Change is vital.
I moved to Bremen and now specialize in historical performance practice. My main instrument is no longer - as it was when we met - the modern cello,…
What learning to play the cello and to run have in common
What learning to play the cello and to run have in commonBoth challenge me - my whole person - without ifs and buts. I learn a lot about…
Habit – homemade…
I can't blame anyone else. And I wonder how many more of my hindering habits I've trained myself based on complete voluntariness. How do you teach yourself a…
Chamber Music with Amateurs and the Alexander Technique
An experiment - as nearly every professional musician has at least heard of the Alexander Technique it is totally different with the amateurs. So I heard repetitively sceptic…
No Stress for Strings – 4 Tips
“If there´s anything strings players don´t need at all, it´s stress.” Regine Brunke I attended an enchanting concert at the “Bremer amateur music week” on Saturday. The…
Make piece – not war – with your tensions
A disease is spreading all over the world. Musicians of all kinds are especially in danger to be infected. It´s epidemic, highly infectious and already so common that…
My cello, my breasts and me
Movement patterns always develop in a social context. This is why the changing of habits is really a special discipline. This is especially true for habits that were…