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@JorgedeNorge 2 күн бұрын
You make great videos, thank you
@PBXVIILY 4 күн бұрын
Excellent I’m a violinist and One of my students is very intent on learning cello. I’m trying to get him a cello teacher. Meanwhile I’m using your videos. Wonderful
@CelloRefinery 4 күн бұрын
I'm hoping that these videos can be used in just this way!
@jerricaratcliffe6968 9 күн бұрын
Hello. I just came upon this channel and have soaked up your inspiration. For 20 years I have burned to learn cello. I married and had children and life got in the way, but for Christmas this year my husband surprised me with a cello. I cried tears of joy! I have had such fun playing, watching tutorials, and working on form, but there is just so much out there. Where would you suggest starting? I am eager to learn and very motivated!
@CelloRefinery 8 күн бұрын
I'm so happy to hear about your cello journey! The absolutely best and quickest way to learn is to get a local private teacher. If you are in any metropolitan area, a university or music school would have teachers to recommend. If that's not an option, there are some decent online courses and groups. If you want more specific info, you can send me a message from www.cellochaplin.com and I'll email you.
@varishehe 14 күн бұрын
THANK YOU!
@CelloRefinery 8 күн бұрын
Spiccato does take a while to sound good, so keep practicing!
@loelphillips2109 15 күн бұрын
Ha, ha! You're playing your cello backwards! You're the Jimi Hendrix of the cello!
@CelloRefinery 8 күн бұрын
Hmm, are you seeing this backwards? It looks forward to me, but maybe you mean the wrong-way shifts ??
@loelphillips2109 15 күн бұрын
Thank goodness you came around! It is so hard to find a good teacher and that goes the the same for finding accurate cello tutorial videos. Your lessons has saved me a load of time finding the right style / method for playing.
@CelloRefinery 8 күн бұрын
Thanks so much - please let me know if you have any topics that I havne't covered yet. I'm happy to take suggestions for new videos!
@avielp 16 күн бұрын
Thank you very much
@CelloRefinery 16 күн бұрын
It's a hard hand shape!
@avielp 16 күн бұрын
Would it be a good idea to apply some tactile mark to the neck? Maybe on the side? I wouldn't want my muscle memory to rely on that forever. But that's something I worry about when it comes to visual aids as well
@CelloRefinery 16 күн бұрын
Some students definitely need tapes or other aids to find the right place for the notes. I often add them when a student can't quite manage to play in tune, so there's nothing wrong with trying some kind of visual or tactile mark and seeing if it helps. And then weaning off of it - or not; who cares if you are just playing for yourself?
@avielp 16 күн бұрын
I really love your vibe and how you teach
@CelloRefinery 16 күн бұрын
Thanks, I try to be both normal and encouraging!
@foodiemibear 16 күн бұрын
Can you kindly explain the logic behind this ?
@CelloRefinery 16 күн бұрын
Playing slowly gives you time to hear all the things that you think are fine, but really aren't. You only notice the problems (intonation not exact, bowing not smooth) when you go slow enough.
@LouisFrayser 19 күн бұрын
Thanks :)
@thelordwillprovide144 20 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@laurencevamvadelis1699 20 күн бұрын
Have a good new year! And thanks a lot for this concerto!!! Always very interesting to listen you, your interpretation and the wonderful choice of the pieces. Thanks a lot!!!
@CelloRefinery 16 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for listening - there's a ridiculous amount of good solo cello music out there, and I love discovering it!
@janetholmes688 21 күн бұрын
Wow! Spectacular performance. I hope you have a chance to play the program again. I very much appreciate you and your generosity! All best wishes for a wonderful 2025.
@CelloRefinery 16 күн бұрын
Thank you for tuning in! I try to recycle repertoire if I can, using it for some in-person performances, so some of these works were heard by actual live people this past month. But some thing only get one go-round and then it's off to the next month's program!
@patriciomartymusic89 21 күн бұрын
I am truly excited, with my heart outside of my chest, your interpretation of the prelude has been masterful, sublime. You have done me a tremendous honor and given me a tremendous gift to start my year. Eternal thanks for this marvel.
@CelloRefinery 21 күн бұрын
It was very meaningful to me that you were there to hear it - thank you! And thanks for writing such an exciting piece!
@patriciomartymusic89 21 күн бұрын
@@CelloRefinery Thanks Diane. It was made with love. Greetings
@lukeserrano62 24 күн бұрын
Nice, thanks! ❤
@CelloRefinery 21 күн бұрын
I just had a student struggle with these today - they are hard!
@michaelmcleary8566 25 күн бұрын
I took up the cello 18 months ago at 63, just after I finished my Mechanical Engineering degree. I play in a community orchestra and I'm soon to take my grade 2. I made a new year's resolution last January to play 30 minutes every day, it lasted a month. However, I do play often and I really have grown into it and now see myself as a cellist.
@CelloRefinery 21 күн бұрын
Good for you for at least trying to do 30 minutes a day. It's hard to do it every day, and that's why I suggest a more "generalized" resolution.
@tonyzinnanti5905 25 күн бұрын
So true. I play classical guitar and Renaissance lute, and I've picked up a student cello. I tell newcomers to guitar that, if you're not practicing slowly and thoughtfully, you may as well not be "practicing." It takes tremendous discipline and focus. But, the rewards are immense.
@CelloRefinery 21 күн бұрын
I think good practice also involves listening and analyzing what needs to be worked on; going slow helps you hear things better.
@tonyzinnanti5905 21 күн бұрын
@@CelloRefinery I have heard it said that listening is ~50% of practicing. I love your channel. It has really helped!
@CelloRefinery 21 күн бұрын
@@tonyzinnanti5905 great point!
@charlenewilliams9263 26 күн бұрын
Happy New Year
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
Happy New Year!!
@totorojoy 26 күн бұрын
Agree! It’ll be a small change in life with big results🎉
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
Consistency is my word for the year, I think. I used it in other contexts during lessons this week.
@roxanneqiao7511 26 күн бұрын
Great tip!
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
It's also helpful to just adjust things all the time: elbow, shoulder, wrist, finger angle. Experiment!
@ChunLiu-c8s 26 күн бұрын
It is small, yet vast❤ Thank you!
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
Yet another reason to try to reduce tension!
@ChunLiu-c8s 26 күн бұрын
It was an honour to observe your clear trills on the cello and your detailed explanations. I sincerely thank you and warmly wish you a Happy New year 🎉😊 I will continue to follow your cello lectures closely.
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words, and Happy New Year to you!
@markknill3280 27 күн бұрын
Thanks Diane! I got the cello bug when i took early retirement to care for my mum wth dementia. In a moment of absolute clarity, she looked at me and said "dont waste your whole day looking after me! Do something for yourself" And so a light went off, a passion was born, and like your earlier listener, the 1st 2 hours of every day, Im onto it! Mums passed now but her last gift to me is so precious and has made sense of my retirement years. Its the hardest darned thing to make progress on, so your encouragement is welcome! Thank you!
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
I'm sorry that your mum had dementia, and that she's passed - my dad also passed from dementia, almost 8 years ago. But I'm so glad that you took up the cello, and I'm really impressed at your dedication. Keep it up and Happy New Year!
@totorojoy 27 күн бұрын
Thank you! You explained it so well and I didnt notice the small details until now 😮
@CelloRefinery 26 күн бұрын
It turns out that trills are more complicated that they seem, which is probably why players struggle with them. Glad this was useful!
@aspenx1304 27 күн бұрын
Great tips. Now to remember this.
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
It's hard to not have tension on the cello, really hard! But awareness helps.
@aspenx1304 27 күн бұрын
I think the most important thing is even-ness between both notes.
@aspenx1304 27 күн бұрын
Rhythm. I like it. This is a great video. I love how you explain everything.
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
I would agree that eveness is important, and yet if it ends in a weird place rhythmically I'll still think it sounds awkward. And actually, an expressive trill sounds really nice when you lean on the first note a bit, so then one could say that the notes aren't exactly even.
@aspenx1304 27 күн бұрын
Great tips. 🎉
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
Just keep doing it!
@aspenx1304 27 күн бұрын
Happy New Year. Just found your channel. I'm 52 and have been a forever early intermediate. I look forward to getting further this year. My teacher only does Suzuki so I'm stuck in book 4 forever.
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
Hmmm, there are a lot of other options for music to play out there. If you do feel "stuck" maybe once in a while take lessons with someone else?
@aspenx1304 27 күн бұрын
Awesome tip. Thank you. Early intermediate adukt here.
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
Cool, I love your enthusiasm! It's great to research different options for playing.
@roxanneqiao7511 27 күн бұрын
Thank you for the encouragement! It is so true! I started at 62 years old and have been practicing 2 hours every day in the last 4 years and I enjoy it very much!
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
Wow, 2 hours a day is a huge achievement - congrats and Happy New Year!
@binyamimlevi9563 27 күн бұрын
You explain beautiful ❤
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
Thank you - 3 octave scales are not too difficult once you understand them!
@sashakindel3600 28 күн бұрын
Counterintuitive that you have to shift to lower positions as you go up a scale.
@CelloRefinery 27 күн бұрын
I 100% agree, and I'm watching more than one student right now struggle with this concept. It doesn't make sense until you've done it like a zillion times. If only our hands were bigger (or we played the violin) we'd be able to do scales in 1st position without shifting, but the cello is too big so we're stuck with this.
@pablogilsax4262 29 күн бұрын
I am a saxophonist who teaches improvisation to students of all instruments. I asked my cello student to check out these fingerings, as I believe it will be easier for him to improvise if he has easy to memorize fingering patterns. I also encouraged him to check out Chris Tate who seems to do a great job improvising, and the way he plays scales seems similar to guitar players. He stays often within a specific area of the fingerboard. What's your insight on this issue? Thanks for sharing your fingerings!
@CelloRefinery 28 күн бұрын
I totally get what you are looking for - patterns to use for improv. I have one with jazz scales that has specific cello fingerings (I'm seeing several for all string instruments, but cellists have different fingering needs). I can't see any example pages on this one, but it might be useful: The Complete Scale Book for Cello: Jazz, Modal and Exotic Scales. I'll write again if I find the one I have.
@SuperSmallkitty 29 күн бұрын
Thanks a lot for the clear explaination. I never thought of separating the practice (only with the Nachschlag, without the trill), so I always messed up that part. Great tips as always. Highly recommend this channel 🙂
@CelloRefinery 28 күн бұрын
It's hard to do it all at once - controlling little bits is the key!
@young_aclement4134 29 күн бұрын
Thank you. Have happy new year 🎊🎈
@CelloRefinery 29 күн бұрын
Happy New Year, and you know what - I need to ask you what your name is. I can't tell from your tag and I've been wondering for a while.
@roxanneqiao7511 29 күн бұрын
Great tips!
@CelloRefinery 29 күн бұрын
I'm on a mission to improve everyone's trills 😊
@verak6058 Ай бұрын
This is the most important video for me. I have been struggling with the distance between 2nd and 3rd finger forever and even considered a 7/8 instead of a 4/4 because of the finger spacing. One teacher wanted me to hold the distance between all fingers at all times and I had never been able to do it. Slanted shape and rolling the hand was my break through. Thank you!!
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
Ugh, I also came from a first teacher who wanted me to hold my fingers down all the time. End result: tendinitis during graduate school that took years to resolve. You do have to initially hold in order to learn the shapes, but especially for older players it's important to shift weight and reduce tension. Good luck!
@verak6058 Ай бұрын
@@CelloRefinery Thanks for you answer! It really is helpful to get confirmation! 😃 And tendinitis is so awful and annoying to get rid of. How did you find this other approach?
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
@@verak6058 Actually, the other thing I should say is that sometimes a smaller cello IS the answer. I play on a slightly undersize instrument; it's set up to be a small full size. I studied with a teacher who understood how to get me to reorganize both of my hands - it takes a lot of work and I literally changed everything about how I played.
@yedidmichelle4276 Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
You're welcome and good luck!
@ClaireLedford Ай бұрын
I'll show my boyfriend this. He plays cello. I play the double bass. I'm sure he'll find this helpful :)
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
Cool, thanks!
@VANANDDAVID Ай бұрын
Thank you. First video I’ve watched about tenor clef that made some sense. 🤗
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad it helped! Like everything else, if you use it, you will get used to it.
@elsatsibanos Ай бұрын
Hi Diane, thank you for your great advice to strengthen the muscles on the palm side of the fingers. I was practicing my scales to play faster and my ring finger on the left hand seems to hurt when i press down in a certain angle or if I stretch it when reaching for the harmonics. Any tips on how long it takes for it to heal or is this common? Do I stop practicing for a while or is there any exercises to help if heal. Thank you for your wonderful and helpful tutorials cello videos.
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
If it's hurting when you stretch, that makes me worried that you are straining the area in your hand between 2nd & 3rd fingers. Be very careful about that - if you overdo it you might injure yourself (this is a common cello injury). Better to try to keep your hand relaxed and take your whole hand forward to the harmonic, rather than stretching forward with 3rd finger. Maybe I'll make a video about avoiding that kind of injury.
@inactiveuser___261 Ай бұрын
Very helpful, thanks!!
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
You're welcome! Glad you found it useful!
@jorisArt Ай бұрын
This was is great. 😊I’ve played for 4 years with bowing issues, and I’m starting again following your informative lessons. Thank you!
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
I hope my videos help you - let me know if there are bowing issues that I didn't cover.
@francbocek Ай бұрын
Thank you for youtube concert🎉😊and thank you for telling us how to do cello vibrato, I'll practice with your channel.😊
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
Thanks for watching the concert, and good luck with your vibrato!
@rehemanyambura7426 Ай бұрын
Been learning cello for the last 1yr and I feel like I know nothing… 😢
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
Sorry you are struggling - cello is hard! If you are learning off of videos it might be helpful to take a few private lessons to gt yourself on course.
@M-Lampert 2 ай бұрын
You’re the best! ❤ Definitely need more like these; playing, counting other simple pieces. Feel totally cheated not being shown this as an adult learner!!! 😢
@CelloRefinery 2 ай бұрын
You can count anything! Listen to recordings of pieces and count along; it gets easier as you go!
@M-Lampert 2 ай бұрын
@@CelloRefinery I’ve just started this, listening and then copying, maintaining the tempo etc, but my brain is having issues, it doesn’t connect entirely with the notes, how they blend together in their designated timing! 😵💫🎼✨🙏
@CelloRefinery Ай бұрын
@@M-Lampert Counting needs to be trained just like anything else. I just found this very extensive video from someone who starts at the very beginning with understanding rhythms and gives you ways to practice. I think he intends that you'll do a few minutes each day, and move through the video at your own pace. Give it a try! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWqzlpxspsySgMk
@M-Lampert Ай бұрын
@@CelloRefinery THANK YOU 🙏 I will be doing this as part of my every day practice! ❤️
@michaelblaney4461 2 ай бұрын
Blister on your index finger ....From a CELLO! 😂 ( Electric Bassist 40 years +)
@CelloRefinery 2 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, so many blisters!
@Josh-u3b 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for the clarification
@CelloRefinery 2 ай бұрын
There are so many little details to pay attention to!
@vasilismouskouris 2 ай бұрын
So simple, so nice, so illuminating, so amusing!!! Great job!!! Thanks!
@CelloRefinery 2 ай бұрын
I do aim to be amusing!!