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.
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 part for the symphonic version of ‘The Prisoner’.
Here we go slowly through ‘The Swan’ -note by note.
6 of my favorite books for developing cello technique.
An example of how a 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 to suggest ways of practicing the challenging parts.
Yes, you can do this yourself!
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.
This 3-part canon is very old, and sounds absolutely beautiful on the cello.
The Tenor Clef - how to read it on the cello.
A page of dots and lines is best approached by breaking it down into focus points.
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.
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.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town (J. F. Coots/ H. Gillespie)
Play-along!
Silent Night - trill version for one cello
Deck the Halls!
Play-along
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (H. Martin/ R. Blane, 1943)
Play-along!
Blue Christmas (B. Hayes/ J. W. Johnson)
Play-along!
I’ll Be Home For Christmas (K. Gannon/ W. Kent)
Play-along!
White Christmas (I. Berlin)
Play-along!
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (M. Wilson)
Play-along!
Jingle Bells (J . L. Pierpont)
Play-along!
Here Comes Santa Claus (O. Haldeman/ G. Autry)
Play-along!
Jingle Bell Rock (J. Beal/ J. Boothe)
Play-along!
When You Wish Upon a Star (L. Harline/ N. Washington)
Play-along!
Let it Snow (S. Cahn/ J. Styne)
Play-along!
Winter Wonderland (F. Bernard/ R. B. Smith)
Play-along!
Gläns över sjö och strand (V. Rydberg/ A. Tegnér)
Version for one cello.
Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen
Version for one cello.