Harmonics on the Cello - how to find & play them
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2023
- Charts and notes are shown onscreen so you can see just where all the standard natural harmonics lie on the cello. Diane explains the divisions of the strings for more understanding of why you can play the same note in different places. Download the full pdf of harmonics on all strings at cellochaplin.wixsite.com/cell... #cello #celloteacher
I love the sound of harmonics on the cello. So pure. But it take a special touch to really hear them vibrate.
I agree. It actually also a bit depends upon the quality of the cello - some cellos just don't ring them out very well.
Excellent explanation. Thank you so much!
Glad it's of use!
This was very helpful, thank you very much 😊
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It’s fantastic! Thank you.
Glad you like it!
I have found that there are different ways to notate harmonics, which is very frustrating at times. Your comment”composers are supposed to…but often don’t” is spot on… especially notating false harmonics. Makes a guy wanna tear his hair out.
Another thing editors constantly do is use the circle and the zero interchangeably, which is also annoying.
I found your video while looking for a primer on how to REALLY properly notate harmonics. Enjoyed it. Nice cello, btw.
In several pieces, most recently Celtic Passage, the harmonics are confusingly notated.
Btw, I have been told that if you tune the cello using harmonics, A440 on the A string matching A 440 on the D string, and so on, the open strings will actually be out of tune with each other.
Thanks for your comments - it also drives me crazy that composers don't use standardized harmonics notation! Harmonics are notoriously flat, so tuning with them can give reference but isn't 100% reliable. For instance, if the cello is giving the A for tuning, it needs to be the open string, otherwise all the other players will be flat!
@@CelloRefinery I am a huge fan of a lovely cello suite by a polish composer named Maklakiewicz. The only recording omits the last movement because- in part-the harmonics are indecipherable. Do you have an email where I might share the offending measure and ask for your thoughts on how to play it? I can also share the opening of Celtic passage, but I figured that one out on my own.
@@journeymancellist9247 If you go to my performance website, you can send me a message - that's more secure for me than posting my email here. I'll write to you from there. www.cellochaplin.com/contact
I ask you a question, is it wrong if I play the harmonic note (of each string) for example on the D string, is it wrong if I play the harmonic D of the fourth position with the 4th finger instead of the third? For example, playing the D major scale, I have been playing A with the first finger, B with the second finger, then C♯ with the fourth finger and D with the fourth, also sliding from C♯ to D. or also the scale first finger B with second finger C♯ with finger two and D with finger third and then the same except B played it with finger three instead of finger two.
I ask this because I understand that the common thing is to do the B with the first finger with the second then the C♯ with the 4th and the D with the third finger and the same thing around.
I ask you about all this because I have been discovering and exploring various fingerings and I know that there are multiple possibilities and I don't know which is correct or normal. I hope you understand my question.
I think it's fantastic that you are exploring different fingerings. Usually a teacher or book will emphasize certain patterns so that you get used to them. But as you get more advanced, it turns out that almost everything is an "exception" - even though you might have learned it one way, it may sound better with a different fingering or bowing, or on a different string. So one of the keys to playing the cello at a high level is to have a good command of various ways to do things. It sounds like you are totally doing that! You do want to make sure that you've got good control of the more standard kinds of fingerings, because they'll come in handy, too.