“Make sure you have the cello positioned correctly. Move the neck a little to the left, so it rests right there.”
Suzi hadn’t said much, and what she did say came out in little breathy spurts. She was hard to understand since she wouldn’t look me in the eye.
“It wasn’t until I got a private teacher that I was told the correct way to position the instrument. Your music instructor at school has a lot of students and probably doesn’t catch little details like that. I know mine didn’t.” I tried to put her at ease. When she pulled out the sheet music she wanted to play, I was impressed, and hopeful that she wasn’t overestimating her ability.
“Pachelbel, Canon in D. That’s one of my favorite pieces. What made you choose that?”
“I heard it in church at my cousin’s wedding. I know I’m not real
