LEARN SOME CELLO
Lessons in Classical, Folk, and Imporvisatory Styles.
I studied Composition and Cello Performance at Princeton University, and recently completed my Masters of Music in Contemporary Improvisation at the New England Conservatory. I've studied with some of the greatest luminaries in these fields, including Natasha Brofsky, Steve Mackey, and Paul Lansky; I've also been teaching privately for many years, as well as through group classes in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Maine.
I'm happy to be opening a studio in my new home in Jamaica Plain.
The flyer on the right reads:
Why learn SOME cello when you can
LEARN A LOT OF VIOLIN?
Let's face it, most people don't even know what a cello is and it's going to get REALLY old explaining it to them every time you're awkwardly carrying your bulky, adolescent-sized instrument on the T. The violin is practically pocket-sized in comparison. Just swing that sucker over your shoulder and you're good to go. If anyone asks what it is, you can tell them that it really is a machine gun. They probably won't ask again.
In addition, the violin can offer you things that cellists only dream about---like the opportunity to actually play the melody. Why "oom-chuck" for the rest of your life when you can scale that melodic line to soaring heights? Just think of the jealous look on the faces of the cello section as they realize they're resigned to 50 more measures of half notes while the violinists ride that glorious melody to completion.
I can offer you that and, like cello guy, I can offer it in my J.P. studio. I've studied at the University of Denver and Longy School of Music and have participated in festivals in Aspen, Las Vegas, and Germany. The teachers I've studied under, including Sally O'Reilly, Joey Corpus, and Mark Lakirovich, were so freaking luminary that I didn't have to pay my electric bill for 4 years.
So learn classical violin, or maybe even viola. It will still be better than some cello.
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