I guarantee that taking these 5 points to heart will be a tremendous boost to your learning curve.

The real question is what precisely is so hard about learning the cello.

I felt like Hester Prynne from Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter; I too had a red “A” stitched onto the chest region of anything I wore.

I believe it’s the hardest aspect of cello playing to acquire as an adult learner and yet it’s something we all yearn for right off the bat.

In reality, learning to play the cello can feel more like a rollercoaster ride than a steady hike.

If you are currently experiencing a plateau, here are some of the tools I use to start moving towards my next breakthrough.

In this blog post I’m going to cover the common pitfalls a serious adult learner is going to encounter on his/her journey towards cello mastery.

I’ve been asked this question a number of times, usually after I tell someone that I started my cello journey at 25.

In our adult lives physical tension simply becomes a part of our daily routine.

Depending upon our approach to practice, our motivation can either feel like a boulder or a snowball.

I’m going to create a little tension: it’s not too late. 

As adult learners, we are faced with a situation that is both exhilarating and taxing.