Holding the bow is a long-term project.
It's time to adjust the endpin. Find the right height and angle for your cello.
Here I'll go through 3 different ways of tuning the cello.
I was invited to make this video for Tamarack Arts, run by my cellist colleague in the US - Emily Wright. I share my observations as a cellist and long-time enthusiast of meditation.
An exercise both for string crossings and for rhythmic patterns, this one is quite a bit more challenging than the Open Strings Meditation.
This 3-part canon is very old, and sounds absolutely beautiful on the cello.
A few different ways of playing the D-minor scale together with me in a canon.
This is a great early piece to play since it's based on scales, and although the piece is fairly simple it sounds great when played in a canon!
For half an hour I’ll give you a tour of this 18th century Prelude by Johan Sebastian Bach.
The Swedish band ‘Nocean’ asked me to play the cello for their symphonic version of ‘The Prisoner’.
In this video I take you through each pitch of ‘The Swan’, as well as suggesting ways of practicing the challenging parts.
I put tapes on my fingerboard and take you through the neck positions.
From a general approach to using the left hand, to the more specific techniques.
Here you can pick and choose from my suggestions of warm-up exercises.
Don't be scared, you can play as slow as you want.
A pep talk to help you focus on what you want to achieve with your cello playing.
A page of dots and lines is best approached by breaking it down into focus points.
A brief walk-through of how the duration of a note is communicated from composer to performer.
Join me in my practice room for some intervals on the cello.
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (M. Wilson)
Play-along!
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (H. Martin/ R. Blane, 1943)
Play-along!