Who doesn’t love a good meme? In this video, I go through a few memes that I thought were humorous/cute/interesting, and I’m hoping you feel the same way about them. This was unscripted, and I don’t have a script to the video to share, but I do hope that you’ll leave me some tips for… Continue reading
We all know warming up can be boring. But it’s so important. Even though there’s plenty to get through, we can make it a little fun. In this video, I’m going to show you some tips that you can use to get a little more enjoyment out of your warmup time. But of course, I… Continue reading
This one is just for fun…I wanted to make a giant mash-up of common orchestral excerpts that are seen on many audition lists. You should never use what is in here as any sort of authoritative source. It has no bowings, virtually no dynamics, and probably some mistakes, too. But if you want to mess… Continue reading
Professional orchestra life involves a giant queue of music. Whenever you finish learning a cycle, you can count on having to jump into learning the next one very soon after. So it requires careful management to be able to learn all of this repertoire, and learn it well. In this video, I give some insight… Continue reading
I found this video to be a very illuminating one to make…the research process got me into some music I hadn’t been familiar with before. It’s a story with a dark end, but an interesting one. I hope you enjoy the video, and if you would prefer to read, I’ll include the text to the… Continue reading
I thought it would be fun to make a video showcasing a little bit of my daily life as a cellist. Contrary to what some might believe, a cellist’s life isn’t 100% focused on music. Sure, sometimes I’m thinking about the grandeur of a symphony or pondering the best way to phrase something, but other… Continue reading
It’s a little silly to say I “married” an orchestra, but that’s kind of what I feel like. I want to tell you a little bit about the process of getting tenure in a professional symphony orchestra. For those of you who aren’t on a symphonic career path, it’s a look behind the curtain. And… Continue reading
Many years ago, violinist Hilary Hahn created the 100 Days of Practice, a series on social media that showed snippets of her practicing over 100 days. It went viral, with countless other musicians creating their own. In 2019, I decided to take on the challenge. Here’s the first video, where I work on the famous… Continue reading