Judith Mitchell cellist

Website Contents


There are five sections in the website:


I. Teaching and Performing

II. C.V. and extras on Performance Career and Teaching Career

III. Thoughts About Music, Cello Playing and Teaching Now

IV. Repertoire

V. Articles, Links and Recommendations for Books, CDs and Websites



I. Teaching and Performing

A practical outline of my teaching and playing right now. This is the section to start with if you are thinking about having lessons or attending workshops.

1. Who do I teach?


2. Lesson content and approach

  Bringing music to life
  Music
  Physiology of Playing
  Mind Aspects
  Technique
  Practising, including 'no-practice practising'
  Musicianship
  Performance
  Contemporary Music and Extended techniques
  Period instruments and bows
  Improvisation
 

3. Practical information about lessons

  Individual lessons
  Group sessions
  Fees
  Venue
 

4. Workshops and Lecture Demonstrations

  Participator or audience?
  Workshops
  Lecture demonstrations
  Fees
  Venue
  Session Titles

 

 

II. C.V.

An outline chronological version and three other sections that expand my formal CV in a more personal way.

1. Formal C.V.

A comprehensive list of commissions, concerts, teaching, posts held, events, training, during my musical career - in chronological order from the present back to beginnings.
 

2. Performance career - some personal reflections.

  Stylish Beginnings
  Contemporary Music
  Historically informed playing on period instruments - 18th to early 20th centuries
 

3. Teaching career - some personal reflections.

  Introduction
  UCNW, Bangor 1970-1975
  Norwich 1975-1987
  London 1987-present

4. Early years and influences


 

III. Thoughts About Music, Cello Playing and Teaching Now

This section gives more detail about my current approach, thoughts and enthusiasms about music, cello performance and teaching.

  Music
  Music In Our Time - the Jewel In the Crown
  Secure Foundations
  A Craft for Playing all Music
  Play and Teach, Teach and Play
  Who to Teach?
  Beginner's Viewpoint
  "I wish I had time to practise!"



IV. Repertoire

  Introduction to my repertoire
  Cello, piano/synth and electronics
  Early Cello Sonatas
  Cello and piano
  Cello and electronics
  Solo cello
  Further resources for your own repertoire



V. Articles, Links and Recommendations for Books, CDs and Websites

In addition to my own extended writing, this section has notes about performances, music and books that have interested me recently. There are also links to what I consider to be genuinely reliable and illuminating websites about cello performance, musical style and technique.