Most cellists memorize the notes and trust their fingers.

But the expression markings, the architecture, the points of climax: that's where the music actually lives, and it's the first thing to slip in performance.

In this lesson segment, Clive Greensmith shares how studying the score away from the cello builds the kind of memory that holds up under pressure...and how it helps you think like a conductor, not just an instrumentalist.


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