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Johnrudy said:
Thank you! I never tire of this piece. My son played this in church a few years ago and at several of his auditions. :clap:
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Please remind me of what your son is doing now. My short-term isn't doing well due to stress. You can do it in a PM if you'd like.

Big D bought a beautiful cello in September. He decided that the bass violin is too heavy for his back and is so much harder to play due to all of the shifting required. Our living room has turned into a music room -- a large grand piano, a bass violin, a cello, and three violins.

I've said this before, but our daughter was headed towards being a concert violinist. But she said that music stressed her out too much. She said that even if her entire performance was perfect except for one note, that one missed note ruined it for her. She decided to be pre-med, but then the artsy side of her ruled. She changed her major to art and design. She said that if she makes a mistake in a painting or in graphic design, she can fix it. But if she misses a note in a solo, the moment is irreparable.
 
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Beach Runner said:
Please remind me of what your son is doing now. My short-term isn't doing well due to stress. You can do it in a PM if you'd like.

Big D bought a beautiful cello in September. He decided that the bass violin is too heavy for his back and is so much harder to play due to all of the shifting required. Our living room has turned into a music room -- a large grand piano, a bass violin, a cello, and three violins.

I've said this before, but our daughter was headed towards being a concert violinist. But she said that music stressed her out too much. She said that even if her entire performance was perfect except for one note, that one missed note ruined it for her. She decided to be pre-med, but then the artsy side of her ruled. She changed her major to art and design. She said that if she makes a mistake in a painting or in graphic design, she can fix it. But if she misses a note in a solo, the moment is irreparable.
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So, is Big D going to take cello lessons? :lol: I don't know, maybe they have the same fingering/bowing. My son chose the cello to begin with just so he could sit while playing - ha!

He chose to attend Loyola Univ. New Orleans, next to Tulane, as you know. He's majoring in Music Therapy with cello as his primary instrument.

He always thought, like your daughter, that he would work as a professional musician in an orchestra but he finally came to his senses during his Jr. yr in HS. After much research and discussions with master cellists, he knew it would be almost impossible to get a permanent seat in an orchestra. Then there's the annual cut-throat re-auditions for your position, then the marginal pay, hours upon hours of rehearsals which cut into any free time for pt-time work to help supplement a musician's salary.

So his 8 year plan is Bachelor of Music Therapy (cello), then grad school at Temple Univ. in PA, then 2 more years at Colorado State Univ. to finish up with the Neurologic Music Therapy. He doesn't want to work in pediatircs (which is the biggest misconception in MT is working in schools with Autistic children). He wants to be on the research end. Loyola has been fantastic in helping him set his goals. We couldn't be happier with his choice. He will, of course, continue to play cello as a hobby or past time.

He loves NOLA and couldn't wait to return to the warm weather after the holidays. He is right now, this very minute, sitting 3rd chair in the Loyola symphony playing Dvorak's New World Symphony in concert. Just kills me not to be there.
 
Johnrudy said:
So, is Big D going to take cello lessons? :lol: I don't know, maybe they have the same fingering/bowing. My son chose the cello to begin with just so he could sit while playing - ha!

He chose to attend Loyola Univ. New Orleans, next to Tulane, as you know. He's majoring in Music Therapy with cello as his primary instrument.

He always thought, like your daughter, that he would work as a professional musician in an orchestra but he finally came to his senses during his Jr. yr in HS. After much research and discussions with master cellists, he knew it would be almost impossible to get a permanent seat in an orchestra. Then there's the annual cut-throat re-auditions for your position, then the marginal pay, hours upon hours of rehearsals which cut into any free time for pt-time work to help supplement a musician's salary.

So his 8 year plan is Bachelor of Music Therapy (cello), then grad school at Temple Univ. in PA, then 2 more years at Colorado State Univ. to finish up with the Neurologic Music Therapy. He doesn't want to work in pediatircs (which is the biggest misconception in MT is working in schools with Autistic children). He wants to be on the research end. Loyola has been fantastic in helping him set his goals. We couldn't be happier with his choice. He will, of course, continue to play cello as a hobby or past time.

He loves NOLA and couldn't wait to return to the warm weather after the holidays. He is right now, this very minute, sitting 3rd chair in the Loyola symphony playing Dvorak's New World Symphony in concert. Just kills me not to be there.
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Yes, you know we are Tulane grads. The music world is pretty cutthroat, even if you get into Juilliard. One of daughter's friends settled for being the orchestra director at a high school in Orlando. She's happy.

The fingering is much more difficult on the bass violin than on the cello because of all of the shifting involved. Hubby and I are both taking lessons from Dr. Patricio Cobos, professor emeritus from Columbus State University. Cobos is a renowned violinist and former conductor of the Columbus State Orchestra and current conductor of the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra. He is taking cello lessons from Professor Andres Diaz from Columbus State. Big D is taking cello lessons from Cobos, and I am taking violin lessons from him. He is the best teacher that we have ever had. I learn something new from him at every lesson, and I have been playing for over 15 years. Coincidentally, daughter was a member of the symphony orchestra from age 11, but no one knew she was that young because she was six feet tall at that age. Another coincidence is that daughter was chosen to be in the Georgia Governor's Honors Program after her sophomore year in high school. She was a math major and a music minor. Professor Andres Diaz's parents, Drs. Manuel and Betty Diaz, were our daughter's professors at Georgia Governor's Honors. Small world.
 
Beach Runner said:
Yes, you know we are Tulane grads. The music world is pretty cutthroat, even if you get into Juilliard. One of daughter's friends settled for being the orchestra director at a high school in Orlando. She's happy.

The fingering is much more difficult on the bass violin than on the cello because of all of the shifting involved. Hubby and I are both taking lessons from Dr. Patricio Cobos, professor emeritus from Columbus State University. Cobos is a renowned violinist and former conductor of the Columbus State Orchestra and current conductor of the LaGrange Symphony Orchestra. He is taking cello lessons from Professor Andres Diaz from Columbus State. Big D is taking cello lessons from Cobos, and I am taking violin lessons from him. He is the best teacher that we have ever had. I learn something new from him at every lesson, and I have been playing for over 15 years. Coincidentally, daughter was a member of the symphony orchestra from age 11, but no one knew she was that young because she was six feet tall at that age. Another coincidence is that daughter was chosen to be in the Georgia Governor's Honors Program after her sophomore year in high school. She was a math major and a music minor. Professor Andres Diaz's parents, Drs. Manuel and Betty Diaz, were our daughter's professors at Georgia Governor's Honors. Small world.
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My son took a master class from Andres a few years ago (at SMU in Dallas). I know that Andres took lessons for years from Martha Gerchefski at Georgia State. That's who taught Andres to be who he is today! She is w/o a doubt, one of the best cello prof in the southern half of the US. She's known all over the world - & she's right there in GA! If you're ever in need of a new instructor, i'd consider her in a heartbeat. My son even considered attending GSU just for her (that is, if he was still going for the perf. degree).

The music world is a small world. ;-)

Good luck.
 
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