Lesson in NY

November 29, 2005 at 1:51 AM

I had a second lesson with Cathy Cho up in NY at Juilliard yesterday, and it went really well. Because of it being Thanksgiving weekend and all, and we knew there would be tons of traffic, we left three hours early for a 90 minute trip. There were some unforseen delays including a speeding ticket and an incredibly long gas line, but we made it there in one piece. The room the lesson was in was incredibly hot, which was kind of worrisome because I do really badly in high temperatures most of the time. It didn't bother me, though. And my strings were agreeable enough. She said a lot of interesting things about hand position, including that my hand, when just resting in first position, should be moved a little higher up the neck. That would not only help the stretches but also the intonation. She also talked about the right arm, and what I'm supposed to do is, on up-bows, first bend the arm then the wrist, but for down-bows push out keeping the shoulder down. I felt this was really helpful and I understood it completely.

Miraculously I stayed awake the whole ride home! Then had trouble sleeping, and could not get up this morning. School was good, and I have loads of homework to do now.

Like a comet pulled from orbit
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good....

From Pauline Lerner
Posted on November 29, 2005 at 6:41 AM

That's a nice poem. Did you write it?

From alicelizard s.
Posted on November 30, 2005 at 2:52 AM

>>That's a nice poem. Did you write it?
I didn't, though I wish I did! It's an excerpt from the song "For Good" from the Broadway musical Wicked. It's about three years old. I'm absolutely in love with it!

--alice

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