Pre-Intermediate Cello Course Part I – Etudes by D. Popper
Boost your cello skills with this intermediate level course. Learn advanced music without stress, improve rhythm and phrasing, and play with accompaniment. Perfect for aspiring cellists looking to reach the next level.
What you’ll learn
- Prepare for Intermediate level cello music
- Review and improve basic cello skills
- Get experience playing with an accompaniment
- Get in depth understanding of rhythm and phrasing
Have you already learned all basic cello skills and are looking for new music to boost your level, but not sure that you are ready for intermediate level cello music? This course is for you! We will work on making you confident playing more and more advanced music without giving you a lot of stress playing music which requires too many advanced skills.
In this course you will get measure by measure tutorials for each etude, followed by play through in slow tempo. After that, you will try yourself playing together with my recording of the second (teacher’s) part. And, finally we will bring the tempo to the fast speed and enjoy playing it together in the tempo David Popper intended.
You keep practicing more and more. At this point you might need to learn how to change strings and maintain your cello’s pegs in good condition. I included a video to help you to learn to do it on your own.
I know that you are busy with so many things to take care of. Although I do not promise for you to be able to play cello well after 1 hour or one day, I will teach you how to achieve good progress while having limited time to practice. We will not be learning to play cello by studying music theory and sitting by the computer. We will do it by trying to play as much as possible.
You will get 4 complete tutorials how to play the etudes 1 to 4 from David Popper’s 15 Easy Studies, Op. 76a. While working on these melodic etudes, you will improve your rhythm, get better understanding of bow distribution, get used to paying attention to breathing to improve your sound quality, start playing staccato, get more creative understanding different moods of each piece and much more!
This course consist of the following parts:
The etude no. 1 – G Major scale warm up. Ties, grace notes and subdivisions.
The etude no. 2 – C Major scale warm up. Rhythm, mordents and extensions.
The etude no. 3 – F Major scale warm up. Accidentals and string crossings
The etude no. 4 – A Major scale warm up. Phrasing and breathing technique.
Cello maintenance. How to change strings and lubricate pegs.
Who this course is for:
- All cellists aspiring to improve their technique and reach an intermediate level
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