The Beginning Cellist

Cellist’s Block: Getting Stuck with Practice

“I think writer’s block is simply the dread that you are going to write something horrible. But as a writer, I believe that if you sit down at the keys long [...]

Posted at 2:24 pm on October 16, 2009 | leave a comment | Filed Under: Getting Started, Practice Tips | Tagged: creativity, muscle memory, open strings, practice | read on

How long should I practice my Cello?

I get this question from just about every beginning student. That’s good! It means that people are putting serious thought and planning into practice.
I recommend that beginners practice no more than 15 minutes at time. That will go by like nothing! I can hardly eat breakfast in 15 minutes. I do this because [...]

Posted at 11:33 pm on April 23, 2009 | 5 comments | Filed Under: Practice Tips | Tagged: cello, drawing, flickr, practice, string instrument | read on

About

The original idea for starting this blog came from working with beginning adult cellists in private lessons. Many of these students are extremely dedicated to learning and had considered playing an instrument for a long time. The problem as with most of us, is that life is busy, so time is at a premium for practice and lessons. Having a list of practice tips, helpful advice, short video demonstrations and more that is accessible at any time of the day sounded like a good idea to most everyone that I posed the question to.