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Learn the cello with Anna and Darsy

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Hello my dear visitor!

I'm very happy that you ended up on my channel anyway. The goal of this channel is to improve the world through my art. Some of my works are very sad and some are rather funny. But they all have something in common: introducing the cello as an incredible instrument and expressing the love for the cello. The channel is divided into several playlists, including:

Learning the cello with Anna and Darsy: here I share my ideas and suggestions for practicing the cello.

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Very interesting exercises – thank you for that! A small tip for all viewers as a supplement: In Cello-Technik by Gerhard Mantel, the topic of the 'crooked bow' is covered in detail. This refers to the technique where the bow placement – the position of the bow between the fingerboard and bridge – is deliberately changed. Mantel describes four forms of this angled bow: two starting from the frog and two from the tip – each with movement toward the fingerboard or toward the bridge. The bow deliberately follows an angle and thus follows the natural vibration of the string. On the other hand, if one tries to stay strictly parallel to the bridge (i.e., 'straight') when changing the bow placement, it hinders the sound development – the vibration can't spread freely. So the 'crooked bow' is not a mistake, but rather an important prerequisite for a rich and flexible bow technique. Even though your video primarily focuses on the topic of feeling and expression, the 'smile exercise' shown fits wonderfully under the term of the 'crooked' or 'wandering' bow – a technique that many teachers initially prohibit for beginners, because the straight bow stroke (90° to the string) is actually the greater challenge. Maybe this would be an interesting topic for one of your upcoming videos!

Thank you for the detailed and clear explanation about daily practice.

A good tutorial. Thank you.

Very easy to understand, great explanation, even though my ear isn't trained yet and I don't hear the differences very clearly. Thank you! 🫶

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