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.
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 part for the symphonic version of ‘The Prisoner’.
In this video I take you through each pitch of ‘The Swan’, as well as to suggest ways of practicing the challenging parts.
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.
A page of dots and lines is best approached by breaking it down into focus points.
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.
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.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (H. Martin/ R. Blane, 1943)
Play-along!
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (M. Wilson)
Play-along!
