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Cellospieler
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(8/13/01 2:05:04 pm)
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Things you
learned by yourself
I have always been interested in how people learn things, and have
found that some of the most valuable tips have been things that
people learned "on their own", not things people have been taught by
others. What are some of ther things you discovered through your own
cello playing?
I learned that during long (3 hour concerts
which included Beethoven) that if I dropped my arms along side the
chair during rests, I could play the long passages without having to
stop, unlike my stand partner, allowing the circulation to energize
my arms, hands, fingers.
Please do not limit these things to
technique; practical information is good too. I learned that in an
orchestra pit with a polished concrete floor, I had to rub rosin on
the bottom of my rockstop (the round thing with a depression in it,
not that strappy thing) to prevent it from sliding.
What have
you learned on your own, about celloplaying?
I hope I posted
this on the correct board!!!
CS
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zambocello
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(8/13/01 3:09:04 pm)
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Things I learned
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Don't marry someone who plays the same instrument.
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mremmers
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(8/13/01 7:09:16 pm)
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Re: Things I
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(Love it.)
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Paul
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(8/13/01 7:10:26 pm)
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Re: Things I
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But you married a pianist, Zambo!
Paul Tseng
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drcello
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(8/13/01 7:40:28 pm)
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Everybody does
this...
I learned that all the cellists do some "faking" in really hard
parts, but they all won't admit it.
Marshall C. St. John
drcello@vei.net
Wayside Presbyterian Church
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Re: Things you
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1. Carry a small towel(washcloth size) to all gigs. Larger ones to
outdoor gigs.
2. Have really good, tested, endpin holding
security devices with you at all times. I carry 3 separate systems
at all gigs - one gets used all the time, but the others are there
for wierd floors.
3. Turn your cell phone off! You only need
to find the problems with this idea once, but it might cost you a
good gig.
4. For long gigs, bottles of water won't get you
fired, but may help you survive.
5. Know the cello part to
Pachelbel's Canon. It starts on a D. (Brain fart department - I was
on on a gig once, and couldn't remember the first note, and started
it on a G.)
6. Never fake anything.
7. Carry extra
strings. The ones you have on your cello won't break, but carrying
an extra set keeps the string companies in business. (seriously,
this is a good idea - trying to get a suitable replacement in an
hurry even in an orchestra, is a nightmare.)
8. Breath
deeply, whenever possible. Feel the air travel to the bottom of your
lungs. Why, I don't know. Just do it.
9. See Zambo's advice.
10. There is no ten.
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Nicholas
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Re: Things I
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I guess Casals and Suggia found that out! (Among others...)
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zambocello
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(8/14/01 2:07:01 am)
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I figured things
out the 2nd time around!
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