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My Cello Chronicles: February 2008
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Yes, I have now reached the full realization that keeping my fingernails short, real short, is not an option anymore. Gone are the days when I can just let my nails grow unattended! Well, keeping short nails doesn't really bother me so I'm trimming them at the rate of once per week. I certainly have to be more aware of my right hand. The good ...
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My Cello Chronicles: Keep It Short
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Yes, I have now reached the full realization that keeping my fingernails short, real short, is not an option anymore. Gone are the days when I can just let my nails grow unattended! Well, keeping short nails doesn't really bother me so I'm trimming them at the rate of once per week. I certainly have to be more aware of my right hand. The good ...
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My Cello Chronicles: Cello Swap
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Wednesday, March 19, 2008. During someday last week, I finished playing the Essentials Strings Practice book. But, as they say practice makes perfect, I am starting the book over again. yup, from cover-to-cover. Shelten, coming from the school of hard knocks, highly approves this. :p I have been noticing a couple of things about my playing recently:. I look funny when playing.
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My Cello Chronicles: Musicality and Other Ramblings
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Thursday, April 3, 2008. Musicality and Other Ramblings. Everything. The bowing, the appropriate vibrato, mood when playing, understanding of the story behind the music, relating to the composer when he composed the piece, etc.and most certainly, the ability. Shelten is real nice - he made me a metronome the other day! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to my blog!
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My Cello Chronicles: It Hurts so........bad
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Thursday, February 21, 2008. It Hurts so.bad. I want to form callouses, that Shelten has after a year of playing guitar, within a month! So, I have drafted a short note to my neighbors as follows:. Of late, you might have heard awful sounding noises produced by a musical instrument from. Stay tuned for more updates. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to my blog!
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My Cello Chronicles: House of the Rising Sun
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Monday, April 14, 2008. House of the Rising Sun. Here's Shelten and I jamming to the song House of the Rising Sun (The Animals). One of my favorite songs. Good job guys. :). April 28, 2008 at 10:38 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Massachusetts, United States. Welcome to my blog! View my complete profile. House of the Rising Sun. Good Days, Bad Days. Cello, Et Cetera.
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My Cello Chronicles: April 2008
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Monday, April 14, 2008. House of the Rising Sun. Here's Shelten and I jamming to the song House of the Rising Sun (The Animals). Wednesday, April 9, 2008. Good Days, Bad Days. Yesterday was my 2nd group lesson. I had a little chat with Cynthia after class. It turns out Cynthia had the same teacher as Esther has now! What a small world! Thursday, April 3, 2008. Everything....
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My Cello Chronicles: Teardrop
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If you play shy you will not know your weaknesses. Play strong and you'll find them right away." Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007). Sunday, March 9, 2008. Or that my fingers, as how Shelten puts it with his, are loosing their nerves. The skin felt hard and started peeling. I am so proud of them that I told everyone about it! However, it was not until yesterday, my second lesson, that I realized that I've been playing an out-of-tune cello! My tutor cringe when she hit the first note on A. Haha! To rectify...
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cellodreams: June 2007
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Saturday, June 30, 2007. A sticky situation at orchestra. Entering the high school band room where our pops orchestra practices. It feels like a sauna in here.". It was so hot and humid you could taste it. And it tasted like "school." The oscillating fan didn't help much except to occasionally blow the sheet music off the stand. Was it the heat? An accumulation of rosin? Contact with the unidentified sticky substance lurking on my music stand? Fortunately I was able to clean the fingerboard and neck when...
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cellodreams: December 2006
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Sunday, December 31, 2006. It was a good year. The magnificent experience of being part of an orchestra. Healthy lifestyle changes through daily walking, menu modifications, etc. hopefully contributing to many more years to spend practicing. A spacious dining room thanks to Hammacher Schlemmer's folding console table. Creating more room for practice. Worth mentioning although no cello connection). Posted by cellodonna @ 4:18 PM. Friday, December 22, 2006. Enjoying the playful atmosphere of "The Grinch" a...
