Carol Tarr

Sometime in the early 1980s, I received a call saying a family was moving from Evanston, IL, to Boulder, CO. Would I teach their son Suzuki cello? Alas, it was at least an hour’s drive from Boulder to Lakewood—but at that time the mother had no other choice for her son to continue with Suzuki cello, as there were no Suzuki cello teachers in Boulder. The mom agreed. The mom was Pam Brasch.

It soon became evident that this was no ordinary mom, content to let her son practice a few minutes a…

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The Cello conference team is so excited to offer these fabulous sessions in Minneapolis. There are amazing opportunities to learn and explore the wonderful aspects of cello playing:

• Body Mapping with Constance Barrett
• Cello Ensembles with Jeanne Johanessen, Carol Ourada and Sally Gross
• Chording and Chopping with Renata Bratt
• Cello Group Class ideas for Pre-Twinkle through Book 4 with Tanya Carey
• In keeping with our Teamwork theme, Carey Beth Hockett and Annie Barley (former teacher/student team) will talk about flexibility and freedom with our students from the very beginning.
• In addition, there will be time for cello teachers to share…

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The cello committee for the 2008 Conference is pleased to announce that the master teacher will be Anthony Elliott from the University of Michigan. In addition to giving master classes, Mr. Elliot will participate in a panel discussion on preparing students for college auditions, and will also perform in the Clinicians’ Recital.

One of our high priorities this conference is making sure we have enough cellos in attendance (and, incidentally, enough cellists as well). With each succeeding conference we have seen a dwindling number of instruments in attendance due to the “unfriendly skies”. We are…

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