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ashley
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Posts: 1
(6/25/01 1:01:28 am)
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~Hello!~ does
anyone know thomas heinrich?
Hi everybody!
I'm *semi* new to this board. I've posted once or
twice here before (probably a year ago), but got so busy that I
stopped visiting.  Recently,
however, I got to thinking about how great everyone is on this
bulletin board and decided to come back. So now I'm back... with a
vengeance!  I love the
cello and love hearing what everyone has to say about
it.
Well, I also got to wondering if anyone here knows Thomas
Heinrich, cellist with the Colorado Symphony. I recently had the
wonderful opportunity to work with him and was wondering if anyone
here knows him.
Thanks!
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MargaretML
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(6/25/01 2:01:10 pm)
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I do
Hi, I've been taking lessons with Thomas for about 3 years now and
think he's a great teacher. Since this probably isn't the place for
a long discussion about someone else, you can email me directly at
cellolover@hotmail.com.
Margaret
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ashley
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Posts: 3
(6/26/01 12:47:23 am)
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What about bow
grips?
Hi Margaret, thanx for the response. I just met him when he came
out to the Northwest for a music festival (about two weeks ago). I
had about fifteen minutes with him in a masterclass and then he gave
me a private lesson. So I didn't have that much time with him (not
much to speak of ), but he
pretty much changed my entire bow grip! It feels better now,
although I'm still adjusting to it. So I'm wondering, what kind of a
bow grip do you have?? He suggested I relax my arm into the string a
bit more and "arch" my wrist to support it. Then he suggested I
practice lots of open strings. Has he suggested the same sort of bow
grip for you and how do you like it??
Well it was great working
with him, and I'm anxious to hear your opinions on the bow!
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MargaretML
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Posts: 22
(7/2/01 2:05:05 pm)
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Bow grip and
traveling teachers and no lessons....
He just recently had me change my bow grip, so that my thumb is
bent and the top knuckle of it is parallel to the bow's wood. I'd
gotten to where I was playing with a straight thumb, which really
limited the flexibility in my bow grip. He'd say 'your hand needs to
be flexible, like a jellyfish' and I just couldn't do it, but now my
grip is much more flexible, and I can hear the difference in my
tone.
It seems like he is able to teach in response to where
ever I am on any particular day -- addressing my bow grip, or
tension in my left hand, or whatever, which has made him a great
teacher for me. He's traveling for most of the rest of the summer,
though, so I was facing 3 months without lessons at all. (I usually
have a lesson about every 2-3 weeks.) Anybody have any suggestions
for how to keep on track?
What I have done, so far, is call
my old cello teacher from when I was at DU and ask for a one-time
lesson with him this summer, sort of a mid-course correction during
my 3 months without my regular teacher. I'd run into my former
teacher at a couple of chamber music concerts over the last year
(after not seeing him in 15 years), and so felt more comfortable
approaching him than if I hadn't seen him this past year. We're
aming for a lesson sometime near the end of July. And since I
haven't played for him in over 15 years, I want to play well for
him, so that's helping me keep focused on my practicing.
Any
other suggestions will be gratefully received!
Margaret
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ashley
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(7/2/01 2:14:41 pm)
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hmmm.....
That's sounds like a good idea to get a lesson with your previous
teacher. It's always helpful to me when I have something to aim for.
The hard part is having the *umph* to practice on my own when I'm
NOT having a lesson. Phhhh....
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colleen
mcgary
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(7/2/01 7:49:40
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Re: ~Hello!~
does anyone know thomas heinrich?
Hi - YES! I went to school with Tom at CIM! He is a great cellist
and a very thoughtful musician. He has studied with some fabulous
teachers - Alan Harris, Steve Doane etc.. He therefore has alot of
information from those particular teachers about the "set-up" on the
cello such as bow grip etc..
I can imagine him being a top notch
teacher.
Best,
Colleen
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