Happy Halloween!! G minor Melodic Work on making it a true 8 per bow not moving the arm for extension G minor Harmonic active thumb in 4th position watch arm for extension Somersaults and carwheels think about 1st finger replacing 3rd finger increase tempo plucking, no stopping for shifts/position changes. Think ahead. add the bow add dynamics when adding the [...]

Slurred String Crossings anticipate the crossings with the elbow so that the new string speaks right away same thing descending, but try to make the string transitions smoother, and more gradual D major when doing 4 notes per bow, make sure each note gets an equal amount of the bow still using the whole bow (all the way to the [...]

Have fun shifting!!! Position Pieces  - Position Pieces for Cello D major 2 octaves careful when moving back into non extended use the full bow add 2 notes per bow left arm a little higher for the C string makesure to use the full bow. Make sure to connect Down bow to Up bow and vise versa 2nd posiiton shifting [...]

C major - 2 octaves one note per bow and 2 notes per bow fully extend the arm on the A string. Make sure your elbow isn't bent when you're playing at the tip of the bow try to keep the bow in the "middle lane" - half way between the end of the fingerboard and the bridge Left hand [...]