The Squire Tarantella is the first piece that young cellists can really let rip. Everything fits under the fingers and it’s great fun to play. Here is a play along video to solidify the scales, shifts, and triplets for cellists having to learn from afar.
This one is all about playing short, staccato notes with long relaxed half notes. The third line is all long notes and then you get to return to the short, spunky, staccato music from the beginning. Watch for the extra beat that I put in to simulate the fermata. That is tricky in classical music but sometime I actually count out the fermata just like this. Play well!
The Pandemic has really taken away the joy of playing music with other people. I decided to create some play along videos so that students can work from home and still play with someone, preparing for their lesson. Accompaniments are coming and the plan is to have most of the pedagogical cello literature available for everyone. Enjoy!
Today we learned some tenor clef, lots of vibrato, battuto bowing, harmonics, and something else. We also had our first student exhibiting Covid Symptoms. Get better and get lots of rest!
You are cordially invited to a solo concert at Solo Bar, Friday November 29th 2019 at 8 PM. Pieces include works by Zoltan Kodaly, Mark O'Connor, Sarah Bassingthwaighte, Benjamin Britten, Bradley Hawkins, Bright Sheng, Paul Hindemith, J.S. Bach, and Mark Summer
Tickets are $10 at the door.
