I know, I have been terribly remiss and absent from writing my cello blogs, and for that I am so very sorry! But I have very good reason,...

One of the biggest challenges that comes to us as musicians can be playing with feeling... not just playing with a little vibrato, or a...

I walked out of my lesson smiling, despite the small meltdown I'd had in my lesson tonight. We had been working on the Elgar (again) for...

No, really. Doubt kills. No, it doesn't kill YOU. But it kills your desire to play, your will to practice, your ability to process new...

No, I've never felt this way before. Yes, I swear, it's the truth... and I.... Oh, never mind. At least I've got it stuck in your head...

It always feels good to get praise from people around us, both musically and non-musically. This is no exception as an adult beginner, no...

You all may have noticed that my blog has been a little... absent as of late. Not as many entries, not as much posting. This is quite...

I sit here some days and watch YouTube videos of teenagers, pre-teens even, who are playing the cello beautifully. Solos, concerti,...

Last night, I was lying in my bed trying to go to sleep. I was having trouble sleeping and getting my mind to shut up, and it didn't help...

Tonight, I had the most frustrating experience of any musician... Practicus Interrupticus! It's frustrating enough on its own, but when...

Over the past ten days, I have been busy taking care of a my soul sister's mother while she's in intensive care for some major health...

So, the other day when I posted my latest edition of my cello blog, I posted my tagline, #celloislife at the end of it. Well, someone...