Hands Together … Part 2

This video adds the ‘A’ part of twinkle to the coordination lessons. Note that it still starts at the ‘B’ section of twinkle. I did this on purpose so that you were really establishing these skills from a balanced place on the cello, hopefully allowing for the best...

Exploration of Cello Harmonics

We use harmonics a lot in cello playing so I thought I’d introduce them to you here as they are quite fun to play and fool around with. One of the most important things to remember is not to let your left arm rest on the shoulder of the cello… let me repeat that… do...

Introduction to Hands Together / Coordination

It’s hard to believe we are here already. This is where things start to get exciting, bringing both hands together! Wow, a job well done. You have at this point accomplished a lot in your individual hands and now its time to start putting them together. If you...

Down Pony Up Pony alternate Bow Strokes

This new bowing pattern belongs to a group we like to call Alternate Bowing Patterns. This means that one group of the pattern starts Down bow (from frog-tip, this symbol looks like the top part of a hat) and the next starts Up bow (from tip-frog, this symbol looks...