2 GOLDEN Cello Tips for Beginners | Left Hand Solutions

[@stevenj9970]

Moving the forearm with a slight elbow drop is an excellent point!

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

It saved me so much frustrations by doing that lol! Greetings Steven!

[@stevenj9970]

@@IliaLaporevcellist greetings!!! I do hope many are really paying attention to your videos. You have very valuable knowledge to share which will help cellists improve their playing much more quickly.

[@julietavida]

Your videos are priceless! Thanks Maestro!

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

Hahaha! People are telling me because of the image (thumbnail): Live long and prosper! Long time ago I watched Star Trek 😂

[@christinegage1993]

Many thanks for this! My teacher has been asking me whether I can get all my fingers down at once in A major and I just can't, my hands are way too small. I was getting pain in my hands and a string shop even suggested going down to a 3/4's size cello I was so tense. I can do extensions the way you demonstrate. Many thanks.

[@aiguebelette]

Very helpful hints and comments. Thank you so much.

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

You are welcome Claude! Thank you for your feedback!

[@laurids2007]

Thank you, Master Laporev! 💞💞💞💞💞

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

You are absolutely welcome! I hope that way makes life a little easier hehe!

[@irebustini]

This is great 👍 So fundamental. Concepts like these are life saving. Thanks 🙏 You are an incredibly talented teacher 🎶👏👏👏

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

Thank you Ivan! 🙏🏻

[@raminagrobisse6052]

Another great video. They complete my teacher lessons. Thank you for the time you give to all of us.

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

Thank you so much dear Ramina! That’s why I am here and investing my time in making these videos! To help others and I also learn from it :) So it is actually a win-win situation 😁

[@ardalanshenasa1149]

Works great! 👌🏼💪🏻

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

😃😃😃

[@vinyltarian]

Thank you! I have been looking for a video that showed the movement of the thumb in slow motion for a forward extension. Perfect! I am currently struggling a bit with something in a Lee etude (Op. 70 No. 20) which is a C minor arpeggio (bar 11). First finger on Eb second string and second finger on C first string. They have to be held, or so it seems, like a double stop. That stretch is a little difficult for me. Any suggestions? I could use 1 and 3 instead of 1 and 2, but that would be a shift and not what Lee (or the editor) indicate.

[@lucimo1695]

Nice vid as always Ilia. Thank you so much.

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

Thank you so much! Did you try it out? If so, how do you feel about it? Greetings!

[@CTbonbonjp]

My teacher said to hold all fingers….

[@IliaLaporevcellist]

Hmmm. To my opinion, it’s not such a good idea. Maybe for a beginner it is good to do, to know where the fingers have to be. But in the longer term you will have a tensed hand by always holding it..Every teacher has its own methodology, but I would suggest: try mine out and see how it works for you 😉