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Miranda Wilson is a New Zealand-American cellist who has performed as a soloist and chamber musician on six continents. Author of the acclaimed books "Notes for Cellists: A Guide to the Repertoire," "Teaching Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass: Historical and Modern Pedagogical Practices" (with Dijana Ihas and Gaelen McCormick), "The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach's Cello Suites," and "Cello Practice, Cello Performance," her writing creates connections between performance, pedagogy, and music history for cellists worldwide. As Professor of Cello at the University of Idaho, Artistic Director of the Idaho Bach Festival, and a longtime contributor to Strings magazine, she combines her international performing career with her love of wr ...more

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If your New Year's resolutions included practicing an instrument more, this post is for you! The whole reason I wrote my first book, Cello Practice, Cello Performance, was because I wanted to help cellists understand the "why" as well as the "what" of the most efficient practice habits. If you're feeling stuck in the practice room, these books about practice, some of them classics, some of them ba Read more of this blog post »
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