I’m with the band. No really. My friends and I, despite all our classical training and knowing better, have pretty much always dated guys in the rock and roll scene. There’s an occasional composer or sound editor (and one pro…
Just thought I would share the top 5 most awful and outrageous things I’ve ever gotten via the emilywright.net inbox Most are edited for obvious reasons. 5. “Everything you play sounds like a Duport étude. You suck. Stop…
I’ve never been one to stick to the beaten path. Even when I give it a shot, and feel like I’m doing what people have prescribed as the “right thing to do”, I find myself happily frolicking in…
I’m all over the map (in more ways that one) but thought that I should still try to do roughly one post a day. Here’s what I’ve got for y’alltoday: 1. Shipping my car back to CA and buying…
When I was in high school, I got to play a Vivaldi cello concerto with the orchestra. There were several concerts, one of which was mostly families, the other comprised mostly of friends. During the “family” concert, I noticed…
If you (or your child) are considering giving up on playing an instrument, here’s a little checklist to see if it’s the right thing to do. The Quitting Checklist: 1. Have you tried private lessons? Individual attention helps,…
I was at dinner with GGP and Nancy Jo tonight, and we were talking about the Masterpieces class she gives over at AU. I brought up Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians as what I consider a seminal work,…
…for cello. So I love playing with bands. Love, love, love it. Every now and again, a songwriter will come to me with some ideas or even a written chart for a tune. And I play it. No sweat.…
That’s fine. No really. It’s totally fine. Do your thing. Strange that you don’t want to improve today, though. I mean, it’s understandable. You’re tired. Or have ennui. Or lost sight of the goal. You’re bored. Or…
If you keep up with me on Twittaw, you know I’ve become something of a swing dance addict. There’s something uniquely satisfying about learning a new discipline that, if you’re doing it right, requires lots of awareness and technique and…