Playing Jazz on Cello: Quick Tips with Mike Block

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2017
  • Mike Block teaches cello online at ArtistWorks. Click here for free sample lessons: bit.ly/2bCEmSu
    In this quick tip, Mike teaches the popular song form of 1-6-2-5 as an entry point into playing jazz on the cello.

Komentáře • 41

  • @davinci9571
    @davinci9571 Před 4 lety +44

    isn’t this the dude who stole those chipmunks

  • @rordrom3234
    @rordrom3234 Před 5 lety +15

    Wow, he is very good at the cello.

  • @AlamoCityCello
    @AlamoCityCello Před 6 lety +15

    Mike Block is a GREAT TEACHER!!

  • @Wessex90
    @Wessex90 Před 6 lety +48

    I am looking at doing some Jazz Cello as I am classically trained and want to try something new. Great video!

  • @sonamlama6259
    @sonamlama6259 Před 4 lety +3

    mike block is an incredible artist and very well versed in music theory.

  • @vithefiddler
    @vithefiddler Před 6 lety +27

    Who doesn't need a 1-6-2-5. ;) I like coffee, I like tea. I like the java jive and it likes me.

  • @brandonchai9318
    @brandonchai9318 Před 5 lety +2

    Thanks for breaking it down so well!

  • @user-zb6gt7og9q
    @user-zb6gt7og9q Před 3 lety +2

    Masterful explaination with great practical example!

  • @cheylloxo
    @cheylloxo Před 4 lety +1

    Incredible video. thank you so much for inspiring me to try something new

  • @carlaxavier2329
    @carlaxavier2329 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you so much! This video is helping me to improve my skills with cello!

  • @marianaalmeida8617
    @marianaalmeida8617 Před 5 lety +1

    So cool, thanks!!!

  • @jonasberinger8733
    @jonasberinger8733 Před 5 lety +1

    Mike block is great!!

  • @michaeljerome6591
    @michaeljerome6591 Před 6 lety +14

    Where have you been all my life

  • @magicdaveable
    @magicdaveable Před 3 lety +1

    Great Advice.

  • @RockyLParsons
    @RockyLParsons Před 6 lety +4

    Was waiting for the Block Bridge Push customarily used for added emphasis, which showed up at 2:41.

  • @nikornron
    @nikornron Před 7 měsíci

    Just a wow!

  • @shirleychen4818
    @shirleychen4818 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank u so much, it helps a lot!! I am a cellist in a jazz club and don’t know what to do😅

  • @skillnetwork4137
    @skillnetwork4137 Před 6 lety +2

    Большое спасибо!))))))

  • @ottodude555
    @ottodude555 Před 2 lety +2

    I knew this was over my head when he played chords lol

    • @KellenAdair
      @KellenAdair Před 9 měsíci

      They're how you cheat on guitar and uke. 😅

    • @KellenAdair
      @KellenAdair Před 9 měsíci

      DBL ones, I'm screwed, too.

  • @RonCarterBassist
    @RonCarterBassist Před rokem

    👍🏾👍🏾

  • @emilythiele2146
    @emilythiele2146 Před 3 lety +1

    How does he do the fancy pizz-ing?

  • @potaylo
    @potaylo Před 4 lety +2

    is your G string tuned down an octave?

    • @dhu2056
      @dhu2056 Před 4 lety +1

      ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @williamyo8821
    @williamyo8821 Před 2 měsíci

    Lastima Mike que no está en español

  • @jimwrathall5323
    @jimwrathall5323 Před 5 lety

    Mike you are correct on connecting the 1-6-2-5 progression with "I Like Coffee" but you aren't connecting it correctly. The intended reference was "Java Jive": czcams.com/video/iP6IUqrFHjw/video.html

  • @agustinrios7809
    @agustinrios7809 Před 3 lety +1

    This video should just be called "improvising for begginers". Thank you so much!

  • @dmscjf88
    @dmscjf88 Před 5 lety

    What is music ~4sec?

    • @twat9954
      @twat9954 Před 5 lety

      노은철 yo mama!

    • @VGO527
      @VGO527 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@twat9954what song?

  • @jamesmcdermott1205
    @jamesmcdermott1205 Před 5 lety +2

    Do I need a receding hairline to do this correctly?

  • @dingusmoped
    @dingusmoped Před 2 lety

    The register and the projection of the cello is a bit stuck. This is an honest critique. It's a basically a mid-range instrument. It's too mid-range to cut through a group, and too high to function as an adequate bass -- no body to the low end. It just gets lost in the mid-range mud of ensembles. Takes a lot of catering by other instruments to allow the cello to shine through. It just can't come through on its own for jazz. For solos, you have to do some serious EQ cuts of other instruments to make the thing be heard which shows how its versatility is limited within jazz contexts. Even trombones out perform cellos...that's saying something. At least trombones have some projection power. The end result for jazz cello really just feels like a lot of mid-range scratchiness...which is what DJs are already doing anyways.

    • @inyokutse
      @inyokutse Před rokem +2

      Ray Brown did an album called Jazz Cello and he sounded amazing. If it ever doesn't sound good in a jazz setting it's the player not the instrument