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The Process of Unlearning Habits

By Selma Gokcen November 5, 2012

Subjects Playing Healthy, Practicing

Tags Alexander Technique, back, brain, cello, cellobello, Effective, effort, energy, function, Gokcen, Habits, head, muscle memory, musicians, neck, nervous system, Preparation, process, professional musicians, relationships, Selma, singing, Technique, tension, training, unlearning habits

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Cello Is My Co-Pilot (Part 2)

By Jeffrey Zeigler November 1, 2012

Subjects Travel

Tags airline regulations, FAA, Jeffrey, policies, security, Travel, travel with instruments, TSA, WestJet, Zeigler

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Exploring Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony

By Jonathan Pegis October 19, 2012

Subjects Orchestra, Repertoire

Tags accents, Audition, Beethoven, blog, bow changes, bow speed, cello, cellobello, coaching, confidence, control, dynamics, education, Excerpts, inflection, legato, markings, mistakes, nerves, orchestra, orchestral excerpts, phrasing, practicing, Preparation, pressure, recording, release, Rhythm, singing, sustain, Symphony, teacher, Teaching, technical challenges, variations, vibrato

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Travails of Travel with a Cello

By Blogmaster October 14, 2012

Subjects Travel

Tags air travel, airlines, baggage, Boccherini, checked baggage, flights, musical instruments, Pinchas, safety, security, stress, Travel, travel with an instrument, WestJet, Zukerman

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Teaching at Cello: An American Experience

By Mark Summer October 4, 2012

Subjects Artistic Vision

Tags beauty, chamber music, coaching, conservatory, ensembles, freelance, improvisation, inspiration, local unions, Mark, participants, perspective, Practice, Quartet, recitals, rehearsals, string quartet, Summer, Teaching, transition, Travel, traveling with a cello, University

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The Force of Habit

By Selma Gokcen October 2, 2012

Subjects Playing Healthy, Practicing

Tags adventure, Alexander Technique, cello, challenges, effort, exhilarating, expectation, Experience, Force of Habit, Gokcen, Habits, lessons, Mind, movement, muscular tension, musicians, Preparation, safety, Selma, transitions

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A Moment of Impasse

By Jonathan Pegis September 29, 2012

Subjects Artistic Vision, Orchestra

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When the Music Stops

By Brant Taylor September 27, 2012

Subjects Artistic Vision, Orchestra

Tags audiences, Brant, cello, cellobello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, connection, CSO, media, music, music-making, orchestral tours, resolution, Taylor

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A Cellist in Kabul (Part 1)

By Avery Waite September 21, 2012

Subjects Artistic Vision

Tags adventure, Afghanistan, Avery, beauty, cello, cellobello, impact, improvement, intensity, Kabul, language, learning, musical language, patience, students, success, teacher, Teaching, traveling, Waite

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Best Public Response Letters to WestJet Bumping the Cello

By Paul Katz September 5, 2012

Subjects Travel

Tags airlines, American Airlines, cello, cellobello, FAA, FAA passenger bill of rights, height restrictions, Katz, media, musicians, news, passenger rights, Paul, regulations, restrictions, rules, safety, size, space, stowage, Travel, travel with instruments, traveling with a cello, weight, WestJet

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