Cello-ing

...slightly bigger with a spike at the bottom that kills you - Eddie Izzard

I started playing the cello at 34 years old. It's something I'd wanted to do for years. It's been an interesting, enlightening, frustrating, challenging, and delightful experience so far. There's an amazing cello and music community out there, which definitely helps me keep at it. And I'll admit to another weakness here - I love etude books.

gotta have faith   more

music mapping   more

practice with the moon and stars   more

anniversary   more

the ugly teenage phase   more

critiques    more

cello novelization   more

long tones   more

slur where you want to   more

baroque bowing   more

the cello finally has a name   more

the naming of cellos   more

my first really bad practice   more

why I decided to learn to play the cello at 34 years old   more

I'm a process cellist   more

trying to come up with a good/effective/productive practice routine   more

a cello is not a viola   more

beginner's enthusiasm   more

1 comment:

Cordelia said...

I just stumbled across your blog and I love. it. Thank you! I quit playing at 18 and am now starting back at 43....first lesson next Friday. Best wishes to you and Oscar from Cordelia and Igor (one ugly cello).