When People Ask Me How They Should

Sound Is Ephemeral, Fleeting, But Some Sort Of A Physical Manifestation Can Help You Hold On To It Longer In Time. I'm Sure Of This; I've Always Thought The Sound That You Make Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, Like The Person That You See Physically Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg As Well.

As A Child, You Respond Physically, Tactically. You're Delighted By Sound, You're Delighted By Recognizing Something. It's Like Hide And Seek. Is It There? Is It Not There? Is It This Note? Is It Not This Note? It's One Fantastic Game.

The Worst Thing You Can Do Is Say To Yourself, "i Want To Be Just Like Somebody Else." You Have To Absorb Knowledge From Someone Else, But Ultimately You Have To Find Your Own Voice.

There Are Limits To How Much Sound A Cello Can Make. That's Part Of The Framing Of Acoustical Instruments. Finding What Those Limits Might Be, And Then Trying To Suggest Perhaps Even The Illusion Of Going Beyond Is Part Of That Kind Of Effort.

Music Is One Of The Ways We Can Achieve A Kind Of Shorthand To Understand Each Other.