Have you thought about a few Skype lessons? They really kept me going when I wasn’t able to commit to regular private lessons at home or at a studio. Emily Wright is great for that if she’s doing it right now (http://emilywright.net/) and she is not judgemental and a lovely person to boot. I highly recommend having a couple sessions with her to get you over a sticky place.

Keep at it and I hope to be back at it soon too!

I would love to play more indie stuff. I helped a friend score some of his music for string trio – very simple background stuff, he can’t read/write music so I translated some things from guitar chords. I recorded it with a couple of friends, it’s yet to be released. I find that possibly the most terrifying of all, just the thought of being amplified and on my own. I’ve not spent enough time working on improv to feel very comfortable coming up with stuff. Though I’ve written a little bit and recorded myself on cello, flute, accordion and voice. One day!

Have you also consider playing “pop” (indie) music with your cello and be part of a garage band? That’s actually my plan for… whenever I’ll feel ready (and meet people to play with).