Suzuki Cello Books

Song of The Wind – Cello and Piano Hopefully, you have already worked through the previous three videos in this series on Song of the Wind from Suzuki Book 1 for cello including Song of The Wind Previews, Practice, and Performance lessons. This video helps you take what you have learned in the previous lessons […]

Song of The Wind – Cello Practice Tips Hopefully you have already seen the Song of The Wind Preview Technique lesson and are ready to practice the full tune. I love the momentum that we start to gain about at this stage of Suzuki Book 1 for cello. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can take some

How to Play Song of The Wind New Techniques Learning to play Song of the Wind from Suzuki Book 1 for Cello involves some new technique for both your left and right hands. This previews video goes over both of these new techniques in detail. Practice along until you feel you have mastered the techniques.

Suzuki Book 1 – Lightly Row for Cello and Piano Once you’ve got it down, go find a pianist to make music with you! One of the great things about learning an instrument is the relationships you build while making music with others. If you just learn the piece to “pass it off” then you

You’ve Got This! The great thing about starting out with Learn2playCello is how gradually each lesson builds on the previous lesson. If you have followed the technique and notereading videos I recommended then you are about 20 video lessons in by this point in your musical journey. The next step is an easy one —

Lightly Rowing To Cello Mastery! Divide and conquer! I break up Lightly Row so each line gets the attention it needs. I make it SO EASY to do your daily practice, just do the repetitions with the video and you will have the rhythms, notes, everything in your ear and hands. I use what I

Now You’re Really Cruising (or rowing) By now you are really moving along. The Twinkle Marathon can take ages. French Folk Song always feels luxurious afterwards but now you are just cruising right along. The Suzuki books are really great at introducing concepts gradually and building a solid foundation. Lightly Row is a charming folk

French Is More FUN with 2 Hopefully, this performance video helps you prepare for your own performance of French Folk Song at a recital or for YouTube. I would love to hear your playing, so please post a link to your performance in the comments section below. This is my 4th video on French Folk

TONE ~ TONE ~ TONE ~ TONE!!! Hopefully, you have already worked through the previews and practice lessons — now it’s time to PERFORM! Remember that you are playing a processional, a kingly stroll, a noble walk at an elegant pace. Squeeze every bit of beauty that you can from your instrument. Anything less is

Take Time To Enjoy This One! This piece is SUCH A BEAUTIFUL piece for cello. Please do not rush through it — take BIG bows, glide on the dotted halves, find your best tone! You may need to review the Natural Bow Stroke lesson. It’s so important to do an open-open; close-close motion on these