You Had Me At Cello

This week my special guest is Professor of Cello at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Tido Janssen. Tido has traveled the world playing cello and gives us some insights to performing and networking at cello camps.

On this Earth Day addition of Cello Chat, I talk to Anna Clift, professor of cello at St. Olaf College. She gives us some insights into the Seattle Youth Symphony as well as some stellar advice on avoiding practice fatigue. 

This week I chat with Dr. Karla Hamelin, professor, and cellist extraordinaire at Texas State University. She has taught masterclasses throughout North America and is giving some great advice on skill sets with the cello.

This week I’m proud to have a teacher from Palatine High School’s music department, Dung Pham. She tells us the journey she has taken to be a teacher at a Chicago area school along with some helpful motivation skills.

Happy First Friday! It’s 5PM and you can sit the bow down for a quick episode of cello chat. If you were not practicing, this episode is dedicated to you. Lindsay Patterson is my guest this week and she regales us with the problems she had early on with practicing and how she overcame them. More information about Lindsey can be found about her at her site: https://www.lindsaymariecello.com/ You’re...

On this episode from 2021, I chat with guest Dr. Ruth Boden. Dr. Boden is an Associate Professor in the School of Music at Washington State University where she teaches cello, bass, music theory and coordinates the chamber music program.

On this episode from 2021, I chat with Anne Cleino Witt. Anne is an instructor of Music Education and Strings at the University of Alabama School of Music. She teaches Music Education courses and String Methods for undergraduate BSE majors, and String Literature and String Pedagogy for undergraduate performance majors.

On this episode from 2021, I interview a former student of mine that attended the summer cello clinic.

On this episode from 2021, I talk to a current student of mine at UW-Whitewater.

On this episode from 2021, I chat with Dr. Ka-Wai Yu who is an Assistant Professor of Music at Dixie State University, where he teaches cello and string chamber music.

On this episode from 2021, I chat with Peter J Thomas who has been a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra since 2008 and has performed around the world as a multi-genre soloist, clinician, educator, and chamber musician with the award winning classical cross-over indie-rock band, I’m Not A Pilot.

On this episode from 2021, I chat with Dr. Rzeczycki who teaches cello at the Westminster Conservatory and Princeton Day School.

It's the final Friday of March and I'm chatting with Argentinian cellist Carina Voly, we talk about the world travels she has been on with her cello. For more information on Carina, you can visit her website: http://www.carinavoly.com/

On this episode I chat with Corneila Watkins. She is a Lecturer at the Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, and is a highly regarded preparatory cello teacher, pedagogue, and author. She recently moved to Madison, Wisconsin after many years in Houston TX, where she was a faculty member of the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, and an active freelance cellist, having performed w...

This week I'm getting ready to present at the American String Teachers Association National Conference in Atlanta, but I do have another Cello performance with Charlie Rasmussen this coming week in Waukesha.  So we'll run a #FlashbackFriday this week to when Charlie was on back in January of 2021.

This week I sit down with Cello Professor and Associate Dean in the Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Augusta University, Dr. Christine Crookall. She gives us a few ideas on how to keep practicing. Find out more about her at: https://www.augusta.edu/pamplin/music/christine_crookall_dma.php Find more Cello Chats at www.youhadmeatcello.com

This week I have a chat with Professor of Music at Lawrence University, Janet Anthony. You can learn more about me, my guests, and all things cello at https://www.youhadmeatcello.com/

This week I sit down with Professor of Cello at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Stefan Kartman. Learn more about him at: https://www.cellokartman.com or through his university page https://uwm.edu/arts/directory/kartman-stefan/ Find more Cello Chats at www.youhadmeatcello.com

On this episode, I have a chat with Dr. Rachel Dirks. She is a Director of Orchestral Studies at Kansas State University.

On this episode, I chat with one of my current students Emma Dutcher.

On this episode, I have a chat with Cellist Joel Becktell.

On this episode, I have a chat with Uri Vardi. He is a Professor of Cello at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

On this episode, I chat with Dr. Miranda Wilson. She is an Associate Professor of Cello and Music History at the University of Idaho. 

This week I’m chatting with Muir String Quartet member and Professor of Cello at Boston University, Michael Reynolds.

This week I sit down with one of my students, Liam Jeninga, and have a discussion about the relationship between the arts. How theater can influence music and music influence theater.  As always, you can learn more about me, my guests, and all things cello at www.youhadmeatcello.com