My class on music and connection is here

I want to teach you how to use music to imagine new possibilities. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [MASTERCLASS]( [MasterClass Featured Instructor]( [MasterClass Featured Instructor]( Hello everyone, I’ve been playing the cello for over 60 years, so I hope I’m getting at least some of it right by now. But over time, I think I’ve learned that what I’m doing is less about “getting it right” and more about trying to find something. Music—like writing, or dance, or cooking, or design—definitely has a technical element to it, but that’s not what it’s for. We ultimately do it to express ourselves, create meaning, and connect with other people. In any creative pursuit, sometimes when we prioritize technique, the end result will be “perfect,” but it won’t have the magic we feel when we’re really connecting with an idea, a feeling, or another person. In my class, I want to help you explore how any creative expression can get beyond technique to help us make new connections and imagine new possibilities, and you don’t need to play an instrument to do that. If you’re human, and you care about meaning and connection, and you’re a little bit curious, then you’re in the right place. We’ll explore how music gives us a way to connect, to share understanding, and to create strong communities—in other words, how it helps make us human. During our time together, musicians and listeners alike will be able to learn from intimate solo performances and collaborative sessions with two of my fellow cellists. We’ll explore something that took me a long time to learn—that technique alone does not get us to the magic of performance, which requires something much less tangible: an unbroken circle of content, communication, and reception. Whenever I teach, I try to remember the philosophy of Antonín Dvořák, the great late-19th century composer. He didn’t tell his students to do as he did, but rather to listen to the world around them, to create their own voices. His was a vision of cultural evolution, of using music to imagine and build a better future; it’s a vision that I hope you will allow me to share with you. Join me! [Signature]( [Headshot]( Yo-Yo Ma MasterClass instructor, Grammy Award–winning cellist, and lifelong explorer [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [MASTERCLASS]( [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( [Available at Amazon Appstore]( [Get it on Roku]( [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( [Available at Amazon Appstore]( [Get it on Roku]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( [Gifts]( | [Support]( | [Privacy]( | [Terms]( | [Unsubscribe]( ©2021 MasterClass, [660 4th Street #443, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA](