Cello Bow Crash Course - 2. Getting Your Best Sound

[@parisianallen]

So helpfu! My sound was instantly better.

[@richardstein832]

You have a gift for communicating clearly so a newbie like me can understand and experience what you are talking about. I can’t thank you enough!

[@leufernandes]

Brilliant tutorial ❤

[@adelawu8651]

Your bow series lessons really help me a lot. Looking forward to your Vibrato series.

[@egg6888]

My sound on cello was so bad and then i used my upper back to pull the bow like you said and I sounded a lot better! Thank you so much!!!

[@et_cetera_]

We need more cello videos

[@MicahLayne]

Thanks for videos! I’m a flutist learning to play my dad’s cello. I appreciate the clear and practical advice you give in your videos

[@ameladuheric1925]

Thank you so much!

[@auroraborealis6009]

Ah HA! I'm battling frozen shoulder and NOW I understand why bowing is painful. That's okay. This will be great PT for me. I just rented a cello last week and I'm amazed at how much of my violin bowing technique carries over unconsciously. Can I explain it? No. Thank you for this

[@sancancello7563]

Thank you for explaining this so well!! I will share this with my students that have a tendency to hold back their full sound potential. Great detail and so easy to follow. I look forward to your next video!

[@robertcharles2002]

I love your videos Maki!! Keep them coming 😛

[@adelawu8651]

This is so helpful! Thank you very much. I admire the way you explain how things work.

[@jenna2431]

I think you've hit on my situation. I'm 64 and have spent too much work time in what I call the Praying Mantis pose...in other words hunched over a computer. When I began playing 20 months ago, it was really tough. The chest muscles are collapsed in while my back is overly lax. I worked with a theraband for a while. Looks like I maybe have to get back to that if I'm to solve my sound problems. Thanks.

[@peterzhang9492]

Great talk, I had problems with too much pressure on my bow, it's a negative feedback where the more I don't hear the volume the more I apply pressure to the bow. It'd be great if you can talk about cello angles height, player arm length, because I think it greatly contribute to feeling the back activation more as well.

[@DoublestopMusic]

Hi Peter, thanks for the feedback! Could you explain more about your thoughts the connection between the cello angle/arm length and back activation? Personally I haven't found these things to be an obstacle yet in activating the back, but I'm interested in hearing your experience on it.

[@abhijeetdchawan]

gratitude

[@jorisArt]

Thank you!

[@stevendavis3880]

What type of Endpin do you use since it has an effect on the color of sound?

[@DoublestopMusic]

I use something called a Berlin Soundpin, but it's not something that's on the market. I had to order it directly from the maker and have it shipped to the US. Before that I had a carbon fiber endpin.

[@enzocypriani5055]

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