I'm a self made made in music, able to read music notation. This video is very clear and it was all that I needed to start cello. Big thanks...

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Excellent teaching. It's interesting the way you think like a student and help us catch things easily. Thanks, really appreciate it. 👍😉

@CelloCoach

4 жыл бұрын

Happy to help you!

Thank you SO much. I bought books and they assume I've never touched an instrument. This was literally exactly what I needed and nothing more. Awesome!

Brilliantly concise.

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

thank you

I was 9 when i started playing the cello and did it up till i was 10 and then took a 3 year break with no practice or anything! i decided to take it back up again, this video really helped me remember all the basics ect.

I adore the cello, my whole life, it is the most beautiful instrument ever created, but I know so little about it. I'm in the middle of my life, so I thought, "Why not see about finally learning about the cello?" I'm a beginner, I don't even own a cello -- yet. In grade school I played the flute, but do to a horrible, and I mean HORRIBLE teacher, I never progressed past the first year. I've watched many other beginner videos, and was ready to put this dream back on the shelf, but you made this SO EASY to understand, I'm hooked.❤️

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

glad you are now learning

It's very helpful when you show up close. Great learning video. 👍

Straightforward and excellent teaching. Thank you

@CelloCoach

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is the first video I've watched talking about this subject that has made perfect sense. I appreciate the concise info, and even more so how you manage to explain it so simply!

I've struggled with reading music for years, but this video just gave me a whole ton of confidence

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

happy to help you

This is so easy to understand. Thank you very much for your help!

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

you are welcome

Thank you so much to be so simple and clear . I want to start now …

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

You are truly a wonderful teacher

@CelloCoach

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you Anne!

😘 thank you

Great explanation! Getting reoriented on the staff is difficult for me at present time when I lose my place. I think this is a great explanation on how to quickly find where I need to be.

Great video! The way you explain it on the cello strings makes it so easy to understand! Most teachers do not care and a year ago that i started playing the cello my teacher told me to read the notes myself ( i have never played any other instrument in my life i knew nothing about music or reading notes!) he told me do it by yourself it is a prerequisite! It was so hard almost made me quit… but i bought books and did it by myself… i was 47 y. o. That is why i appreciate greatly your video! Thank you please keep making such wonderful videos!!!

@CelloCoach

8 ай бұрын

happy to help

I played cello for three years fifteen years ago!! I just bought a cello and this video will really help me get back to it! Thank you!

@siilengrmmy3071

3 жыл бұрын

Goodluck! I hope I will also buy a cello too :) I used to play it when I was a child ^^

I am playing the cello is to see the notation. Your video helps a lot. Thank you !

Excellent intro, crystal clear. Perfect :)

This was the key information my instructor gave me which has aided my growth as an adult learner, which regularly had to sight read music. I've grown beyond first position now, but it still is the fundamental which helps me pay without trying to think what the note is.

@CelloCoach

6 ай бұрын

Glad to help you as always

Thank you this is exactly what I need

You teach cello super well and my son learned the cello thanks to you😃

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that! Thank you

Great intro lesson!

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

you're welcome

That was a super helpful explanation and very well presented video. I'm glad that this was the first and probably only video on this topic to watch. Highly recommended to all as a pre-requisite to starting! Thank you!

@CelloCoach

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Love your teaching😃

Your videos are very nice and as a French I am very happy to see the translation in French so I can understand completely with our words :))

@CelloCoach

4 жыл бұрын

Je parle français, mais ma pronunciation est null. A fin, j'aime bien lancer une serie pout debutant pour nous.

@safat5765

4 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Humphries haha je peux vous apprendre le français et sa prononciation et vous m’apprenez le violoncelle ! 😄

This is very helpful. Thank you! 🎶

@CelloCoach

7 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

Merci, thank you just what I am looking for

@CelloCoach

4 жыл бұрын

De rien

it‘s very useful! thank u~

When my youngest daughter started playing the cello when she was eight she couldn't remember the names of the strings. I came up with this for her: Crying Girls Don't Argue. She learned them instantly!! :D I think I prefer your version though. La, re, sol, do sounds much nicer.

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

thanks, I do like that one though

Exelent .beautful tank you👏👏

I am going to be renting a cello soon. I have always struggled to read the bass clef (piano days), but this video was really precise and helpful! I am excited for this new adventure of learning the cello.

@CelloCoach

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Jonathan, about a month ago I asked if you'd create a beginner's staccato tutorial. I've come a long way with my staccato in the past month, but I know that I can still benefit from your insights on the subject. And I'm sure that all of the other budding Cellists subscribed to your channel would get a great deal of value from it :)))

Thank you!!!!!

I would l9ve to play this instrument one day

3:50 When you drop the bass

Why. Is your bow so tiny 😂

@CelloCoach

4 жыл бұрын

It's a Twinkle Bow, that's why!

When I was having piano lessons in Greece we were always using do re mi fa sol la si do. Moving abroad I am hesitating to start a new instrument because everyhting is in A-G and i am very confused 😥 Especially on other clés (like the 3 different DOs). I am so glad you are mentioning both ways of reading then

@CelloCoach

3 жыл бұрын

We live in an international world

Oh dear God, I’ve ordered myself a cello without ever having played any other instrument or read music, think I’ve bitten off more than i can chew 😂

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

It’s not too much. This instrument is comfortable to learn. You can do it

Thanks for making these videos for us newbies - although I will admit it's a little distracting that you remind me of Jordan Schlansky on Conan.

Thank you for using the "do-re-mi-fa" system. I get all confused with this ABCD stuff... it makes my head hurt.

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

glad to help you

Hi Johnathan, at what point when you play a note on the cello do you sort of shake your hand.

Can you do a video to discuss when cello plays alto or tenor clef?

You are wonderful thank you 💗

Thank you this is wonderful! Teaching my kiddos cello virtual to keep busy.

I have a cello today and I need help and you are a really good cello player

@CelloCoach

3 жыл бұрын

thank you, Sherkendra

What do you think of movable Do vs fixed Do method in solfege? Is the fixed one more useful given it's basically for learning an instrument (the cello in this case) and in determining the absolute pitches? I discovered I really need to work on that to advance more. I believe that working purely based on finger numbers confuses me the second there is a number missing :D Also I need to work more on my ear's musicality.

@CelloCoach

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on you location. For sight-singing, movable Do is better. For training internals (ear training), movable do is better. For learning modal music, Movable Do is best. For everything else, fixed do is best. Great question! (Cellos use fixed Do)

@CelloCoach

5 жыл бұрын

Good response - kzread.info/dash/bejne/c66DmsZtl6vWp5M.html

@husseinali8022

5 жыл бұрын

@@CelloCoach fixed Do it is! Thanks

May I ask, as a newbie...it often appears to me that some cellists use the EDGE of their bows when playing, while still others use he flat of the bow. Am Imagining things?

Profesional cello teachers hold tiny bows

J’aimerai que les sous titres soient en français. Cela m’aiderait beaucoup. Merci

i currently play trombone and they use the same clefs meaning when i switch to cello it won’t be as confusing

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

yes, we share some of the same range

Is the Purpose of, Holding The Strings Down With your Fingers, Is so you Don't Hit That String, When Using The Bow???

Beat explain

@CelloCoach

2 жыл бұрын

Ok

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

thx

sad i only now music notation in number

@CelloCoach

8 ай бұрын

Try harder

Great. Why aren't there ads on this? Need to get more likes

So there are only four possible notes, none else, and your not allowed to touch the strings ever?

I was told by my teacher to leave because I was great at playing but I couldn't memorize the notes but if they showed me this I think my experience would be a lot different I think I'll pick up the cello again because I loved doing it but realized I was pulling every body else down

Why does my boy have the worlds smallest bow?

@CelloCoach

3 жыл бұрын

Because Tinker Bell gave it too me🧚🏻‍♀️

Wtf am I even doing? Its 4 am and I have an exam tomorrow drinking a decaf coffee, I dont even have a cello nor the elective..

instructions unclear i now speak french

@CelloCoach

3 жыл бұрын

Tu peut mettre les sous-titres

Oh, clé de fa off

Great intro lesson!

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@CelloCoach

Жыл бұрын

yay