I am a freelance cellist living in Boston. I write about teaching and performing.

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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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,
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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
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