Beginning Improvisation Techniques for Cello, Violin, and Viola

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Cello drone in D: • Cello Drone D
Backing track in D Dorian: • D Minor Backing Track ...

[@josephott7258]

The master! Hope your doing good Brian!

[@bryanwilsoncello]

just being bald and playing the cello, all I'm good at really. Hope you're doing well!

[@silverxsnake2149]

holy shit ive been struggling for a while trying to do this on my own. 2 years later, find your video and it feels like my third eye opened. How have i never heard about using a cello drone ???

[@bryanwilsoncello]

Very happy to hear that! I've got some more useful tips and free music here that I'm sure you'd also find helpful. bryanwilsoncello.lpages.co/stringjams/

[@ajilagbenga959]

Thank you Bryan. This is amazing

[@bryanwilsoncello]

very glad you find it useful! Thank you!

[@christinahorrmann1524]

Thanks for this helpful lesson!!

[@daneehret7386]

Such a gooooood video. Thanks you help me sooo much with this. I cant say how much. Thanks thanks thanks. Would be happy to write chat a bit with you about some more imp stuff

[@bryanwilsoncello]

Very glad you find it useful! For sure, hit me up at my website www.bryanwilsoncello.com! Would love to hear from you.

[@oneperipatetic]

Good lesson, I like how you give simple examples first. Subscribed!

[@petromic1947]

The most simplest example I have heard. Very easy to pickup with practice. I have one question, do I have to keep in steps with the drum beat. Thanks

[@bryanwilsoncello]

Thank you! There's two ways you could go about it. You could try to play with the drum beat and be rhythmic with your improvisation or you can try to completely float over the beat. Both are useful tactics, but definitely being able to play with the rhythm is a very necessary tool.

[@camillelibermann2779]

Thanks lodes that's very useful

[@bryanwilsoncello]

thanks so much! You might find my new books String Jams to be a fun exploration of these concepts. Thanks for watching.

[@gabriellescello]

Thank you! Very helpful.

[@BigParadox]

Very cool! Thanks!

[@lordneeko]

Beautiful work! I now know where I'm messing up...I'm not making those great faces!! 😂 But seriously..great tutorial. I'm still very early, and practice can be very boring and depressing sometimes...but mixing this into my practice will spice it up!

[@bryanwilsoncello]

thanks so much! yeah just keep at it and try to make it interesting for yourself. There definitely will be plenty of times you want to smash the instrument into a million pieces. Trust me, I've been there.

[@vegtamvanderveg]

Hindustani music!