How to Make Better Use of Your Practice Time

Manage your time effectively and creatively to make woodshedding fun By James Reel Why do people give up playing after just a little study? Usually not... Read More...

How to Tame Annoying Howling Wolf Tones

Cellists need not suffer tonal abuse By Sarah Freiberg Last week, a student of mine stopped playing to critique herself. “I just can’t make this not... Read More...

Learning to Write Cello Études for Beethoven’s String Quartets

The cello challenge By Marcelo Sanchez In the past, such cellists as Jean-Louis Duport, Friedrich Gruetzmacher, and David Popper wrote études that have s... Read More...

14 Steps Toward Improved Intonation

Solo and group exercises from author and instructor Michael E. Martin Posted by James Reel It's inevitable: The first few times you put bow to string, it ... Read More...

14 Steps Toward Improved Intonation

Solo and group exercises from author and instructor Michael E. Martin By James Reel It's inevitable: The first few times you put bow to string, it sounds... Read More...

Learn to Compose Your Own Cadenzas and Variations

9 ways to improve your improv and craft a cadenza by Richard S. Bridges I learned how to improvise by the “sink-or-swim” method when, as a teenager, I was i... Read More...

12 Questions Violinists Ask About Fiddling

It all starts with the beat—and the spelling  by Donna Hebert How many times have you heard someone (perhaps yourself) ask, “What’s the difference between p... Read More...

Tips on Finding Cello Repertoire

Sources and references for cello and chamber-music repertoire By Jeffrey Solow In my two-part article "Cellists’ Choice" (In Print, December 1999 and Jan... Read More...