Enrollment Form
Here’s the form for participants/attendees to fill out and return by February 6th. I hope the pricing doesn’t terrify too many of you. The rates are shy of what I charge here in LA, to try and encourage a lot…
Emily Wright
Master Class and Private Lesson Sign Up!
Attention cellists of Austin Dallas Atlanta Miami I am coming to your area to conduct some master class seminars and give some private lessons! Here are my tentative dates: Wednesday. February 25th, private lessons/possible master class in Austin, TX Friday,…
Step Right Up!
I am planning the initial master class/private lesson tour, and in order to make it happen, I would like a few things: 1) a point person in each stop to help bring people in, even if just to watch. General…
On the 7th day of Cellomas
My teacher told to me: 7) Take the thing you hate the most and make it your favorite. You know that measure that twists your fingers into a knot, befuddles your bow or just sounds plain awful? Well meet your…
On the 6th day of Cellomas
My teacher told to me: 6) Practice sightreading at least once a week, if it’s not already part of your routine. There are few tricks to getting better at sightreading. You just have to do it; preferably with a metronome.…
On the 5th day of Cellomas
My teacher told to me: 5) Go slow, go fast, go slow again. The hallmark of erratic driving is a great test of true grasp of technique and timing. Take a short piece or study that you have roughly under…
On the 4th Day of Cellomas
My teacher told to me: 4) When you can’t practice your cello, there are still ways to practice being a better musician. Let’s say you’re away from your instrument during the holidays for more than 3 days (the amount of…
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…
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…