I AM MIRIAM BOLKOSKY
Miriam is a cellist, educator, coach, and Alexander Technique teacher. Based in Boston, she teaches the Alexander Technique at the Longy School in Cambridge, MA., and offers private lessons, workshops, and classes in person and virtually. She is the cellist of the award-winning Radius Ensemble and maintains a large private cello studio. Her coaching practice includes professionals, parents, and students. All her work reflects her belief that empathy, listening, and observation offer students and clients limitless possibilities for growth.
ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
After more than 20 years of lessons in which she experienced the transformative nature of AT, Miriam decided to train as a teacher. AT has impacted every area of her life; from parenting to performing, and she has seen the life-changing benefits for her students. Every cello lesson, coaching, yoga class, and performance is infused with AT principles.
Miriam teaches at the Longy School, for summer music festivals including The Complete Cellist and Berkshire Summer Music, and has given workshops for Wellest Integrative Health, Your Tenure Team, the Virtual Trumpet Seminar, Her students (ages 4-80) take lessons both in person and via zoom.
PARENT COACHING PERSPECTIVES
Miriam brings a deep and nuanced perspective to coaching from her experiences as a performer, student, teacher, and practice parent. A deeply caring person, she blends love and understanding with expertise gained from decades of experience, ideally placing her to provide valuable support to caregivers as they navigate the complexities of the musical practice relationship.
STUDENT AND PERFORMER
Miriam first picked up the cello at age four and went on to earn degrees in music first from the University of Michigan and then the Cleveland Institute of Music. She has performed with top orchestras in venues across the country. Today, she continues to perform with many ensembles in the Boston area.
MUSIC & MORE
Alongside performing, Miriam is also a dedicated teacher. She has decades of experience as a private cello teacher (both Suzuki and traditional). Her teaching is also infused with the philosophies and approaches she learned as a Registered Yoga teacher and as an Alexander Technique teacher. She brings her patience and pedagogy to students within her studio and beyond.
PARENT
As a mother of twins (a bassist and a cellist), she has confronted the challenges of practice parenting head-on. When the going got rough, Miriam dug into tough questions and redefined her practice/parent relationship. Through Practice in Harmony™ Miriam cultivates an open space dedicated to providing in-depth support to parents looking to change the narrative of their practice relationships. Now 14, her sons are deeply invested in their music. Their most impactful relationships are with other teens who also spend time in the practice room. And, they occasionally still look to their mom for insight.