The Lonely Cello Podcast

Emily Wright
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Conversations about music, life, and learning with cellist Emily Wright and basically anyone she can rope into coming on. Leave a voicemail in the LC inbox: 323-657-9444 country code +1

  1. Episode 27 aka Blog 29 Jan 2026: Range, Part 2

    FEB 10

    Episode 27 aka Blog 29 Jan 2026: Range, Part 2

    Chapter 2 of David Epstein's Range has A LOT going on. This episode talks about the ways we try to understand intelligence, in particular how we test for it. This one goes a little off the rails in a predictable way, so stay tuned if you want to hear about Kyrgyz wool sorting, panic attacks at CSUN, child labor, manual transmissions, and the mean voice in your head actually trying to help.

    40 min
  2. Blog 7 May 2025: Range

    JAN 17

    Blog 7 May 2025: Range

    This is a readout and tiny discussion of the post from 7 May 2025. These episodes are meant to be put out quickly, and as such, are not edited. Pauses and "ummms" are left in. If you would prefer to watch this content, head over to my YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyWrightCello. And of course, the original post is on https://emilywright.net. Links to the texts mentioned: Range: https://bookshop.org/p/books/range-why-generalists-triumph-in-a-specialized-world-david-epstein/966e9c6e1ddd6889?ean=9780735214507&next=t Subtract: https://bookshop.org/p/books/subtract-the-untapped-science-of-less-leidy-klotz/9c4c68dc99266537?ean=9781250249876&next=t How We Are: https://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/books/how-we-are?srsltid=AfmBOooAE6-5qRZ90L-EViDNzt8U_paF25sbwFyXHQt0tPE3FqIE10Fu Mindset: https://bookshop.org/p/books/mindset-the-new-psychology-of-success-carol-s-dweck/aaaba3bad0daa3a3?ean=9780345472328&next=t

    17 min
  3. Blog 1 Jan 2026: TV practice

    JAN 9

    Blog 1 Jan 2026: TV practice

    This is a readout and discussion of the post from 1 January 2026. These episodes are meant to be put out quickly, and as such, are not edited. As such, pauses and "ummm"s are left in. If you would prefer to watch this content, head over to my YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyWrightCello. And of course, the original post is at https://emilywright.net/.

    30 min
  4. Episode 26: Rachel Gawell Burns on the importance of being LOUD and WRONG

    06/21/2025

    Episode 26: Rachel Gawell Burns on the importance of being LOUD and WRONG

    Rachel Gawell Burns dropped by to chat about her extraordinary life in music. She is a working musician based in New York City, doubling on cello and guitar on the Broadway circuit and beyond. She also happens to be a phenomenal teacher, and I could listen to her play (and talk about playing) all day. She is an absolute elite tier human being, and it's a pleasure to introduce her the LC crew. Rachel's website: https://www.rachelgawellburns.com/bio Baba Sonya on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/baba-sonya/988480312 Lonely cello now has a voicemail inbox! 323 657 9444. It also accepts texts woo hoo! http://www.emilywright.net June 29 at 5pm Eastern, I'm giving a class detailing how to break down a brand new piece. Details here: https://emilywright.net/teaching-and-learning/summer-school-part-1/

    1h 30m
  5. Episode 25: Ben, Sam, and Miranda on the making of music

    05/14/2025

    Episode 25: Ben, Sam, and Miranda on the making of music

    The first ever panel discussion on Lonely Cello! Miranda Wilson, Benjamin Whitcomb, and Sam Bergman join me to talk about the way time and texture come together to create musical impact. Rachel Gawell Burns was going to come on, but the brief for this episode was too unhinged. But, as promised, she will be on next time! Sam: https://applehill.org/team/sam-bergman-violist/ Miranda: https://mirandawilsoncellist.com/ Benjamin: https://www.benjaminwhitcomb.com/ Questions? Requests? Curious about lessons? I'd love to hear from you at contact at emily wright dot net, or send a voicemail/text to 323 657 9444. For more, go to http://emilywright.net. Like this show? Support me on Venmo: @EmilyCello

    1h 18m
  6. Episode 24: Miranda Wilson on repertoire, performance anxiety, and AI

    04/27/2025

    Episode 24: Miranda Wilson on repertoire, performance anxiety, and AI

    New Zealand American cellist and professor of cello at the University of Idaho (making her my favorite Vandal) chats with Emily about, well, lots of stuff. This is a pretty special episode, as I've been a fan of Miranda's work forever, and we have both written for Strings for a long time. I had to have her on because her new book, Notes for Cellists is an absolute banger. Like most of the better episodes, this one is all over the place! Buckle up and enjoy. :) Miranda's website: https://mirandawilsoncellist.com/ Miranda's faculty profile: https://www.uidaho.edu/class/music/our-people/faculty/miranda-wilson eBook of her Davidoff translation: https://uidaho.pressbooks.pub/violoncellschule/ OUP website for her latest text, Notes for Cellists: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/notes-for-cellists-9780197623749?lang=en&cc=us As always, you can visit emilywright.net to see what's going on there: an upcoming class entitled Using Time and Texture to Create Musical Ideas will be enrolling into the summer, as well as a level-based studio class. Send a text or give me a call on the Lonely Cello text/voicemail line: 323 657 9444 or email contact at emily wright dot net to ask questions or make a request for an episode topic!

    1h 6m
  7. Episode 23: Erica Sipes on Practicing in the Face of Perfectionism and Other Symptoms of Being Human

    11/30/2024

    Episode 23: Erica Sipes on Practicing in the Face of Perfectionism and Other Symptoms of Being Human

    Music maven, practice scholar, and generally excellent person Erica Sipes joins me to continue chipping away at the edifice of performance anxiety. How can we have high standards and still be at peace with imperfections? Have a listen! Erica's website: https://www.ericaannsipes.com/ Her wonderful chamber group, The Alma Ensemble: https://almaensemble.org/ My website: https://emilywright.net NEW! Lonely Cello voicemail inbox: 323 657 9444 I'd love to hear from you with ideas for new episodes, questions you'd like answered, or just to say hi!

    1h 8m
  8. Episode 22: Carly Jacques on Performance Anxiety, the Window of Tolerance, and EMDR

    11/02/2024

    Episode 22: Carly Jacques on Performance Anxiety, the Window of Tolerance, and EMDR

    We are BACK! This is Episode 1 of a new series talking about performance psychology, where it comes from, and new approaches to mitigate it. In this episode, I speak with Carly Jacques, LCSW about how clinicians see performance anxiety and how it relates to perfectionism. We also talk about EMDR therapy and how it may hold the key to staying physically and emotionally regulated in certain situations where we feel under or over-activated. I hope you enjoy it. Note: my good microphone is sending weird noise into the mix, so this and the following two episodes were recorded using the on-board Apple headphones' audio. Apologies if the difference makes it less enjoyable to listen to. Carly's website:http://www.crjacqueslcsw.com/ Learn more about the window of tolerance: https://www.nicabm.com/trauma-how-to-help-your-clients-understand-their-window-of-tolerance/ EMDR resources: https://www.emdria.org/ Could not find the source for the quote, but it's so nice to have it here in the show notes: "We cannot shame ourselves into change; we can only love ourselves into evolution." ❤️

    1h 3m
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Conversations about music, life, and learning with cellist Emily Wright and basically anyone she can rope into coming on. Leave a voicemail in the LC inbox: 323-657-9444 country code +1

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  • Creator
    Emily Wright
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
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    The Lonely Cello Podcast

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