Talk 1: Introduction

David Finckel here, Grammy-Award-winning cellist of the Emerson String Quartet, duo partner of Wu Han, Artistic Director, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Music@Menlo. I'm going to post a whole series of mini-cello lessons here that are going to be concise and hopefully really useful. Keep checking back as I upload more of them, from wherever I happen to be.


http://www.davidfinckelandwuhan.com

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[pcmcompsci]

Dear David-

Thanks so much for fitting this series into your performance schedule. It's a wonderful addition to my previous studies.

Warm Regards,

Patrick

[eschelar]

And a deep and heartfelt thanks that you would think to do something like this.

I live overseas and I have no way to get instruction other than youtube and what little I remember from string class that we had 2 hrs a week in public school that I quit after a few months because there was nothing interesting to play on the cello at my level. Even over the coming months I will continue to review and enjoy these posts.

Good on ya!

Also, great hair, David Oistrach would love it!

[Richardinsky]

Hi David,

really thanks for sharing your knowledge, very useful to me.

Most of all, thanks for insipiring and communicating a real passion to people playing cello.

Regards

Riccardo

[94090]

Hi, I am learning the cello and have a question. What would the fingering be to play two ADJACENT notes on any two strings. Ie to play G on the D string and then D on the A string. Would I use my index and middle or would i just use my index and rest it across both strings?

[patterchap]

David, thank-you very much for these videos. They form my home-page and it cheers me up no end to see how you've taken the time to do this for us budding cellists. I would like to say thank you till there's no more room on the server. But it will just have to be, you're a star.

[permacultureli]

how wonderful, mr Finckel!....this is an inspiration. I think i want to do the same as a pianist. This is an inspiration.

[NorikoMeek]

Could you give us a lesson on the best way to sit and hold a cello? Sit all the way back on a seat and have your back straight? Or sit at the edge of a chair and have your body lean toward the cello?

thank you for your generosity. What a wonderful gift you are sharing with all of us cello enthusiasts. Thank you again.

Noriko

[toadinthehole100]

i am a student...a very old student pursuing my dream....thank you so much for doing this..i just reviewed the titles and will watch all when time permits..however...the tuner one..talk 27 caught my eye as i have been doing this almost since i started 2 yrs ago and the results for me on all

 levels have been awesome.....i can't wait to hear that one especially.....thank you again for your generosity

[justalittlepiece]

What a marvellous idea. Thank you!

[casalad8]

can't wait!