Tag: motivation

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In the Practice Room with Brant Taylor

By Brant Taylor June 9, 2024

Subjects Interviews, Practicing

Tags Brant Taylor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, creativity, daily practice, effective practicing, how to practice, In the Practice Room, inspiration, Learning a new piece, motivation, New Piece, practice habits, Practice Room, practice tips, practicing

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In the Practice Room with Jan Vogler

By Jan Vogler April 23, 2024

Subjects Interviews, Practicing

Tags creativity, daily practice, how to practice, In the Practice Room, inspiration, Jan Vogler, Learning a new piece, motivation, New Piece, practice habits, Practice Room, practice tips, practicing

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In the Practice Room with Amos Yang

By Amos Yang March 11, 2024

Subjects Interviews, Practicing

Tags Amos Yang, creativity, daily practice, how to practice, In the Practice Room, inspiration, motivation, Orchestral Playing, practice habits, Practice Room, practice tips, practicing, San Fransisco Symphony, Self-Recording

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Pursuing Playful Practicing

By Daniel Hoppe September 10, 2021

Subjects Playing Healthy, Practicing

Tags Alexander Technique, Hard Work, motivation, Playful Practicing, practicing, Tanya Carey, Vivien Mackie, William Pleeth, Work Mentality

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Maintaining Structure and Purpose in Your Day During COVID

By Kim Kashkashian September 18, 2020

Subjects Artistic Vision

Tags goals, inspiration, Kim Kashkashian, motivation, purpose, setting goals, structure, The Violin Channel

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Meet the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s New Principal Cellist, Blaise Déjardin

By Blogmaster June 25, 2018

Subjects Interviews, Orchestra

Tags Audition, Boston Symphony Orchestra, BSO, challenge, Jules Eskin, motivation, musicianship, orchestra, perception, Shostakovich

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Questions

By Selma Gokcen January 20, 2014

Subjects Playing Healthy

Tags Alexander Technique, attention, available energy, creative, daily practice, deeper understand, effort, Einstein, flexible, free state of alertness, full attention, Gokcen, impressions, listening intently, living in question, Mind, motivation, partial attention, Patrick Macdonald, paying attention, refined skills, refining skills, releasing excessive tension, Selma, sensations, Theory of Everything, unanswerable questions, wasted energy

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Developing a Technique to Improve Your Talent

By Gregory Beaver May 20, 2013

Subjects Playing Healthy, Practicing

Tags bow arm, bow grip, breathing, cello, complete release, conventional wisdom, Developing a Technique, focus points, general education, goals, improvement, improving your talent, motivation, Performing, speeding up the learning process, talent, teachers, Technique

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A Cellist in Kabul (Part 2)

By Avery Waite November 24, 2012

Subjects Artistic Vision

Tags Afghanistan, Avery, challenges, culture, discipline, Experience, imagination, Kabul, language, motivation, music, radio, students, talent, Teaching, Waite

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Competitions ≠ Success: A Student Perspective

By Lev Mamuya April 8, 2012

Subjects Competition, Pre-College

Tags Accomplishment, Auditions, cello, cellobello, Competition, ego, improvement, knowledge, Lev, Mamuya, master classes, motivation, music, organization, performance, Practice, pressure, success

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Self-Motivation and Summer Vacation

By Brandon Vamos May 5, 2011

Subjects Practicing

Tags arpeggios, Brandon, career, cello, cellobello, challenges, Experience, focus, Growth, improvement, motivation, Performing, Practice, practicing, recording, scales, scheduling, school, student, success, Summer

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I Found my “Dream Quartet” in an Unexpected Industry

By Margo Drakos April 29, 2011

Subjects Chamber Music

Tags career, cello, cellobello, colleagues, communication, concepts, David, David Soyer, dreams, environment, experiences, goals, influences, inspiration, melody, motivation, music, opportunity, organization, practicing, Quartet, repertoire, respect, skills, Soyer, strength, string quartet, support, sustain

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Thirds, Thirds, Thirds…

By Lev Mamuya December 14, 2010

Subjects Practicing, Pre-College

Tags Awareness, challenges, consistency, control, focus, intonation, Lev, Mamuya, Martha, motivation, practice habits, practicing, repertoire, scales, success, Technique, thumb position

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