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How to get a 9-year-old girl to fall in love with cello exercises.
When I was a little girl, my younger sister Myanna took violin lessons from Estelle Kerner. Mrs. Kerner exuded all of the old-world glamour of the music world that I was craving. She had a hair net and wore clothes that looked right out of Tsarist Russia. Lots of...
Free Cello Technique Lesson: Lee Etude No. 2, Op. 31
Click HERE to download your free copy of Lee Etude Op. 31, No. 2 with Exercises by Cassia HarveyAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Etudes like Lee Op. 31 No. 2 help cellists develop technique through short musical...
Adventures at the 2018 ASTA Conference
Quick Answer Attending string conferences like the ASTA Conference can help teachers and musicians discover new teaching ideas, explore educational materials, attend performances, and connect with other string players and educators. Conferences often include reading...
Free Cello Scale Bowing Variations
Today in the blog, we’re going to focus on using a simple C major scale to work on cello bowing.
Free Violin Scale Bowing Variations
Click HERE to download your free copy of Violin Scale Bowing Variations by Cassia HarveyAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Scale bowing variations help violinists improve bow control, tone, articulation, rhythm, and...
Free Viola Scale Bowing Variations
I love the fact that scales are such a great vehicle for learning different skills on the viola! Scales can and should be much more than just playing notes in order in a particular key in a particular set of places on the viola; they can also be used for learning...
Beginning Solo In the Style of O Come Little Children
Click HERE to download your free copy of Spring MelodyAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Unaccompanied beginner violin solos help students develop independence, rhythm, tone, intonation, and musical confidence without...
Devils Dream Lesson: Free Exercises for Cello
Click HERE to download your free copy of Devil's Dream Tune and VariationsAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Fiddle tune exercises for cello can help improve rhythm, string crossings, bow control, coordination, and...
Master a Romberg Cello Sonata – Free Preparatory Exercises!
Click HERE to download your free copy of Free Preparatory Exercises for the Romberg Cello SonataAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Romberg C major studies help cellists strengthen shifting, intonation, tone, bow...
Develop Strong, Curved Fingers for Better Cello Tone
Click HERE to download your free copy of Developing Strong, Curved Fingers for CelloAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Strong curved fingers help cellists produce a clearer tone, improve left-hand strength, and develop...
Improve Your Cello Bowing: Free Mini Open String Workouts
Click HERE to download your free copy of Free Mini Open String Workouts for CelloAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Open string bowing exercises help cellists improve tone, bow control, string crossings, articulation,...
Prepare to play the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in A minor!
Click HERE to download your free copy of Free Saint-Saens Cello Concerto Preparatory ExercisesAccess Free Blog Music Library: (all of the music from the Blog Posts!)Quick Answer Preparatory exercises for the Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 can help cellists...