Jan 30 Ševčík Op.3 Variation 2 - Spiccato Here is a tutorial on how to practice Ševčík Op.3 Variation 2. I've wanted to make these kinds of Jan 30, 2023
Oct 15 Cracking and repairing my Brack cello case I cracked my cello case back in 2017. I was closing the trunk to my car, and my cello case Oct 15, 2022 3 min read
Oct 01 Preparing Kol Nidrei (Part 2) Preparing Kol Nidrei (Part 1)I have been playing Kol Nidrei for a small congregation for several years. For the Oct 1, 2022 1 min read
Sep 28 Preparing Kol Nidrei (Part 1) I have been playing Kol Nidrei for a small congregation for several years. For the last month, I've been on Sep 28, 2022 1 min read
Aug 19 Experimenting with DALL-E 2 DALL-E 2 is amazing. If you haven't heard of it: DALL·E 2DALL·E 2 is a new AI system Aug 19, 2022 2 min read
Aug 07 Some Two Octave Scale Exercises for Beginners Last year I arranged some scale exercises from Feuillard's Daily Exercises for my students. Some of the exercises are not Aug 7, 2022 2 min read
Apr 21 Practicing Paganini First Movement L to M I combined three practice sessions into one video this time. Challenges: * thirds * string crossings * 4th finger on the A string Apr 21, 2022 1 min read
Apr 11 Working on Tone and Vibrato in Paganini There is not a lot to say about this. Some of my thoughts: * I really liked my F# on G Apr 11, 2022
Apr 07 Improving Fingered Thirds in Paganini Challenges First, fingered thirds can be hard to wrap your mind around if you aren’t used to them. Second, Apr 7, 2022 1 min read
Apr 06 Paganini Excerpt: 3rd Movement N to S The challenges: * lots of playing on one string --- need to sort out good musical fingerings. I'm still figuring out Apr 6, 2022 1 min read