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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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Thoughts of a Teenage Writer: 05/13/07
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Thoughts of a Teenage Writer. Dreamer, Cellist, Musician, Scientist, Artist, Genius, Crafter. Sunday, May 13, 2007. Quick update before my sister throws me off the computer. Well, I'm studying for my STAR history test tomorrow. 'Studying' as in re-reading the entire history textbook. I took world history last year, so I forgot everything, and like the procrastinator I am, I had to leave studying for the last minute. *headdesk*. One last thing. College: it's expensive! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I'm a ce...
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Thoughts of a Teenage Writer: History, yay...
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Thoughts of a Teenage Writer. Dreamer, Cellist, Musician, Scientist, Artist, Genius, Crafter. Sunday, May 13, 2007. Quick update before my sister throws me off the computer. Well, I'm studying for my STAR history test tomorrow. 'Studying' as in re-reading the entire history textbook. I took world history last year, so I forgot everything, and like the procrastinator I am, I had to leave studying for the last minute. *headdesk*. One last thing. College: it's expensive! I know what you mean about piano- I'...
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Folk Cello: 08/01/2008 - 09/01/2008
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A blog of my adventures and challenges in learning cello as an adult. My intent is to play plain, simple music with fiddlers, harpists, singers, guitarists, and other amatuer musicians in the way it's been done by regular working folks for hundreds of years. Old World or New, Sacred or Profane. Tuesday, August 12, 2008. Well, he has a blog: www.kusc.org/bartel. I recommend reading The Child is Father to the Papa. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Huntington Beach, CA, United States. I'm a 56-year old computer ...
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Folk Cello: 08/01/2009 - 09/01/2009
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A blog of my adventures and challenges in learning cello as an adult. My intent is to play plain, simple music with fiddlers, harpists, singers, guitarists, and other amatuer musicians in the way it's been done by regular working folks for hundreds of years. Old World or New, Sacred or Profane. Wednesday, August 12, 2009. Sunrise from orbit, bending Shakers, racing hawks, sailing hockey pucks. That was then, this is now. Ok, I guess I've changed. Maybe yours are more imaginative. View my complete profile.
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Folk Cello: 04/01/2010 - 05/01/2010
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A blog of my adventures and challenges in learning cello as an adult. My intent is to play plain, simple music with fiddlers, harpists, singers, guitarists, and other amatuer musicians in the way it's been done by regular working folks for hundreds of years. Old World or New, Sacred or Profane. Thursday, April 22, 2010. Classical from before there was "Classical". I wonder how much longer this sort of classical music - - much of it hundred of years old, from many countries, played by a live band, to danc...
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Thoughts of a Teenage Writer: 12/16/06
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Thoughts of a Teenage Writer. Dreamer, Cellist, Musician, Scientist, Artist, Genius, Crafter. Saturday, December 16, 2006. Wow, it's been a while. Well, the way my teachers are acting, you'd think that I only studied THEIR subject, with all the homework they assign. I mean, jeez, we students have lives outside the classroom, ya know! Yup, that's all for now. Oh, and here's that poem (I think every cellist can relate to this feeling, I wrote it after not playing for a week or so *hangs head in shame):.