The Lonely Cello Podcast

Today, I'm answering two questions I saw sparking discussion on another forum. The first one deals with the prospects a serious adult learner realistically has when they want to become a professional musician. Second, I talk about bow hold devices. While I think they have some limited utility, I'll describe why they tend to hurt more than help. The last segment, which is available on YouTube (https://youtu.be/Aou1gyNG-C0) features a few demonstrations for assessing and revamping your bow hold. If you're coming from the podcast looking for the exercises, they start around the 23 minute mark. Visit www.emilywright.net Support the podcast on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com/lonelycello Browse nerdy merch on TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/stark-raving-cello I love getting texts and voicemails! 001 323 657 9444

A listener sent me a simple question. Because it's the cello, there is a simple response...that still took about 20 minutes to answer! Thank you to Aran in Dublin, Ireland for sending this in. You can ask questions for next time in the comments or by sending an email to contact at emily wright dot net. Visit www.emilywright.net Support the podcast on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/lonelycello Browse nerdy merch on TeePublic: https://www.teepublic.com/user/stark-raving-cello

Join me for a conversation with the multi-talented Katie Berglof. Katie is a French horn player, educator, arts administrator, HR professional, and an activist/advocate—and she's just getting started. In today's episode, we talk about musical origin stories, how much a support system matters, classical culture, and small but meaningful ways to have an impact on the musical world we love. nb: I had audio issues during the recording of this interview, so you may notice that my voice is occasionally distorted. Links: Musicians Dystonia and Injury Live Talk: https://www.youtube.com/@EmbouchureDystonia Harpsichords & Hot Sauce: https://www.harpsichord-hotsauce.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@harpsichordshotsauce Unbound Symphony: https://www.unboundsymphony.org/ Unbound Symphony Musician Safety & Culture survey: https://www.unboundsymphony.org/survey Courage Over Silence Defense Fund: https://gofund.me/543d58a8 Violin Channel feature: https://theviolinchannel.com/katie-a-berglof-launches-musicians-defense-fund-for-victims-of-sexual-harassment/ Support me for free by subscribing to my YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyWrightCello You can also support this podcast directly by visiting soundcloud.com/lonelycello and leaving a tip there. Sign up for lessons, ask questions, or subscribe to my newsletter by sending a text to 323 657 9444 or an email to contact at emilywright dot net with a short message and your email address.

It's not uncommon to feel like you're drinking from a firehose during lessons: so much information is on offer and it's overwhelming. No instructor expects you to return each week with 100% of the concepts mastered. One of my formative teachers said the number is about 15% for solid growth, and I tend to agree with him. These ideas should help you focus on the right things to make the most of your lessons. This is the audio from a recent video uploaded to YouTube. If you'd prefer to watch and/or read captions, the url is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T-YSusFhbQ&t=22s More at www.emilywright.net Bluesky: emilycello Insta: EmilyWrightCello

Today, I'll be talking about Lara St. John's new documentary, Dear Lara. Content warning: non-graphic discussion of sexual assault. Would you rather read this? Go here: https://emilywright.net/teaching-and-learning/dear-lara/ Rather watch it on YouTube? Enable captions! Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPTQy3M9K8 Lara's website: https://www.larastjohn.com/ Dear Lara website: https://www.dearlara.film/ Katherine Needleman's Queen of Filth Digests: https://katherineneedleman.com/queen-of-filth-digests Child USA website: https://childusa.org/ The Representation Project website: https://therepproject.org/endrape/sound-off-make-the-music-industry-safe/