My Cello and I

One of my earlier cello teachers would constantly say ‘You have to REALLY listen!’ (I use uppercase because she emphasized that word) 1 ...

I am keen to bring to light lesser-known philosophers or even those hardly known at all. So similarly, I am interested in lesser-known a...

I have learnt some of the Bach Suites and have performed Suite 1 Prelude in public. The issue of 1 how to create dance-like sound is a ...

Steven Isserlis raised a very important point about choice of fingering which is central to learning/practising/performing a piece of mu...

I found a fascinating question about Dvorak’s B minor Concerto on Steven Isserlis’s facebook (13/01/2017) 1 which gave me food for thou...

Is it helpful to learn how to draw a completely even bow close to the bridge 1 ? A benefit can be that it may instil more consistency an...

I’ve been writing on facebook about the cello, how to play it ie discussing technique I’ve learnt when studying the cello as well as mus...