The place to start is with oneself.
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 finished my practice. Now what?
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.
An easy sequence of notes played entirely on open strings.
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!
When presented with a chord progression, what do we do?
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’.
Here we go slowly through ‘The Swan’, note by note.
The Tenor Clef - how to read it on the cello.
6 of my favorite books for developing cello technique.
An example of how your practice session can look like.
Which screw to start with…?
In this video I take you through each pitch of ‘The Swan’, as well as suggesting ways of practicing the challenging parts.
Yes, you can do this yourself!
Contact point + weight + speed
A demonstration of common bow techniques.
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.
Navigating the fingerboard.
A brief walk-through of how the duration of a note is communicated from composer to performer.
Allegro, pizzicato, fermata...
Join me in my practice room for some intervals on the cello.
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Version for one cello.
Gläns över sjö och strand (V. Rydberg/ A. Tegnér)
Version for one cello.
Silent Night as a beautiful trills exercise.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town (J. F. Coots/ H. Gillespie)
Play-along!
Deck the Halls
Play-along!
Winter Wonderland (F. Bernard/ R. B. Smith)
Play-along!
Let it Snow (S. Cahn/ J. Styne)
Play-along!
When You Wish Upon a Star (L. Harline/ N. Washington)
Play-along!
Jingle Bell Rock (J. Beal/ J. Boothe)
Play-along!
Here Comes Santa Claus (O. Haldeman/ G. Autry)
Play-along!
Jingle Bells (J . L. Pierpont)
Play-along!
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (M. Wilson)
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White Christmas (I. Berlin)
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I'll Be Home For Christmas (K. Gannon/ W. Kent)
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Blue Christmas (B. Hayes/ J. W. Johnson)
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (H. Martin/ R. Blane, 1943)
Play-along!