5 Years of cello progress starting at Age 4

[@sarahjohnson5737]

Go Annalise! Her tenacity is so inspiring

[@moana_nui]

I used the Suzuki method as well so when I hear these pieces my brain is instantly transported back in time

[@LittleLotteWanders]

Me toooo, except I was a violinist. My fingers even started moving from the muscle memory lmao

[@celine3432]

@@LittleLotteWanders same 😁

[@benviolaz]

I’m a violist and I love Suzuki method. It thought me so many things but the exercises were so long my fingers hurt -

[@linabina2008]

Yeah I used the Suzuki method also and it was pretty much inscribed in my brain

[@edenschannel101]

Whats suzuki method?

[@leahbaer11]

Wow she really improved dramatically at about age 10! That last piece was amazing. Good for her, such talent! I hope she keeps her passion for her entire life

[@randombritishperson9077]

It was quite impressive for a 10 year old, but the piece is obviously too hard for her and nobody can deny that.

[@yaelcanetty7010]

@@randombritishperson9077 right. I'm really sorry to write this, but she plays completely false. Doesn't she hear how every single note sounds ? I hope she'll meet a serious and sweet teacher to see the basics from the beginning. I feel so sorry for her.

[@i.ko.3590]

this happens literally to everyone. playing hard pieces before doing the basic basics. its fun but its horrible😅😂

[@LittleLotteWanders]

As a singer, I’ve been super guilty of pushing myself too early too. I was wanting to do advanced opera arias meant for 40 year old women at 18 lol. Luckily I had good teachers that told me to slow down and gave me other options. Sounds like this girl’s teacher is sending her off into the stratosphere way too early and it’s going to hold this poor girl back.

[@protect_provide8031]

My teacher REFUSED me, each time i played a note out of tune i had to start over and did ear training, i am so greatful till this day, it made my intonation immaculate, i wasnt allowed to do vibrato either until i hit each note from start to finish... and she's still my teacher

[@protect_provide8031]

@@LittleLotteWanders agreed, it trains the ear and expectation to allow bad sound and more importantly intonation. HOWEVER,, under a good teacher she can be saved

[@LittleLotteWanders]

@@protect_provide8031 Yup. Hopefully she finds someone who will giver her age appropriate repertoire. My cello teacher is probably guilty of too much too soon as well though. I made the mistake of telling him I have near perfect pitch and have been a musician for 15 years. 😂 I’ve had 3 weeks of lessons and am going into 1/2 position, open 4s, double stops, and vibrato lol. He’ll probably pull out Haydn next week and be like “sightread this” lmao

[@thepianoplayer416]

As an adult piano learner, I have no issue pushing myself since I'm too old for the baby stuff. People expect me to act my age and I do aim to learn advanced stuff. We all started with "Twinkle" in our younger days. At my age I can't see myself playing "Twinkle" or "Lightly Row"...

[@RobManser77]

As an adult beginner it's really eye opening how fast children progress compared to us! How often did Annalise practise? As the father of a 3 year old who loves music, I'm also interested to know: how did she choose the cello? Did she ever have a period where she didn't want to play it and moved on to something else? Did she sit down and focus on practise each day, or was it five minutes with the cello, five minutes with another toy, then another toy, etc?

[@hilltb]

Annalise fell in love with cello when we took her to the symphony at age 3 and she heard a cello concerto. "Dada, I want to play cello like her." She started cello right after she turned 4. She practices every day. She never had a period where she didn't want to play it and moved on to something else. Her practice sessions when she was 4 or 5 tended to be about 20-30 minutes daily, typically in a single session. As she progressed, her practice sessions lengthened to about 60-90 minutes daily.

[@RobManser77]

@@hilltb Thank you, that's really interesting to know.

[@1mol_wAter]

@@hilltb this is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen 😭 thank you for sharing

[@TravisBickleNYC76]

Adults can progress just as rapidly. They just have to be in love with the thing, and that's the only thing that matters. It's air, food, water, sleep, child, mate, life and death etc. Total immersion and anything can happen.

[@MinhTheCorgi]

The improvement over 5 years was really visible with every clip. Her bow hold was also really good :)

[@Chrisfeb68]

I played the violin throughout grade school but quit just before high school. I regret that now. Looks like your daughter has talent and a good start. I hope she continues on.

[@madieschmidt9988]

I so wish my parents had made me start at that age. I really love cello I’ve been playing for three years and at about the level she was at but not nearly as pure sounding as hers. It’s amazing.

[@yaelcanetty7010]

don't you hear how false her notes sound? it breaks my ears😭

[@madieschmidt9988]

@@yaelcanetty7010 its just bad recording and its gets better as she aged. you nice the smaller the instrument the falser it sounds. she's very good tho

[@christsservant5472]

Such a massive jump in ability from age 9 to 10. WOW!!! You are doing AMAZING!

[@inkdrops-milla]

That ending of Haydn in C is so tricky! She's playing it very well. She seems to love playing, keep up the hard work!!

[@Lifeangelina]

Great progress at the cello Annalise! Angelina

[@mjverive]

Great watching her progress! Gives us cello beginners hope.

[@katiekt3870]

What a beautiful thing to capture her journey for her to see just how far she has come. Well done little lady!

[@paiz775]

this encourages me a lot, i picked up viola in 5th grade, played for about 5 months. started playing again, now, in 7th and i’m really hard on myself for not being as good as the other kids in my orchestra class. when i think about it, i forgot everything in october when i joined. i’ve really only been seriously playing for 4 months.

[@dolceviolins9535]

I don't even know you but I feel so proud of you. I wish you lots of success!

[@PauloEdson]

Great video. ❤️ It opened my eyes regarding my evolution as a musician, i.e., it is a life-long process rather than a monthly task. 🧠 Congrats to the girl and to her family!

[@coconib212]

wow! I'm in the 7th grade and almost at my 3rd year playing, and this is truly amazing! She plays beautifully and I think she will grow up to be an amazing musician.

[@PauloEdson]

I’m looking forward to seeing you uploading your practice sessions to your channel!

[@sevenlee3332]

I'm in the 6th grade and it's my 8th year playing piano, i'm on level 6 but I only played Classical music and I mostly self taught myself because my piano teacher taught me too easy things

[@coconib212]

@@sevenlee3332 oh cool! On cello Im only on level 2-3, but I'm working my way up!

[@sevenlee3332]

@@coconib212 Very good. My first 3 years of piano I didn't even know I played lol. I started when I was 3 and a half. BTW You have the same name as a new friend I made last week ~Eleanor~

[@dareelpeeps290]

What a great video! So cool to see how you progress.

[@maryhimmer2515]

Great idea and great progress.

[@ronwhitehouse23]

What fabulous progress, well done.

[@michaelatraylor176]

She’s awesome!! Great progress.

[@foxtrot4232]

Bravo, Brsvissimo! Wonderful music and video.

[@benitoiiidolor6567]

She is great They'll be learning cellos!?! Omg! that's cool then! I'm glad to see all of the cellos I'll be uploading these wouldn't the kids have to learn in a lot of years! I will be studying

[@mariascott4232]

My daughter is starting at age 4 with cello too this is making me so happy making me think my daughter can be this good at her age

[@oboeland4050]

Annalise is so cute even though she is older than me, she is really good! I love this❤️

[@donatajacot3638]

M’y daughters Also had Suzuki lessons but violin. The youngest started at four.

[@wiktorwysocki]

You can hear the mucisianship blossom over time. The intonation gets better and better

[@pujamarndi6942]

Amazing playing!!

[@gillianlee8514]

Wonderful. I was raised with music and was taught in high school. Music programs need to stay.

[@antoncigur3727]

Loved the shredding at the end

[@hannahstieber]

She plays really great, but her poisture doesn't look great🤔. The left arm is to low and i think the hayden is miles away. It's absolutely too hard for her and her thumb position doesn't look as build as it has to be to play this piece. It doesn't help her to play pieces like this, it will more ruin her technique instead of helping her. She has a huge potential and super great talent, i see her playing big pieces in some years, but at the moment she should do some fixes and play pieces she can learn on (all the other choises on pieces were so great)

[@hilltb]

Yeah, the Zoom cello lessons have not done good things for her posture. Due to COVID, she didn't have a single in-person Cello lesson for over a year and a half. She learned the entire Haydn movement without a single in-person lesson. She is working with her teacher to solidify proper technique. She absolutely loves playing in thumb position.

[@sophiegillardeauPharma3.0]

she played with Suzuki a very good method

[@donnap5906]

Yes, as Hannah Stieber wrote a few weeks back, she's progressed tremendously, but her posture needs fixing...her head carriage, in particular, or she's going to end up with neck problems. And I'm talking from experience.

[@hilltb]

Thank you for the feedback. Nearly 2 years of online only lessons due to COVID hasn't helped her posture. She keeps growing and she got a new cello, and it's really difficult to "fix" posture issues via a video lesson. We are actively working on this now that in-person lessons have resumed.

[@donnap5906]

@@hilltb Happy to hear it!

[@dpw50]

How long does she practice everyday? She is so talented .

[@josephswietlik7013]

40 hours

[@LovelyWinter7]

Ling Ling 40 hours

[@edenschannel101]

40 hours

[@edenschannel101]

@@LovelyWinter7 her name aint ling ling💀

[@zanhoven3838]

In a previous comment the channel said she started with 20/30 minutes a day. They said now she practices 60/90 minutes a day.

[@thepianoplayer416]

Looks like she's with Suzuki... Wow! Getting better all the time.

[@KarelChytilArt]

Wish her the best! Nice progress.

[@doctordutch]

oof! I don't know. She plays well but seems like its going to be a grind for a few years. What other instruments are parents picking: piano, violin? Anything else?

[@mariascott9101]

I hope my daughter gets good enough like her my daughter is 5 and starting the cello

[@soficrece6401]

I love her❤❤❤❤

[@annagreets]

Funny where KZbin algorithms can bring you. What have I do with learning the cello? As it seems, she's made the most progress from the age of 7 to 10 and before this there was some kind of a plateaux because of too young age. She might as well had started at 7 and would've caught up for earlier period easily.

[@hilltb]

Right after she turned 10, the COVID pandemic hit and all of her lessons were video lessons via Zoom. This certainly had an impact on her progress. She started playing cello at 4 because she wanted to. When she was 3, we took her to a cello concerto and she declared that she wanted to play the cello. After nearly a year of begging, we signed her up for a cello lesson. At the time we figured she'd try it out, get bored and move on. If she had started at a later age, her current ability might be different than it is today, but who cares? She plays cello because she likes it. I certainly would not push anyone to start their kid with music lessons at a very young age if the kid hated it, but if the kid is excited about it, there is no reason to wait.

[@LauraSimpson]

Seeing her progress has been really inspiring for my 3 year old! I'm really impressed with how many performance opportunities she had. Were these mostly through her music school or did you seek out more opportunities?

[@Ava-cw3jf]

It appears she learned through Suzuki by the choice of repertoire. The Suzuki method encourages lots of exposure to ensemble music and performance oppurtunities from an early stage, I believe students are expected to perform at least once a month at the minimum.

[@LazyCoo]

Good job! Could work on keeping your left arm higher to make shifts easier. ❤

[@sevenlee3332]

I played piano since I was 3 and a half years old and I played for 8 years

[@tianzhang925]

It is good your progress is slow so you can play more polished!

[@Lexi715_]

I actually just played minuet no.2 for my ensemble contest got 1st place

[@geoffminshull5852]

Bravo!

[@Amy-e9x]

Good🎉

[@sevenlee4318]

I played piano for 8 years

[@stepanindrakk9736]

Lol I´m 13 years old and she was better than me when she was 10, Is she like talented or something or am i just that bad? :(

[@lydiav8836]

Well, have you played the majority of your life?

[@stepanindrakk9736]

@@lydiav8836 yeah kinda I started at 6 years old.

[@lydiav8836]

@@stepanindrakk9736 Then she might just have more talent, but that doesnt mean skill in the long run

[@jo.a7189]

God bless her ❤️🙏🏻

[@daphnecastillejos3613]

I used how to play the cello when i was 7 and i am 20

[@sherrycheng5819]

I’m a cellist and yes there is improvement but when she was 10, the notes and double stops were out of tune and the hand where she holds the bow is too tight. The Budepesto I played when I was 6. I’ve played 1812 in an actual orchestra and it did not sound what it sound liked in the string orchestra. Good improvement though

[@jasongotcello]

My jaw dropped when I heard her play the finale of haydn c

[@padmabalaji9283]

same! im not even a cellist but my self esteem went 📉when i saw this 10 yr old playing in thumb position

[@milagrotorres5252]

Suzuki metod rocks!

[@protect_provide8031]

Make her play with drones

[@Comptonisa]

You still have a long way to go, you’ll get there. Practice is key.

[@tammiesworld]

1:40 is good

[@sarahweil4293]

👍👍👍

[@natashaalexsandrova4193]

👏👏👏❤️🌷

[@zalipenny-kg9pr]

WOW

[@majamagdalena2558]

After 5 years.... right hand still doesn't use whole bow, and bow division fluently, the sound is not improved much. The left hand is on better level then the right.....so, this is nice example that playing just different pieces it's not enough. System must include: scales, bowings, etudes with all different cordinations. In this case only fantastic talent, perception and work can win.

[@majamagdalena2558]

The difference between hobby education and professional one is real system and work. Private teachers don't push about that, otherwise they loose pupils interest and money

[@100opinions8]

Elle a 3 ans d'avance par rapport aux autres enfants...

[@keshenacooke8166]

We found cello ling ling

[@christmascactus40]

Very gifted but needs better teaching TBH.