on Friday. In the meantime, how about this: When you practice, even something new and overwhelming, pick an element of technique to focus on while you…
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Haydn, part 2, with a section about playing fast for our beloved Guanaco, coming up soon.
Veterans Day
Thank you.