My cello pattern is my newest free crochet pattern! It also doubles as a violin crochet pattern, viola crochet pattern, or any string instrument! Read on to learn more about...
Cellist. Fine art ink drawing of cello player reproduced as a high-quality giclee print. Signed and dated, and securely shipped out to you. Title: Cellist #0756 Comes unframed Size: 21 x 30cm (A4) This picture is a top-quality giclee print of an open edition. Please have a browse through my shop - I've recently added a new series of composer portraits that might be of interest to you! If you have any questions about licensing or commissions please get in touch. tHaNkS fOr VIsiTiNg! www.margitvanderzwan.com @ArtyMargit
This is a limited to 30 images reproduction of my original work. The whole sheet size measures 29cm X 20cm (A4) including a border for framing. The printed image measures 23cm X 16cm (approx). The image is printed on archival Hahnemuhle Torchon Fine Art Paper which is lovely, very like water colour paper in quality. The print is signed and numbered by the artist and will come to you sealed in a cello sleeve and a protective stiff envelope. Image remains copyright of Christina Gordon. Thank you!
After a year full of rehearsal and practice some of my school instruments look a little thrashed. Most of my school cellos are shared by 3 students - so they get a lot of use in a day. (Someday I hope to have enough cellos for all my students, but right now I’m about 40 short.) After our final concert I do an instrument cleaning day and get everything looking shiny. It’s good for general maintenance to have all students clean their instruments at least once per year. We use spray bottles filled with distilled water and 1-2 tablespoons of white vinegar. I tell students to never spray ‘cleaner’ on directly on their instruments. We use a collection of bandannas I found in my classroom and students spray a little vinegar water on a bandanna to wipe down their instruments. They use a dry bandanna for buffing. Recently I was able to tour the repair shop of a local music store, Summerhays Music in Orem, UT. www.smcorem.com I learned some maintenance tips I wish I would have known when I started teaching! These tips would have saved my program budget a lot of money. Summer is a great time to check instruments and do these simple steps to make sure instruments stay in good condition. 1. MINERAL OIL Do you have any of those fine tuners that are super hard to turn? In my classroom I have a few cellos from the dark ages with tuners so stiff it hurts my fingers to try to use them. When instruments are cleaned you should unscrew the fine tuner and put a drop of mineral oil in the hole where the screw goes. This will ensure the fine tuner keeps working properly. I will be having students do this on our instrument cleaning day from now on. You can also use mineral oil to lubricate bass pegs/mechanism. 2. ENDPINS I have a little epidemic going on in my orchestra. Students are constantly losing those little endpin bolts and we’ve had a few endpins go inside the cellos. I can’t stand it when that happens because it’s so frustrating to get those endpins back out! I once tried to get an endpin back in place with a back-scratcher…..doesn’t work. Inevitably I have to send those cellos to the repair shop to have them retrieve the endpin. At school I’ve just been wrapping masking tape around the end of cello endpins to keep them from going inside the cello. It doesn’t look great...but that was my quick fix. At Summerhays I learned you can just go to a hardware store and buy bolts (size M8 1.25) that will screw right back on the endpins. They’re super cheap..and you can SUPER GLUE them in place so they never fall off. This is going to save my program some money for sure. 3. BRIDGES A have quite a few cellos with warped bridges. I thought it was happening because the wood was bad, but I learned that the warping happens when the bridge is crooked. I have never consistently checked the bridges on all my instruments to make sure they are straight. This will now be part of my routine. The Summerhays repair shop taught me how to properly adjust the bridge. They said you do NOT loosen the strings to adjust the bridge (unless it needs major adjusting/placement). You brace your hands on the bridge and move/adjust from the top. You don’t try to move the feet...just the top of the bridge until it is 90 degrees. 4. WITTNER PEGS I actually discovered these pegs a few years ago. I was wasting too much time trying to tune old cellos with ill-equipped pegs. When these Wittner pegs came out I loved them so much...I slowly started using my school budget to have these pegs put in all my school cellos. It is worth every penny! Saves a ton of time with tuning. When I start a class of 50+ beginners I have to be able to tune them all in 3-5 minutes. These pegs make it a breeze. It also helps students tune their own instruments with ease. I teach beginners how to tune about mid-way through the school year. I now rarely have a student who breaks a string. 5. OLD STRINGS I’m guilty. There are cellos and basses at my school equipped with some ancient strings. At school I usually only replace strings when they break. I’ve never made room in my budget to replace old strings. I know some of my instruments would sound way better if I would just put on new strings. Part of my summer maintenance will be to finally start replacing strings and keeping track of when new strings are put on. My inventory is currently organized in a google spreadsheet. I can type notes directly on my inventory regarding when strings have been replaced, what repairs have been done, etc. That way I can create a rotation to begin replacing strings without having to do all 50+ instruments at once. At Summerhays I learned that it is best to purchase strings that are straight (not wound in a packet). This ensures the winding on the string lasts longer. The core and the winding of the string can deteriorate when the winding is bent and compromised. Buying local is ideal because you can buy strings that are straight. Summerhays has awesome low prices (even lower than online retailers) and stores all their strings straight. I hope you find these tips useful as you spend time with your inventory at the end of the school year/beginning of the new school year.
My top four roadblocks to learning the cello as an adult drawn from my own experience going from a 25 year old beginner to professional cellist.
This etude for string orchestra is in the key of D and focuses on dotted quarter notes on the D and A strings for violin, viola and cello and the D and G strings for bass. Includes all parts and score.For More Music ResourcesVisit My Site ...
Is the cello hard to learn as an adult? Perhaps… but there’s a huge benefit of learning to play the cello later in life. Let me start with a little…
The Cello is a hauntingly beautiful orchestra instrument that dates back to 17th century Italy. It’s sort of like a large violin, in fact, the name means large violin. It’s the 2nd largest stringed instrument. If you dig the cello or are learning about the orchestra, why not enhance that knowledge with our coloring pages. […]
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Bow games are a big part of my daily routine in beginning orchestra and I have students do bow games every day for many months. That means ...
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In this article you’ll learn 15 cello tips for beginners that will help you get off to the best possible start with this beautiful instrument.
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You Brighten My Day! Professionally printed in Portland, OR and packaged in a cello sleeve with a white envelope. This card is blank inside.
This homemade moist Limoncello Layer Cake with Limoncello Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting is light, delicious, and perfect for entertaining!
Hand drawn artwork by me using procreate Art will be hand signed before dispatch Available in A4 print size on high quality 300gsm paper. Paper has been ethically scoured and is FSC certified and has been 100% recycled, due to this it is worth noting it has a more natural finish. Art will come protected in a 100% recycled grey board backing and a biodegradable,compostable cello bag. Thank you for looking at my art, more to follow soon
Crema di Limoncello. So delicious to drink and so simple to make. After popping up a little snap I took of the mini bottles of Crema di Limoncello I am making for my daughters confirmation as a ‘bomboniera’, I had so many requests for the recipe, I though it would be easier to write a very short blo
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It's finally finished - my book for teaching shifting in string orchestra! I started working on this last year because I HATED teaching shifting in my orchestra class. The method books I used had shifting exercises for my 2nd year players, but I found that my students would get frustrated trying to play those pages because they weren't ready. Students need time to internalize the motions for shifting and they needed simple exercises to help them learn to read notes in a new position. I haven't been able to depend on standard method books for teaching shifting because the exercises in those books move too quickly. They contain tricky rhythms which draw student focus away from the task at hand...shifting! I found myself skipping sections about shifting and feeling guilty that my students were not proficient in that area. My frustrations with teaching shifting changed last year when I started using many of the exercises in this book with my 2nd year students. I also switched method books...I now use String Explorer book 1 for my beginners because that book takes students further in technique than any other book. For my 2nd year players, I use String Basics book 2. It's not very hard...we get through the book in about 1/2 a year. Students get really good at playing flats and extensions - which is my goal for them during their 2nd year. Then we have time to take a break from our method book and focus on shifting for a term. I didn't spend tons of time each day....maybe 5-10 minutes. It didn't take long for my students to play in 3rd position with great intonation. My 3rd year students are using String Basics book 3 -which contains a lot of 3rd position. After using the exercises in 'Exploring Shifting for String Orchestra,' I feel my students will now be well-prepared to easily master the shifting regimen in book 3. Here's my favorite part about teaching shifting to my 2nd year players.....it helps the students stay super motivated! I purchased a couple of pieces for them to play that had some shifting: 'American Princess' by Bob Phillips and 'Impact' by Bob Phillips. Both pieces are gorgeous and I played the audio for my students so they would really want to learn the music. My class fell in love with both pieces and they were willing to work hard to master them to sound amazing. The great thing about those pieces is that every section of the orchestra gets to shift and the melodies and harmonies are fun to play in position! I even got out a cello and learned the cello part myself because the music is so beautiful. Thanks to the shifting work we had done, my students excelled at learning our concert music. It was a lot of work..don't get me wrong....but they were able to do it with great intonation and musical phrasing. When we performed, I was in tears, the audience was in tears, and students felt such a sense of accomplishment. It is now one of my happiest performance memories and I'm so proud of my students....and it all started with a willingness to teach shifting in a way that all students could achieve success. My book contains a 50 page teacher manual with tips for teaching shifting and 18 page student books for violin, viola, cello and bass (123 pages total). I am not selling a hard printed copy of this book. You can purchase a PDF downloadable version HERE or HERE. The beauty of a printable book is that you can print as many as you need for your entire class at a very low price. You can also pick and choose which pages to do if you don't want to use the entire book. It is a lot cheaper to print your own shifting workbook than to buy a hard copy of a book for every student. Also if you find any errors, feel free to email me and I will fix it and re-send the file. I'm the first to admit that I'm not a bass player. Bass shifting can get pretty crazy. I have some really smart bass students in my class who enjoyed figuring out higher positions. For my bass players that are slower learners, I allowed them to change fingerings and play more in 1st position. As a teacher, you can change/adjust fingerings as needed depending on student ability levels. Read the preface for more info about the book and a sample of the first couple pages below:
Most musicians start off learning treble clef, closely followed by bass clef. These are the two most common clefs, but they’re not the only clefs. In this post, we’re going to talk about alto and tenor clefs. Though less commonly used, you might see them pop up from time to time in your sheet music.
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5 Ways to Use I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello in the elementary music classroom. Want to incorporate more books into your music lessons but don't know how? Check out these ways to use my favorite book!
This is how I help my students transition to note reading after learning the fundamental skills on their instruments. This 35 page book includes rote pages designed to help students begin to recognize notes on the staff. The book introduces open strings, D string notes, then A string notes. This ...
