How to BOW a CELLO on DIFFERENT STRINGS | Essential Skills
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In my opinion, you are the best cello teacher I've ever come across. Thank you!
I am currently studying with a phenomenal violinist. Toured Europe as a young player. I was fortunate to be accepted to her school. Anyway, I always gain watching your videos. She is also pleased to have me watching you.
Wow just found your lessons. Thank you. You make it very clear. I am 72 and just starting so look forward to learning this lovely instrument
Welcome to the family, Ray!
a trick : watch movies at Flixzone. I've been using them for watching loads of movies lately.
@Kendall Matthias definitely, been watching on Flixzone} for since november myself =)
Thank you I’m finally picking up the cello after many years of not playing and practicing Bach’s cello Suite No.1. Thank God for cell phones now because back in 1989 when I was playing I didn’t have that luxury afforded. Now I can watch all kinds of cellists and even you to show me my technique again. It’s almost exactly where I left off with my professor daddy hired long ago. Before he passed away he purchased me a brand new cello and I’m ashamed to say I haven’t been able to pick it up since then and now I’m picking it up again. Are used to be able to play all kinds of things but really I just love to learn solos. I am 50 years old and it’s never too late to enjoy music!
Thank you sir!
Just starting cello - Thanks so much for putting this together. The instrument tends to be quite daunting, requiring time and persistence.
You're welcome, keydude!
I love the sword analogy and the body mechanics explanations. Like martial arts for music.
good analogy of kayak rowing and blade sheathing
Yes! The A string was giving me a fit! Thanks so much for these tips!
Great job! Thanks
Super helpful! This is where I'm going to deep focus today. Gave me a giggle at the sword part! Thanks again.
Enjoying and following the classes from Kenya 🇰🇪 . Thank you for always posting.
My pleasure
The analogies you used here were genuinely super helpful. Day two of practice and so far so good on my bowing x'D
Thank you so much for this. Your explanations are very clear and articulate along with your demonstrations. I love the cello but it"s such a challenging instrument.
Thank you very much for a such a detailed lesson ! Now I get it.
The best teaching for cello I have found so far - thanks for doing this. I really learn a lot as you are a great teacher!
Just found this channel, very helpful and clear advice, thank you.
You are welcome, ditto303. Feel free to ask or suggest anything you want :-)
Thank you very much for your videos ! I am adult learner and your videos are key !
Excellent analogy. Thank you.
Thanks! I worked hard on that!
thank you very much for making the best cello videos on UA-cam!
Solid gold Jonathan, you're a great teacher and an even better cellist.
Thanks Hooda!
Thanks for these videos man. This was a bit daunting but now I feel like I've got this!
Thanks for your tutorials jonathan! I like the analogies you drawn in your teaching, the techniques become much easier to understand. Absolutely love the way you describe how to play the A string
You are welcome, okapi.
love your videos! thank you for sharing and helping!
You are so welcome!
Thank you Jonathan, I am now going through your bowing techniques which are easy to follow. Making small (sound ) waves without looking too far ahead.
Your imaginaries are great, helps a lot, thanks for this video
Thank You, this works so well!
Glad it helped!
Just the technique I needed to learn, especially how to bow on the A string. Thank you very much.
You're very welcome!
Just bought my first cello..at the age of 58! Im really impressed with your turorials. Maybe one day I can play like my ancestor who was a cellist in the Hanoveran Court in the 1800s..😄 If not I will have fun trying! Will be using your videos Johnathon to help me get going. Cheers!
thank you Jonathan. I've been having trouble with bowing and getting a pleasant sound out of the "a" string. This lesson resolved my problem. What an incredible teacher you are. Happy 2020 New Year!
Thank you very much, Carl, and even though my reply is late, the sentiment remains the same.
Thanks for posting this video! I´ve watched it while having a pause in learning, how to play A string right :D
Great lesson Jonathan. Under 2 weeks into playing Cello and this totally helps! Cheers
You're welcome, Scott!
Smashing! Thank you. I am really a newbie on cello playing.
You are welcome, Carlos!
This was so helpful! I am 62 and just learning and I have gotten so much from your teaching. Thank you a 1000 times.
Glad it was helpful!
You are so far the best♥️
thank you
great explanations, thank you
You're welcome, Isur!
The recording sound is very good, it really helps to learn from you, thank you so much
You are welcome!
Thank you
Thank you. You help so much!!
You are so welcome!
I’m very interested learning cello, I don’t have one yet but I will soon and I’m here to get a head start so I’m not completely clueless when I do get my cello. This has been very helpful and any words of Encouragement or tips is greatly appreciated
Contact your local violin luthier and rent a cello already!
@@CelloCoach I bought one a week ago and it came in four days ago, his name is Dave (or David), I’ve been practicing whenever I get the chance it’s a lot of fun figuring out how it works and even my older sister has been practicing on it
Thankyou so much for this explanation!! The metaphors really help me keep the different positions in my head - though I just know I'm now going to at some point accidentally refer to the last string as the 'canoe string' xD
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve just started and mine sounded really cranky even with rosin. This tutorial helped me lots! Thank you!
I'm so glad!
Jonathan Humphries I was wondering if you have a video on how to play G, F sharp, and E properly. I’m pretty new to this channel
Thank you sooo much for this video. It helped me a loooot 👍 Bowing is much easier now 😉👌
Really helpful thank you.. How do you stop shoulder coming forawrd/raising up when trying to play the A please? (My arms are not the longest!)
Thank you Jonathan, very helpful! Right arm/hand very difficult to master in the beginning. Next time I practice, I will pay more attention to the wrist because I've had problems with that harsh sound coming. :)
You can do i Sari. Think of the bow as an extension of you total arm, so be aware of the elbow, forearm and wrist weight/movement as you learn to play on each string.
cool video, thanks!
Thanks!
i love your videos very much keep it up! :)
Thank you, Nada!
You’re amazing. Violinist 21 years here learning cello in month 2 👍🏼
You can do it!
Yes you are good.
thanks
You used to do live action role play? Thumbs up. :) Thank you, I love your analogies, they are memorable. i am binge watching your videos. :) Very helpful. I had no idea I had to rotate at the end of the stroke.
Yes, guilty as charged! I was a RenFair geek. BTW, what do you mean by rotate?
Absolutely awesome tutorial. Adult learner here, my teacher has never gone over the different strings in such detail. Thank you so much.
That sword reference helped a lot thx
Thanks, Mauricio! It's odd yes but I can fence so it works in some respect ;-)
Hello! I'm a middle school orchestra teacher and I think this is absolutely fantastic! I would love to use this for my kids learning remotely, but is there any way you could post another version where "go to a knife store" is edited out? Your explanations are wonderful though!
WOW you are a wonderful musician and teacher. Do you have any music avalable on ITunes?
Not at the moment, but there are plenty of artists whom can benefit from your support
Best video I've seen on bowing!
Thanks Orion
Incredible videos!!! I’m wondering where you based, if want to take in person lessons?
Here, online!
The A string is the most difficult for me to play well. I'm a little short and sometimes I think my arms are not long enough😅. But I think it's my playing posture. It takes time to practice
Are you rotating the bow as you move closer and further from the strings? If so, do you have a video on what part of the bow touches the strings during the length of the stroke?
I will have to make a video on that, Edgar. It's in the queue
Been trying to find the answer to this: how do I SKIP strings? Like, playing a not on the G string and on the A string? How do I skip over the D string?
Question: I use cheap Prelude strings. They are responsive(and very tinny sounding), but when I do a strong accent on the G string, I notice my bow actually depresses the string, so that I also hits the C string creating a squeak. This is despite the fact my bow is perfectly level with the bridge at that point. I even observe the string being depressed when i do this. and seems like a normal amou7nt of bow pressure for an staccato accent to me. The only thing I can come up with is. 1. my strings are now below my level of accomplishment. . 2 My bow is not tight enough (even tho, I make absolutely sure it is just the correct amount of tension when I start). 3. I am playing too high at the area of strings about an inch below the finger board where it seems my tone is best for that piece, and thus the tension of my strings cannot handle a strong accented "bite" into the A string at that point. 4. I am over bowing, despite the fact I use a light attack on it. and not overbearing, with bow pressure. any thoughts on why this is happening? need better strings? or better bow? or both? or technique?
1 - yes
2 - most likely no
3 - this is the culprit, especially for accents on any string
4 - or you are not controlling the attack to move sideways and not touch another string. Its a common error of a "too loose wrist" whilst accenting. The fingers need to be responsive, the wrist should be flexible but not loose. When we play with firmness, the muscles need to coordinate their flexion with the speed of the note and bow action.
Great analysis
I just bought a cello. The A string is very hard for me. Maybe I should rotate the cello?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, please, can you put your subtitles in Spanish to your videos?
Yes, it will happen!
Well so thanks for all your videos! And A string with "sword technique" - YES, this is finally the way for me too to proper A :) No more squeeze sounds, my family will thank to you too :)
So the sword worked? Cool.
i like your hair
thanks!
dope
def watching this again 2mm
Does anybody know where can I find the video of the cellist puppet? I've been looking for ir for a while ;-;
P.s. I adore your classes
He has apparently disappeared :-(
OMG no ;-;
Anyways, thank You so much for your videos, they really have helped me yo improve my skills and technique 😃
I really enjoy your videos
I wonder if the cello I rented could be a bit too big for me...i look at your arm going all over your cello and I am not able to do that at all...I am 5'4" tall ...and since I am 75 yrs old...well I lack some flexibility...thank you!
Maybe check out a 7/8 cello, or even a 3/4??
Thank you Mr Jonathan!
@@CelloCoach Yes! I'm 5'3" and also a senior, and after playing a full size cello for a year, got a 7/8, and it made all the difference! I'm 4 years into learning cello, and I still need work on bowing. Thanks!
Tried doing the A string like that and it still squeaks, any ideas on how to prevent that? I am a beginner
squeaks or crunches? playing in your "comfort zone" means finding the area on you bow where the tone is best. Slowly move the bow outside of this area, always studying the bow, maintaining it does not move vertically whilst laterally
@@CelloCoach Thanks I found the main causes is having the angle wrong. Doing the same positions as on the video works well. I also found that if I don't add enough rosin it has this bad sound too. Thanks for helping ☺️
On A string trying to relax my wrist then I loose my grip on my sword please help me :(
You forgot your end cards.
I did and thank you for pointing that out Jenna. I replied to your comment on Cello Doll's channel, regarding the bot on this video. See? The same silly stuff here too.
I’m very interested learning cello, I don’t have one yet but I will soon and I’m here to get a head start so I’m not completely clueless when I do get my cello. This has been very helpful and any words of Encouragement or tips is greatly appreciated
You can do it!