Major Scales Cello Lesson Pt.1 | Essential Skills
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4:31 D-Major
5:13 G-Major
5:52 C-Major
6:33 F-Major
7:27 B♭-Major
8:48 E♭-Major
Thanks Henner!
I’ve been playing the cello over 20 years but I am still watching this video!
Your videos are the best! Your instructions are easy to follow and the camera angles are perfect. Thank you for taking up space!
Right now at this moment, I have not yet started or touched a cello but I have been listening to classical music for a long time.
The place where I am located in India, there are no cello teachers anywhere, so, I have been planning to start learning it by myself and I found this channel recommended by UA-cam.
I am more inspired to start asap next month as I am planning to buy a cheap cello ( which is not cheap at all, by Indian standards!) and start learning and playing right away.
I may be overambitious here as my age has already crossed half century (51), I wish to learn to play all the 15 two part inventions by JS Bach in my remaining lifetime.
More importantly, to play them as duets with my daughter who has just started playing these Bach pieces!
Wish me luck, folks!
I wish you all the luck and happiness!
Amazing, 🙏
Thank you
I REALLY LIKE THE VIDEOS AND THE WAY YOU TEACH ,IM 2 MONTHS NEW TRYING TO LEARN THE CELLO AND ALL I ALREADY KNOW IS BECAUSE I BEEN WATCHING THE TUTORIALS ,THANKS AGAIN
You are welcome, Eunice.
I don't even have a cello and I've watched so many of your videos today! pianist about to buy a cello.
Sweet! Thank you Jacob!
Hello, I have just started to learn to play cello. Thank you for your scales video. I find the scales warm up clear and easy to follow.
Thanks so much Jonathan. I played for years local orchestra's then quit for a few years. Just took up the instrument again. It is really difficult to get back. Your lessons are helping a lot. Thank yhou so much. The scales are especially helpful.
Wonderful!
Thank you so very much! I am one month in playing the cello still have no idea what I'm doing but I'm getting there will be taking classes soon, but for now I'm learning From cello book 1 essential elements. Again Thank You!
Thank you for this, the scales and notes really help. I learned treble clef and have had trouble with the bass clef
Love your Cello tutorials. Thank you so much. I am a adult learner.
Thank you so much for your great advice it has made a huge difference in my practice
Thank you for sharing that amazing pdf!! Grateful for you. Thank you!
You are welcome!
Received your scale book and really appreciate your dedication on you tube and of course the publication. I play some violin and it is sometimes rather tricky in my brain to switch back and forth. Any suggestions as to how to keep both instruments up to par as far as practicing? Have you ever learned to play the violin at the same time as the cello? By the way, you are truly an awesome teacher!!! Thank you for sharing the lessons to the world.
You are welcome, Erika's Daddy! I have never played the violin more than a couple of notes, but I do teach cello learners who switch back and forth. My advice, approach the cello in a totally different way.
Hi Jonathan, thank you for your videos and for the materials! Have a great Holidays Season.
Thanks Jefferson, and I hope you are having a healthy 2020!
Wow! forty years since I played cello and harp, in HS, glad i found your videos although I feel like I should be paying you...
You can can donate directly jonathanhumphries.com/donate and subscribe. Or even better, you and I can have online lessons via Skype!
@@CelloCoach
That is very cool, give me another month, my wife rented a cello for six months for me this Christmas I practice very day for about 2 hours I can now follow you on your second video lesson pt 2. When I get to a little higher level I will take you up on your offer. My wife is a pianist she wants to have me accompany her on Hallelujah at our Church. So this is what I am working for, I also run a "christian" coffee house (sanctuary ) I would love to accompany Carmen ( violinist ). I have looked at all the others who have lessons on you-tube and you are the best I have found so-far.
Same!
Thank you so much for your content
Anytime, Blake. Would you please consider subscribing?
Interesting. Recently, I traveled for 3 weeks, I went without playing my cello. It took a few days of consistant practice when I got back to get it back to sounding warm again.
And did you trip inspire you to play something particular?
Violins are prone to the same thing. What I have found is the more expensive the Instrument the tighter they get when not played. I refer to the sound as the instrument has “TIGHTENED UP”. As a violin player this happens a lot when not playing for long times and it is even worse if you use gut string. But thank you so much for posting this as I have only just made the change to Cello after not playing for nearly 20 years! And it is funny as I have been holding the neck like violinist, with my thumb behind the 1. So this might explain as to why I am having some fingering issues. Thanks again!
Thank you Teacher 🤗
You are welcome, Nancy!
Thank you, that was great!
Nice guidance
Thank you!!
Do you have a tutorial about where can I put the reference marks on it? Also is a 3/4 cello ? Sorry I'm super beginner
I do have a tutorial about where to put the tapes which may be those reference marks you are referring to for a full-size instrument, the logic is the same for a three-quarter size
Thank you this really helped
Anytime!
You are brilliant. Thak you so much.
thanks for Your tutorial beneficial to my playing
Oh my goodness! I may have had an realisation here!
Would I be right in assuming this, or completely off the mark; I was practising today and I found that some notes I was playing, while correct in tune they still sounded ”flat” could this be due to my cello being cold?? Today happened to be absolutely freezing! Or is there something I was perhaps doing?
There is a good chance (without me being there Brodie) that you cello sounded "muffled", and may have sounded less present. Cellos are essentially just wooden boxes that enhance and project wavelengths. Because they are organic, the wood does expand and shrink (on a micro-scale). This is a great question and I would like to have a luthier answer this, so stay tuned for a video response one day!
Thanks for your videos man 👍
Anytime!
Really helpful!
Thanks a lot, great job...
You're welcome
I have had my cello two weeks and really struggling. I am also learning to read music too. I find these videos are way to fast and I struggle to see which strings you are pushing down on and which fingers are released :)
Love u :) thank you!!! Great practice!!!!
My pleasure, Jules!
I love this video! You make it look so easy. I have a really difficult time playing a D Major Scale. I can't tell in videos if you have 1 and 3 pushing on the string IN ADDITION to and AT THE SAME TIME as 4 in order to play G. Did that make sense? I find it so difficult to push all three fingers down at the same time and get a good sound for G.
Hi there! Really great videos, very simple to follow and very well explained. Thanks so much. I just have one comment, I was trying to print out the pdf to follow along, but was unable to, is this a glitch or intentional. Thanks again for such great content and demonstration! :)
Send me an email and I may be able to work something out for you.
When i try to print this item it tells me that printing has been disabled for the document. Is there a way for you to make the google drive document printable or is there an updated document since this video is from 2017?
Thank you a lot very nice class
Oh, I wish I could see where your fingers are. This would make these tutorials so useful
Jonathan would you be able to give me. link to down load the scales to follow along with you ? Thanks Love your videos
Hello!! Thank you so much for your excellent lessons. However I really cant see if one or more fingers are on the strings at one time when doing the scales.
You have to Warm Up yes, but don't forget to Cool Down too!
Thank you very much that was very useful. How useful is playing scales for overall musical performance ? Does it help fingering technique overall?
Scales helps the muscles remember a pattern, and anticipate the next note in the music. EX: If you are playing a song in the key of C major, you 2nd finger does not play on the low strings, as does the 3rd finger remain unused on the high strings. You also know there are not extensions (a +4 or -1) to address. IF you then play a song in F major, you know the -1 happens on the A string, first position, and 2nd plays the same note on the G string. Knowing scales is the baseline for knowing which way your fingers will go as you ascend and descend along the fingerboard.
Maryam Aziz Scales are the basis of western music, and therefore mentalizes you with whatever key you're in
Do you have a link to a bow that can give you some comissions? I have a horrible bow
Hey, I'm curious about the blue and white line on the fingerboard, how you put the lines on the fingerboard and what's the material of those lines?
Those lines are marking the 1st position, with a different color for the second finger in 1st and the first finger in 4th position.
@@CelloCoach still don't understand what are those material? is that a kind of sticker?
@@CelloCoach I want to do the same with my cello, do you have the exact measurements of where the lines are marked?
It's called fingerboard tape. Check out Amazon. Made for violins also. Different colors.
I am restarting violoncello practice after many years. Do you have a scales "bible" with fingerings you recommend? It's mind boggling to choose between Feuillard, Klengel, Grutzmacher, Dotzauer (Did I miss one?) I can play down to the 4th position by the way. I just want to become a scales superstar after neglecting it for too long. Thanks, love the channel!
You can access most of their pedagogy on IMSLP, though would you also consider my own Scale Book? Contact me for more details jh@jonathanhumphries.com
I'm not finding the download for the scales
Hi Jonathan, how can I get one of your scale books. I'm getting my cello tomorrow.
I like your videos. Got my tapes on. When I do your grab drill, my fingers just will not go on the 2 and 3 tapes! I have to shift all my fingers at a sharp upward angle to get even close. (this makes it VERY hard to get a good positive pressure on the strings by the way) Then when I try to place my thumb, I just CANNOT keep my wrist straight with my forearm! Is it possible to have hands that just physically will not sit correctly on this instrument? Very Frustrating.
Correct is subjective, so as long as you are able to play effectively and pain-free, then the form will follow.
I'm looking at your PDF now and it has the shadows of erase marks on page 16. Did you edit it on the Ipad or something and edit it? Might want to touch that up as it is very apparent. :)
Good catch! Yes , I did edit it on my iPad. Sorry, will do better in the future!
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WHY don't you tune at 432 hz??? ...? ...! 😕
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442, not 432 and this question will be answered in a Q&A, for there is reasoning behind this. In short, 442 sounds more refreshed and is the baseline for most symphonies worldwide
HI, many times I can not see which finger he is using, does anyone else have this problem?
I don't understand why they use numbers instead of the letters for the keys.
Numbers are the fingerings, is that your question?
Interesting. I have to warm up for at least 30 minutes before I feel my hands and cello are both in up to speed.
Yup
I can't download the sheet, its somehow protected...
Any help?
Klengel book is also good for technique
yup
How do I download and print the warm up pages??
Please view the sheet music -
drive.google.com/file/d/0B4CiVHOA-_DgNXhWcVVkcmpuNm8/view
Can I purchase your pdf book ?
This is perfect! However, the sheet music cannopt be downloaded or printed. Do I have to buy it?
Hey Charles, contact me via email jh@jonathanhumphries.com and we can discuss what you need.
Muito legal.
Harika 💟
ok
I have to write down all the hertz
4:30 👍
*i lost 30lbs playing cello*_
why do you talk in slow motion though?
Where? Is your YT player set on half speed?
mooooo
HI!!!!!!!!!!!!@@CelloCoach
Your talking speed is just fine
he sounds awesome at half speed
I
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One day, I will make a solfege version, in French and Spanish
nice lesson can u reply!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, how can I help you?
Why does he have to reply?!
are you a girl or boy
We are all feminine and masculine ;-)
kiefer
Interesting. Thank you for the recommendations and the exercises.
My pleasure!