Etudes – “gesundheit”

Can you keep a secret?

If I tell you something, do you promise not to tell anyone?

I think I’m addicted to studies! I always tried to keep my distance from them, but now I’ve turned into the kind of musician I always feared. Left with an unexpected, and unscheduled, 45 minutes to practice, I whiled away the time with scales (standard thing), then Popper and Duport studies – not a single piece in sight! Suddenly I started thinking about what I have been working on lately, and I seem to be eating my way through studies. It started as a slight craving, and now it’s a full-blown addiction. I can feel my hormones and endorphines changing balance.

Quick – send for the musical equivalent of Gillian McKeith!

 For those of you of a nervous disposition, don’t even think about this link – A Guide to the Popper Etudes for Cello