Yo-Yo Ma interview: On Practicing

Yo-Yo Ma in conversation with Paul Katz in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music, 2016.
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Music is powered by ideas. If you don’t have clarity of ideas, you’re just communicating sheer sound.
- Yo-Yo Ma
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[@jurajskoda]

"Playing the music is the simplest thing in the world. Just use everything that you have."
Yo Yo Ma

[@rineric3214]

This is the great undiscussed subject! What instrument makers don't understand yet is that people who are gripped by music WANT to practice. I knew I was not going to be great at first. DUH! But, I literally loved passionately every single second of developing into a confident player. Making mistakes is funny. Playing perfect is ecstacy that is tied with orgasm for first place. Practice is a synonym for do. If you are going to do music you have to practice music. It is a joy, a true joy, to practice. The fact that it is hard - I find double-stops on the cello to be the hardest of all besides oboe - is the fun of overcoming weakness.

[@美智子渡辺-u3q]

私はYO-Yo Maさんの考えるお話しが好きです♪😘💕💗貴方の弾くチェロ🎻の音色だけではなく貴方の話す声さえ私は癒されます❣️😊💕🫶michikoより❤️

[@shawedwards3363]

This was very helpful.Thamk you

[@AlamoCityCello]

Very insightful. THANK YOU!

[@CelloBello]

Thank you John!

[@york9489]

for me, the most BIG problem is, SOMETIME I DONT KNOW WHAT IS THE RIGHT WHEN I PRACTICE.

[@melonmelonii]

York Poe hahah you can’t tell if the sound you make is good or not

[@ludovicorapaccioni7814]

I'm italian and I don't undersand very well what Yoyo is saying? Someone could explain me?

[@mira-tk3vd]

Ludovico Rapaccioni He is saying that when you start out with anything, it won’t be good at first. But with practice you can be good.

[@indiatastic]

Mama Mia! Atsa spicy meatball!

[@rineric3214]

Yo-Yo !!!!!!! Please!!!!!! What is that incredible new instrument on Chiran-Bushi?

[@melonmelonii]

I interested to learn playing cello.But i don’t think we have a cellist here in Philippines who are good enough to share their talents for free.

[@KB1.1]

Gregorio Senora if you can afford to buy a cello, please consider paying musicians to teach you - they need to earn a living too

[@melonmelonii]

K B-Go i didn’t say i can afford a cello, i was just saying if there’s a free tutorial (includes free use of cello) that would be a great idea. If this is impossible to happen, i’ll be okay imagining myself playing cello while listening to Yo-Yo Ma haha