I went to my cello lesson today. I met a violin instructor afterward, and was explaining to her that I had taken lessons for a year. But then on my drive home, I realized: it's been a year and a half! I am in my second year of cellodom! What do I have to show for it? Well, I can hit the notes fairly nicely. I can sight read pretty well. REALLY well, if the measure starts on an open string. (My "lucky" notes.) I have gotten to a point where I don't forget to swallow. This is difficult (and…

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Performance is only magical if the audience is fully engaged by Edith Eisler "CONTENT, COMMUNICATION, AND RECEPTION," cellist Yo-Yo Ma says, "those are the three elements that go into a performance; but unless they are in total alignment, there will be no magic. The first part, content, is what you think of as the voice…

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