5 Tips for Playing Beautiful High Notes on the Cello | Tutorial

In this video, I discuss five things to consider when playing in the cello's upper register.
0:00 - Introduction
0:32 - Tip #1: Check your instrument’s action.
3:13 - Tip #2: Move your bow closer to the bridge.
5:50 - Tip #3: Keep your thumb on the string for beautiful vibrato.
7:17 - Tip #4: Relax the left hand.
8:49 - Tip #5: Become comfortable reading in tenor and treble clef.
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A big "thank you" to my luthier friend, Nick, who provided me with all of the information given in Tip #1. Be sure to visit his shop's website: wayneburakmusic.com/
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[@lakeninevah]

Sarah! I so enjoy your videos! I have been fighting the tenor clef and then discovered that The Swan is written in this clef! It’s a perfect piece for this clef as it is slow and affords many other exercises in technique! Thank you VERY much!

[@ingmarhansen4935]

Super valuable and helpful advice. Both: the tips as well as their presentation! Please keep producing more of these videos. (i.e. how to play and practice fast passages as well as slow ones; how to play ppp vs fff etc.)

[@aliciabechtle858]

This was great, Sarah!! Thank you so much for doing this video!

[@phil_leoui]

Oh wow this is so so so helpful! Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@shaykavanagh3734]

They are brilliant tips ! Thanks so much.

[@sissoft]

Welcome back. I missed your videos! Thanks for posting.

[@musicthemiracledrug1595]

Hi Sarah! I’ve missed your videos. I’m a total beginner (on the cello; advanced on classical guitar) but at least when I use the bow now, it doesn’t sound like a cat in a blender!

[@notmyworld44]

Cat in a blender! 🤣

[@ezraschwartz5201]

Thank you for this instructive, focused, well-produced and super-helpful video!

[@eternalbalance7703]

I am absolutely thrilled to see you post! I've really enjoy your tutorials, your voice is as calming the instrument itself. Your videos are(in part) what inspired me to learn to play. I am grateful that you've shared your beautiful, genuine nature, & amazing talent through this channel. Thank you!

[@johnnyvcrow]

This is one of the topics there just isn't a lot of advice on. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@romildoa]

Thank you. I've just all the notes on cello by you. 2 years ago. Thank you. From Brazil

[@johnalexander4946]

Excellent content thanks

[@lenkagamine088]

Thank you so much!

[@montserratvelasco9513]

Increíble 🎻✨🌠

[@kampinkphantom9176]

This will come in handy in exam times 😊

[@sara-ut4bh]

Thank you 😍😍🔥🔥❤️❤️

[@daniellabelle1360]

Thank you

[@yvonnesydnor2533]

I love it

[@seamus9305]

Thanks Sarah, I built a teardrop double bass, but I find your videos quite helpful.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

What the heck is a teardrop double bass.

[@seamus9305]

If I knew how I'd send you a picture. Rather than the hour glass shape of a traditional bass its body is shaped like an elongated tear-drop.

[@MartinRosol]

My teacher has me do “slow bow” close to the bridge on each string as part of my warmup. He never made it clear as to why. After seeing your demonstration of the contact points, I think now know why.

[@newworldrecords777]

Enjoy the process (4:55)........ty for that!!!

[@jgoodwin6901]

Wow, you remind me a lot of Nahre Sol.

[@barriereid9244]

🌹🌹🌹

[@julianhicks3675]

Hey I love your videos! Can you please do a video on double stops?

[@sarahjoyrecordings]

Great idea!! I will add it to the list.

[@julianhicks3675]

@@sarahjoyrecordings thanks! Your videos have been so helpful to me. Here’s a link to one of my music videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGmonqWeaMaJeNk I plan on recording a few cello parts on my next album and playing it all of those videos. Keep releasing your content! 🎻

[@matthewrafferty6896]

What a trove of information in a short video. I especially appreciated your reference to the Burak family. I acquired a 2007 Burak cello at an auction that I currently play at church. To me, Wayne’s cello making seems divinely touched. Do you have any thoughts on Wayne Burak’s handmade cellos? Every note seems beyond my ability to produce, touched by the Holy Spirit. Thank you for the resource you are! God Bless you.

[@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633]

Most cellos are handmade unless they're machine made. And those aren't very good.

[@notmyworld44]

String height on D and G strings please? Thank you Sarah.

[@ivan8232]

These tutorials deserve more attention.

[@kamikan22]

*This things should be teached the first time to every string begginer* because the same thing with contact point/speed that happen when you go up on one string happen when you change strings and when you go to 4th finger on violin (compared to open string) The only one thing here that everyone teachs and destroys learning by adding tension, choking the sound and compromising intonation is: -adding pressure/weight to produce sound.- For some reason noone teachs that when you go to the tip you should be lifting the bow (that way more weight of the bow and arm falls into the string withtout adding anything extra) and when going to the frog the same, lifting (without going "inside" the string with the frog). This also covers the learning the void that happend around the subject of you accidentally striking the next string and not knowing why, because you are permanentlly and naturally controling that angle. Sadly the first thing I said in the comment is normally teached to be compensated by adding pressure which is the principal reason of the unfamous "begginer sound" (that can be avoided by just demostrating and making that person which never played the cello before play one note in low register and one in high, imagine starting without that limitation)

[@SWilla00946]

im only in the first 2 mins right but I'm an 18 year old cellist who really wants to go to music school next year. I have trouble commiting to that because of the health issues I have in my hands and how much my cello contributes to it. I play on a cello owned by my high school and the action on it is 6.35 mm, currently angry that my school cello is making my hands worse

[@sarahjoyrecordings]

I am so sorry to hear that!! You are certainly not the only student dealing with that issue. Is there a string shop nearby that might be willing to loan you an instrument? And have you brought up the issue with your school orchestra director?

[@SWilla00946]

@Sarah Joy i actually haven't brought it up to her, it's mainly been nerves but honestly she might not even realize because she's a woodwind player. And because of money i will be sticking to the school instrument until i graduate. After that i should be getting a better one from a string shop. I also talked to the shops Luthiers and they say they could help me out, just waiting until i own an instrument.

[@MsCellobass]

Concavity!! Thats one thing a cellist should keep in mind when acquiring a new cello!!

[@sarahjoyrecordings]

Yep and I did not!

[@drftsnvk]

This SO wrong!