This is so helpful. I've played the Cello for forty odd years and I've always wondered how to help my students with this positioning. Now I have something to teach them that will really help. Thank you so much!
Bless you for these videos! I know everyone says that, but I have no access to a proper teacher in my area, and this is leaps and bounds ahead of what I can learn on my own.
Aligning the cello like that seems to only be possible if the tuning pegs are behind the head; if you play with the cello in a very vertical position (pegs beside the ear rather than behind), you cannot put your endpin like that without bending your neck.
Bravo!!! I've just watched four of your videos and you've really nailed them, I'll be watching all of them. The very best cello lessons on youtube. Maestro, I would lve to see play live. Ever coming down to Mexico? Thank you for all the tips and God bless you.
It's called "parallel " vs "angled" hold. Parallel to the spine or angled. Each works fine and players use each without often being aware which is being used. Good video. I like the standing/endpin placement trick.
I just looked on myself holding cello in mirror and my cello was quite off the angle, didn't see it before. I thought it was straight, never really paid much attention to the angle. Thanks for the vid.
Dear David, thanks for your insights. Concerning this very video I cannot find myself agreeing with pointing the cello to the left as it caused me infinite back problems (and also to other students of my previous teacher...). I think cello not to be a simmetrical instrument as we do not make the same movements with the two hands and as we cannot put the cello straight in the middle of the body without beheading us!! :) I see that pointing cello leftwards makes the lower back twist counterclockwise which cannot be good...or at least wasnt for me... Personally I either point right or, better, have the cello straight and me sitted (chair included) angled southeast northwest with the whole body. I wonder what you think about this... Anyway I believe position to be a compromise between being comfortable at the point on the a string, at the frog on the c one and in the very high upper register with left hand... Thanks for your time in reading this
Invaluable! Thanks for producing these talks.
This is so helpful. I've played the Cello for forty odd years and I've always wondered how to help my students with this positioning. Now I have something to teach them that will really help. Thank you so much!
Excellent insight. It concur with the teaching from Richard Markson, a student of Paul Tortelier.
Bless you for these videos! I know everyone says that, but I have no access to a proper teacher in my area, and this is leaps and bounds ahead of what I can learn on my own.
Thanks a lot David Finckel for so many new helpful aspects to make the cello playing easier!
Aligning the cello like that seems to only be possible if the tuning pegs are behind the head; if you play with the cello in a very vertical position (pegs beside the ear rather than behind), you cannot put your endpin like that without bending your neck.
Bravo!!! I've just watched four of your videos and you've really nailed them, I'll be watching all of them.
The very best cello lessons on youtube.
Maestro, I would lve to see play live. Ever coming down to Mexico?
Thank you for all the tips and God bless you.
Good job. Thank you Sir.
It's called "parallel " vs "angled" hold.
Parallel to the spine or angled. Each works fine and players use each without often being aware which is being used.
Good video. I like the standing/endpin placement trick.
I just looked on myself holding cello in mirror and my cello was quite off the angle, didn't see it before. I thought it was straight, never really paid much attention to the angle. Thanks for the vid.
Thank you! Very nice!
Dear David,
thanks for your insights.
Concerning this very video I cannot find myself agreeing with pointing the cello to the left as it caused me infinite back problems (and also to other students of my previous teacher...). I think cello not to be a simmetrical instrument as we do not make the same movements with the two hands and as we cannot put the cello straight in the middle of the body without beheading us!! :)
I see that pointing cello leftwards makes the lower back twist counterclockwise which cannot be good...or at least wasnt for me...
Personally I either point right or, better, have the cello straight and me sitted (chair included) angled southeast northwest with the whole body.
I wonder what you think about this... Anyway I believe position to be a compromise between being comfortable at the point on the a string, at the frog on the c one and in the very high upper register with left hand...
Thanks for your time in reading this