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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...
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cellodreams: May 2007
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007. Memorable Moments in May. Surviving the experience as "the lone cellist" at orchestra the night when the other cellists were both absent. A compliment that same night on my playing from first violinist R. Maestro instructing me to "die faster" on the final note of. Venturing Through the House. One of the original horror movie pieces we'll be recording (more info on that to follow in a future blog entry). Feeling good about taking a much-needed break from my cello lesson this week.
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cellodreams: April 2007
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007. S " Lousy lesson. Post today, I started to think about all the variables that are present when we sit down to play the cello. Considering all the possible combinations and permutations of endpin length, chair height, cello angle, music stand height, bow hair tension, tuning, room acoustics, lighting, and atmospheric conditions such as temperature and humidity, is it any wonder that we encounter difficulties in our playing and performing? It's doubtful that we. Most importantly,...
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cellodreams: January 2007
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007. One of my cello goals this year is to memorize at least 2 pieces, so I've chosen my two favorite pieces from Suzuki Book 3. When I mentioned this goal to my cello teacher 3 weeks ago he was very supportive of it - offering tips on memorizing and also including this as part of my lesson. So far I've completed the first page of. Posted by cellodonna @ 5:28 PM. Sunday, January 21, 2007. Regarding intuitive playing in orchestra practice, Emily. Posted by cellodonna @ 8:29 PM.
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cellodreams: July 2007
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Monday, July 30, 2007. Husband: What key was that piece you were playing yesterday? Me: Which one. I played a lot of pieces yester- . [*. Realization . duh*. Ohhhh . the song "Yesterday.". I'm not making this up. This actually took place, and my daughter was witness. I guess you had to be there; it doesn't sound funny here. Posted by cellodonna @ 6:34 PM. Saturday, July 28, 2007. And today's snail mail says . Performance: Sunday September 30 6:00 PM. For: (Local Town) Family Fair at Memorial Field. Maest...
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cellodreams: August 2007
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Friday, August 17, 2007. 39 years ago on the church steps after our wedding on August 18. Last month on the church steps after our daughter’s wedding July 7. Posted by cellodonna @ 1:11 PM. Sunday, August 12, 2007. Harry Potter in my life. All because they’re excited about reading a book. Speaking of music, which I am prone to do here [. Posted by cellodonna @ 8:43 PM. Friday, August 10, 2007. Cello baby’s diaper bag. Extra set of strings. Includes a cloth diaper! Not sure about this one yet. When Rallen...
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cellodreams: March 2007
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Saturday, March 31, 2007. Not really stressing anymore. Thank you, Juliet Echo Mike. For offering comments on my "Thursdays" post. Sometimes anxiety, paranoia, and self doubt get the better of me. A few examples: Just before we began rehearsal Thursday night one of the string players offered me some rosin, and my first thought was ". Does my playing sound that bad. I did end up having a good rehearsal (as usual), although I knew I wasn't quite in tune for a few places in Faure's. I only discovered this a...
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cellodreams: November 2006
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Monday, November 20, 2006. And I'm back in the game! Posted by cellodonna @ 11:21 PM. Thursday, November 16, 2006. Lesson woes lead to practice strategies. Every time that I think I've got a certain technique correct, and that my playing sounds good, I get told that I'm not using enough wrist, not enough finger action, there's too much tension in my shoulder, my right thumb isn't bending enough, and on and on. But on every one of those counts I thought. Say, "Don't drive yourself crazy over it.". Just be...
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cellodreams: February 2007
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Friday, February 16, 2007. The Girl from Ipanema. Girl from Ipanema." "Brass, you're killing me! Posted by cellodonna @ 3:23 PM. Wednesday, February 14, 2007. Cello blog. I found the link in the comments section of Highly Strung's. I found it interesting that she was just working on two of the same pieces for orchestra that we have scheduled for our upcoming spring concert: "Girl from Ipanema" and "South Pacific.". Posted by cellodonna @ 8:44 PM. Saturday, February 10, 2007. Posted by cellodonna @ 4:56 PM.
