by Larsenstrings | Dec 4, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Technical insight
It often feels to me that there are some people in life who appear to do very little, yet are frequently very successful. There always appeared to be people at school who ‘hardly revised’ and still came out with top grades. The other end of the spectrum are those who...
by Larsenstrings | Oct 18, 2018 | Cello, Quotes, Uncategorised
Please read the latest contribution to Hattie Butterworth’s Blog ‘It’s Just a Big Violin’. ‘Thoughts on Managing Loneliness as a Musician’ Loneliness can affect many music students not least with the constant demand for hours of individual practice....
by Larsenstrings | Sep 13, 2018 | Cello, Technical insight, Uncategorised
The Odora Trio -An extract from Hattie Butterworth’s Larsen Blog It’s been almost two years since my piano trio and I fell together. Our violinist Sophie and I were close friends at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and when the cellist in her...
by Larsenstrings | May 22, 2017 | Cello, Uncategorised
Talking About Performance Anxiety Having started the cello much later to most other musicians, I found myself battling the fear of performing at the same time as facing an insecure self-image that often comes with being a 12 year old. I believe this made the issue far...
