B. Romberg Sonata Op 43 No. 1

Michelle got good review for the piece:

"That was fantastic! Great musicality, good rhythm and control, confident. Bravo... i can just imagine her sound would be amazing on fullsize."

Master Class with J. Massenent Melodie

Last week, Michelle performed in her recent master class with J. Massenent Melodie. She played it without piano accompaniment.

Saint Sanes La Cygne The Swan

Michelle loves this piece. She has playing it since a year ago. It was too difficult at that time for her. But now, it seems much easier.

Playing Cello in Pajamas Beethoven Minuet in G

It is very rear that Michelle would think of playing cello when it is time to go to bed. She usually reads books with me before going to bed. These days she is crazy about wimpy kid and try to write a similar book. But last night, she felt very much like to play cello instead of reading book. It may be the power of Beethoven.

Master Class

On last Monday, Michelle attended her first master class with her new teacher. She played Gorge Goltermann's Prelude from Modern Suite. It was a very nice session. As it was in a room, not in a stage, she dared not look up. Well, as teacher told her, if you don't know where to look, just look at your bow. That's what she did. Haha...

Cello Lesson

Michelle had her cello lesson today. She is lucky to have a wonderful cello teacher who is such a master that he knows exactly what causes the problems of not playing well and how to fix it.

We have learned many things during the lesson and Michelle has new assignments scale, etudes and pieces. It will be a very busy week for practicing.

Mozart Sonata in C Major K 330 first movement

It's really hard to play this piece for Michelle. The trills are especially difficult. I told myself from the beginning that we must have patience on this. I planned it to just practice trill alone twice a day for about 2 to 3 minutes only. Just play it in a very relaxing way and don't worry about if it is perfect or not. I told Michelle it's OK if it is not perfect. The important thing is that we stick on the practicing plan.

After 3 months, I am happy that the trills are improved.One more month to go,  Michelle needs to perform the piece in her school. I have a bit confident that she would be fine with the trills although they may not be perfect. Of course, we need to stick strictly to the practicing plan before the performance.