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Ask Alice - A cello, a mechanic and a funeral, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Elegy and Celebration, by classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On the craziness of worldwide auditions, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh is touched strangely by tales of woe

Ask Alice - On ageism in the music business, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - A special Christmas message from classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh deals with a trumpeter with an emotional problem

Ask Alice - The most beautiful sound in the world, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On delusions, fruitcakes and the Elgar Cello Concerto, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On the perils of programming, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Judges, sheep and a Rite to complain, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On full-size cellos and musicians' reputations, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On the benefits of music lessons, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On parents and prose style, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - The truth about bishops and priests, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Saying goodbye to Fiori, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On end-pin stoppers, music exams and godparents, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh deals with the all-too-human feelings of annoyance, rejection and worry

Ask Alice - On heartbreak, parents and practice, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On statistics, surveys and rock groups, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On location, social networking and the guitar, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On gentle Harvey Shapiro and the pressure of New York, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On orchestral horn solos and funding cuts, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On viola pegs and swine flu, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On rites of passage, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On classical music in London's Royal Albert Hall, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On points, service and waiting, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On business and friends, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - When to put up and shut up, by classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On loyalty to pupils, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Problems down at the ol' wind quintet, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On children, competitions and TV, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On freelancers, swiping work and danger money, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On employment in music, insanity, rottweilers and the European Union, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On business, payment and the arts, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - A mega problem with a minor orchestra, solved by classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On depression in orchestras, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On godparents and sibling rivalry, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Issues of life and death, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On the soaring interest in studying music, and when Wilfrid Mellers met Margaret Thatcher, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On freezing fingers and dreamers of dreams, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Of perspiration, stringed instruments and teaching, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - A tale of magic rings and dinosaur bones, related by classical music's agony aunt, Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - The story of Mr Manjure and the agony aunt, related by Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Adventures in life, youth and snow for classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh lists her current woes

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh is not judging but drowning

Ask Alice - Mystery Bolshoi intermission music, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Hitting the mood with Gershwin, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - An agony aunt at The Acropolis, with Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - An agony aunt writhes ... by Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh at the Sidcup Literary Society

Ask Alice - On worrying about the planet, and principal cellists, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On cello congestion and market opportunities, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On, like, the demise, like, of Washington's Ring cycle, if you will, with 'our friend' of classical music, Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Distractions while reviewing, for classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Searching for violinists in Yorkshire and senior readers online, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Cheating on degrees, pictures of meat and the principal cello, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh takes a swipe at American politics

Ask Alice - On musicians and intelligence, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Difficult decisions for young musicians, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On Russian music and throwing metronomes, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Agony aunt Alice McVeigh ignores classical music again to discuss American politics, shotgun weddings, bizarrely-named children and moose

Ask Alice - Advice for a flautist, from classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Adventures in the land of the Franglais and advice on starting university, from classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Brushes with the law and sporting fame for classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Fascinating correspondence between classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh and a representative of a major computer firm

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh reports on problems brewing for the International Baccalaureate

Ask Alice - A week of heaven on earth for classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - 'Kicking the parent', 'Lucia di Lammermoor' and other fun games and pastimes, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Instructions for feeding the cat, by classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh begs help and advice from her readers

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh answers the question 'Is the name of a musician's college important?'

Ask Alice - Issues involving young musicians and male musicians, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Problems and performances - medical and musical, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Nerds and scientists in music, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On Eurovision Song Contest rage, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On Handel operas and autographs, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - A little Godmotherly ceremonial advice, from classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On zillions for Colburn and Juilliard, and the death of a landsnail named Edmund, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh in Florida

Ask Alice - On playing the violin, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh celebrates her twenty-first birthday (again)

Ask Alice - On performance nerves and the online cello, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On God, rock concerts and earplugs, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On promoting music competitions, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On green mountains and bowgrips, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Selling old cellos and bows on eBay, and a different kind of fish, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Someone old enough to spell properly has orange eyes? Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh investigates ...

Ask Alice - On concert etiquette and goldfish, with Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On spoil-sports, weirdos and wind instruments, with Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Buzzing cellos and violin teachers scorned, with Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh deals with iTunes, Facebook and gender issues in conducting

Ask Alice - On brains, hats, wives, books, music and animals, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On Nutcrackeritis and MRI scans, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - On cello grades, examiners and braincells, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - Classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh proposes a New York Philharmonic Orchestra tour to Pyongyang, Tehran, Harare and Rangoon

Ask Alice - Fair complaints and botox, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Ask Alice - High marks for Steven Isserlis, but not for Birmingham, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

 

Welcome to the home page for Ask Alice, Classical Music's Agony Aunt.

Alice McVeigh. Photo © John Carmichael

Weekly since April 2003, American freelance cellist, author and playwright Alice McVeigh has been answering questions on a surprising variety of subjects from musicians, students, music lovers and other readers. You can read her most recent columns by clicking on the links at the top of the left-hand column on this page.

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