Julia's Cello Chat: Q&A Answers (September 2023)

Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:48 Upgrading strings and bow (Rick)
9:57 Bow rehairs and practising with your eyes closed (Mr JPrax)
18:02 Small hands bow hold (AlexSarah)
25:40 Playing thirds and fifth with small hands (Christina)
33:07 Trouble getting up to speed (Mark)
40:22 What to do if a passage doesn’t improve in practice (Mr JPrax)
47:54 Deteriorating bow hold (BentRoads)
50:55 Strengthening the thumb and building callus (Shay)
56:51 Vibrato above fourth position (Dombert)
01:00:32 Tension in right thumb (Maranathabaptistchurch)
01:06:38 Outro
References
Bow-hold video: • Cello Masterclass: Con...
Danse Rustique video: • Cello Masterclass: ABR...
British cellist Julia Morneweg enjoys a flourishing international career, having performed as a soloist and chamber musician at venues including the Purcell Room, St. John’s Smith Square, St. David’s Hall Cardiff, Zurich Tonhalle, Daning Theatre Shanghai and many others. She is Joint Artistic Director of the London-based ensemble ChamberMusicBox, works as a guest with some of Britain's finest orchestras and can be heard on numerous film and television soundtracks.
Based in London, Julia is a highly sought-after teacher with an exceptional track record of student success. Her past and present students have held music scholarships at many of the most prestigious independent schools including St. Paul’s Boys School, Latymer, Alleyns, Francis Holland, Channing School, Sevenoaks, Godolphin and Latimer, JAGS, Whitgift and many others. She has given masterclasses and lead workshops at institutions such as the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, Music for the Future (Slovenia), the RCM Summer School, Enterprise Scotland and Tanglin Trust School in Singapore.
Having started teaching online during the pandemic, Julia now works with students worldwide. Visit her website www.juliamorneweg.com for more information about lessons.

[@JohnP470]

A great big thank you to Julia for her excellent and easily understood answers to our questions. She is really performing a public service for us cellists. Thank you again Julia for your help!

[@juliamorneweg5416]

I'm glad it's been of use!

[@markknill3280]

Thanks so much for your detailed and lengthy answer to my question. Really valuable perspective. As a result I have a new teacher. I was able to confidently give him a really good idea as to whats been going on for me and he dived straight in with getting back to basics with some Sebastian Lee excercises. You ve helped me make the move and Im super excited about the future. Your vids are so helpful. Thank you!

[@juliamorneweg5416]

Hi Mark! It's so great to hear that you're on a good path. I am a HUGE fan of pretty much everything Lee ever wrote. I think his studies are some of the most useful ones out there. Will cover some of them in detail soon!

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