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CelloChat Adult Learner Series: Carolyn Hagler – Learning How to Become Your Best Teacher

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Carolyn Hagler is a lifelong professional cellist and music educator. She is the creator and director of CelloDiscovery.com, a comprehensive online cello course for adults who are learning (or re-learning) how to play the cello. Before the advent of online teaching, Carolyn worked with hundreds of in-person students, starting them off on the right trajectory with her laser-focused understanding of cello pedagogy. Carolyn holds a Masters degree in music performance and is a tenured cellist with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. She has performed on many recordings and movie soundtracks and was one of the earliest members of the New World Symphony in Miami FL.

CelloChat: Julie Sévilla-Fraysse – Finding One’s Musical Identity

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The enchanting resonance of Julie Sévilla Fraysse's cello explores all shores, genres, and epochs, adopting various forms to magnify the essence. She thus embodies classical excellence, elegance, and French modernity. Julie, a bold woman, seeks the stage, that timeless moment where music pauses, silence prevails, and time suspends gracefully. Her passion is to share her music, regardless of partners or context; what motivates her is to offer and be heard in her artistic expression. Listening to Julie is to discover alternative perspectives of beauty, to hear a woman's choice for her independence, a desire that transcends both her personal life and its impact on others. After being a core member of the Republican Guard Orchestra and then the Paris Opera Orchestra, Julie now dedicates herself to her solo career. Her creative spirit and strong desire for expression lead her to regularly perform solo concerts in various venues and festivals in France and internationally (Pablo Casals Festival in Prades, Rosey Concert Hall in Switzerland, Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, Gustave Eiffel Salon in Paris, French Embassy in Washington, French House in New York, French Alliance in Malta, etc.). She has already played the major concertos with the Republican Guard Orchestra, the Toulon Opera Orchestra, and the Philharmonic Orchestra of Morocco, and also performs solo programs around J.S Bach and folk music.

CelloChat: Mike Block – Play for the Vote

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Mike Block is a pioneering multi-style cello player, composer, singer, and educator, with a passion for cross-cultural collaborations. Hailed as “one of the bravest, most intriguing musicians on the American fusion scene” by Gramophone, he was acclaimed by the New York Times for his "vital rich-hued solo playing”, and “a true artist... a sight to behold” by Salt Lake City Desert News.

CelloChat Adult Learner Series: Billy Tobenkin – Vibrato for Adult Learners

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Billy Tobenkin is a professional cellist who started learning the cello from scratch at age 25. He is the founder and owner of adultcello.com where he specializes in teaching other adult learners who found the cello later in life. Through his online courses and popular YouTube channel, he has helped thousands of adults realize not only can they start cello, but that beautiful sound is within reach from DAY ONE. His teaching is infused with positivity, humor, and extremely helpful, fun analogies that draw upon his first bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing from Cornell University. Recently, he has written feature articles in The Strad Magazine that explore the psychological landscape of adult learning and how to maximize one’s learning potential (both his article and podcast interview in June of 2022 with The Strad were “Best of 2022”).

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