Wild Roses

WILD WENDELLA

Unleash Your Musical Wild Side


Private Cello Lessons in Glastonbury


Competitive Rates, Flexible Scheduling
Beginners Welcome

email: wendellaolson@hotmail.com


Lessons

  • Lessons are in my home in Glastonbury, CT. Remote lessons via Zoom can also be arranged.
  • Weekly lesson plans are provided.
  • There is a spring recital. In addition to an optional solo performance, there will be opportunities for duets, trios and quartets, because it's really fun to play in a group!
  • The cello is a classical instrument, and most of the focus will be on classical music, but each student will also work on modern/popular pieces.
  • Weekly lessons yield the best results. Consistency is the key component for success, both in lessons and in a student's personal practice schedule. However, it's understood that each family will have their own budget and scheduling constraints. To accommodate such constraints, flexible scheduling options are available. For example, if you cannot maintain a weekly lesson but want to attend two or three lessons a month instead, that reduced schedule can be accommodated.
  • Future scheduling priority is given to students with a consistent schedule. For example, if you always have a lesson every other week on Tuesday at 6:45 pm, that time slot will be reserved for you.
  • Schedule changes should be requested 24 hours in advance. Sicknesses can be made up. Please inform me as soon as you know you will be missing a lesson due to sickness.

Pricing

  • Lessons are $30 for 30 minutes or $50 for 50 minutes.
  • Cash, check or paypal accepted.
  • There is no yearly contract obligation. Your family is free to halt lessons at any time.

About me

I started playing the cello when I was 8 years old, when I joined a 'Suzuki Method' program organized through my church. Like many children, I was given the opportunity to try multiple instruments, and cello was just the one that felt right to me. Throughout my youth I played in numerous trios, quartets and orchestras. In high school I was first chair for the Tulsa Youth Symphony. I received multiple cello scholarships, including a Hyechka scholarship in my senior year of high school.

I was an accomplished young cellist, but I also had passions for other disciplines, including dance, drama and voice. I obtained a BFA in Drama from NYU, minoring in Computer Science. That minor is what enabled my career in IT. I didn't pursue music professionally past young adulthood, but I'm extremely grateful for my background in the arts.

I believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument, appreciate music, and read music. Learning to master an instrument is a skill developed over many years of consistent practice and dedication. The pursuit teaches children, in a very tangible and measurable way, how small but consistent work towards a goal leads to mastery. The sense of pride earned through perfecting a piece of music cannot be matched.