First Position Tutorial for Cello | How To Music | Sarah Joy
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- I hope today's tutorial helps! I know that a lot of beginner cellists struggle with understanding how finger placement works. In this tutorial, I don't talk about anything outside of first position. Fortunately, most beginner cello pieces stay within this position, so you shouldn't have any problems. :) Let me know if you have any further questions!
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I bought a cello today. Your videos are good. Thank you.
Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your new instrument. :)
thank you. I play piano but I may have found a new love; just as well they have somethings in common ..lol
Lynkevmusic man just please can you help me
Hey me too!
I play guitar but cello is alot harder
I’ve been playing the cello over 20 years but I am still watching this video!
pls don't scare me XDD
Sarah thanks a lot for caring about us little guys. can't wait for us to start our lessons again.
Me too!
I haven't even bought my cello yet but this is helpful and motivating for getting started. Thanks for posting.
Do not ever stop. A mistake ive made too often
@@johncuscaden2021 i quit for 2 years and going back into it now not remembering much on how to play really sucks
I've been playing the violin for 7 years and I just started teaching myself the cello too. The new fingerings have been the hardest part to learn and this video was very helpful.
What clef does cello normally read in? I play violin as well but I’m transitioning into cello soon and I feel like reading the notes in a different clef will be hard :’)
@@walnut5203 The bass clef
@@morrigandanae ah alright time to learn it then haha
I was wondering if you could make a playlist with all your cello tutorials in order? It would be very handy and helpful. It’s hard finding them because I’m using my phone. Thank you.
Thank you so much for these videos! I'm a violin player and want to try the cello but haven't secured a teacher quite yet. Your tutorials have given me a lot of good food for thought. Best wishes!
I'm glad my videos can help, and hopefully, you'll find a good teacher soon!
When I started with the Cello about a year ago, I didn't really hear the difference between slightly too flat, slightly too sharp or right on the note. I did hear it in comparison with another note, so I started by playing an open string and then putting down finger 1. Slightly off the right spot was easier for me to hear, that way.
In time, my hearing became better again, and it became easier to distinguish between slightly off and right on the spot, so I no longer need to play the open string now.
That's good advice!
Hi there, I'm now very interested in learning how to play a Cello. However, I just want to play Cello with fingers (for Jazz music), not with a tick (sorry I don't know how to call it). So can you please give me some advice how to learn playing a Cello?
i think you mean double bass
Oh thank you, I just searched "double bass" like you suggested. I found this clip: czcams.com/video/QupB4NN8fI0/video.html However, he still use the tick. I would like to use fingers only.
either double bass and cello are possible to play by finger, it is one of the techniques.
Thank you for this. I am a flutist and have played the piano since childhood (and taught both.) I recently had my mother's cello restored which I think her parents bought for her in about 1932. So, I'm deciding whether or not to try to play the cello. It looks like a daunting process which a new instrument always is. I really appreciate watching your videos because they give me an idea of what might lie ahead.
Hi Sarah, I am new to cello. I have only been taking lessons for a few months- but have been pouring through your video's before/after class to help solidify things. Thank you so much- they are very helpful!!
I'm so glad they can be helpful!
Thank you so much. I just got my cello on Friday and I really want to learn how to be good at cello. You really helped me 😁
Hi Sarah, i've just started playing cello and I watch your tutorials. Even made a playlist with all the important video's. I have learned the first finger from my teacher. She says I'm doing Well and hear the notes clear. I practice from the books cello time joggers and Suzuki school cello. This is so much fun! Greetings from belgium. A new cellist is Born.
Awesome!! That is so exciting that I get to be a part of your cello journey. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Texas. :)
Thank you. I found your ‘finding the ‘A’ very beneficial.
Enjoyed this lesson and now am beginning to understand the fingerboard more. I am new at this and trying my best.
Great!! You'll get it :)
Great vid. Much more relatable than the poncy English bloke, haha... We got a free Cello yesterday and I'm gonna be a pro at making the notes flat in no time now!
found a cello for 100 bucks on craigslist, and now i've subscribed :D
Aha! So as a violinist I was assuming the fingering was the same. No wonder its been so hard!! Its all starting to make sense!
I played the cello for years! Into my first year of college.....just picked it back up again almost 20 years later!.. I've been dreaming about it....
Im a violinist but that explanation of flats and sharp helped me differentiate them
Awesome, happy to help!
Also I have a fifth line which is very useful (especially with high melodies on the A string, which can even go beyond it a little). This plays the same note as the next open string. When alternating two adjacent notes quickly and one is an open string it is easier to just play it on one string instead of two. And it is a quick way to check all of your strings are in tune with each other.
Playing one note with no reference? She assumes we have perfect pitch. I'll take that as a compliment.
So relaxing.. and you have a lovely house!
It's like your videos are aligning with where I'm at right now 😁😁
Haha cool!
Thx for helping me learn how to play the cello
Your videos are very good but do have a video on running major key scales on the Cello ?
Hi Sarah!
I am a very beginner cellist. I am having trouble keeping my bigger pinkie joint from collapsing. I think that part of this is because my fingers can’t spread very far. Do you have any tips for either issue?
Thanks so much!
I know it's very late to answer but it could be useful for other people. My cello teacher made me buy a 4/4 cello instead of a 3/4 which would have been better for my little hands. The first months of practice I had a champagne cork between my forefinger and middle finger to stretch them. And it did work! It's uncomfortable at first but it helps a great lot when learning how to position the left hand on the instrument.
Curve your fingers more.
just started playing cello yesterday. thanks for your help and inspiration..
C sharp and D flat are the same note?
Is that true across all music? How did I never notice that before.
Mind blown. lol. I am a simple an. Thank you.
Yes! you can learn more about reading music on CZcams as well.
A G flat scale...
Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb F Gb !
Wait a minute, C flat??!?
@@ALoonwolf Cb is the same as B natural lol
First - thanks for a great beginner video. My wife and I ordered our 1st cello. Rarin' to go. Now - tapes... I am a guitar player. The tapes may be a bad influence on some, but for me I need position visuals to start. Then off they go. They shouldn't be a crutch - just a map.
Thank you for your tutorial video's. I recently had my first cello lesson, but my teacher is on a three week holiday now.
So in the meantime I wanted to get a lot of practice in, and your video's are very helpful! (:
Awesome! Glad they can help!
As a cellist beginner, I wanted to thank you for this video and for the tips !
I’m glad that it can help you! Thank you for watching!
What you do is beautiful. I wish you all the best with your craft.
I just purchased a marker from amazon and a tuner. I'm working on the two octave C major scale. I can't believe this. I want to venture further Sarah. jejeje
so helpful! Thanks for this series.
Same I got a cello from my middle school because I started orchestra
The people who disliked are the people who always use their first finger, the anger finger
What a clever exercise. 🌹
great video for begginers!
Very easy to follow
I really enjoyed the video =D
Great Tutoring, I am waiting to by a Cello, I want to see how to play. Pro and Cons. Good better than others I watched.😊😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you, very COOL teacher!!
Awesome, thank you so much! Very useful!
I think I will put the 1st Finger-Positioning in my "techniques" practice. I often go to flat
hi sarah, i'm just learning (in my mid-50's) and your lessons are the best. however, i don't see an order. is there a table of contents of your lessons? thank you
This was super helpful!
Nice, I bought a cello a long time ago when i was on college, quarantine it's the best time toretake this. Any tips for the pain on the left hand of holding the strings ?
What's worse for me is the cramping in the right hand holding the bow! That muscle between my thumb and forefinger gets tired so fast. Might have something to do with how little I write on paper, I'm not sure. I'd love tips on strengthening both hands!
Which Songs would be great for a beginner? I'm going to buy a Cello next month and I've never played a Cello before, so Im Looking for some good beginner Songs.
Hi Sarah, thank you very much for the video. I like your pace and patience in explaining everything especially the muscle memory part. So my question is that why pianos and cellos both have Do re me fa so la xi sounds. They are two very different instruments but why they ‘coincidentally’ produce similar sound?? #I am a piano beginner
Thank you so much for your Videos!
Hi Vanessa! I'm happy to help. Thanks for watching them. :)
Hello, I've been learning the cello for about 9 months now. I need to be grade 4 by next August (I know it's crazy!!!!), but I was wondering if you could do a video on third position and shifting, this would be a great help because I really need help with this. By the way I need to be grade 4 on cello to study higher music in my next year in school (Scottish school), my music teacher who used to be a concert cellist said I can do it but I really do need help with shifting. It would be a huge help thanks
Shifting is tough! I don't remember what exactly is in this video, but it might be able to help you: czcams.com/video/Z-HGREGJe1o/video.html
Kerr Mclean how long did you take lessons before you did Grade 2? I need to be grade 2 because I'm doing music gcse, and I'm hoping to start cello lessons next year.
Ofunne Mordi well I had lesson off of a violin teacher but I didnt do grade 1 or two. I'm doing my grade 3 in June. But I've been learning for 1 to year and 3 months
But I would say if you get lesson for 7-8 months and your practice as much as you can(good practice though) grade two is achievable probably grade 3 if you get a good teacher.
Kerr Mclean Thanks.
Thank you, Sarah!
Of course! :)
Do you think that tape helps or not ?? Because once you take it off ...
I know.. I have mixed feelings on that topic.
Wait so do you keep your fingers on the notes above when you play the higher notes? Like do you keep on fingers 1, 2 and 3 on when you use your 4th finger to play the C on the a-string?
When you're playing a note on the 4th finger, using your 1st, 2nd or 3rd finger will not make a difference.
I have played piano for 10 years of my life and I’ve always wanted to play a cello.. I just ordered my first cello (an electric) and I’m so excited to start learning. I just hope I can get good at it because I will be teaching myself. No lessons. I hope your videos may help me you’re extremely good at this instrument. Thank you
That's great!! I hope you enjoy the learning process :)
Hows your progress so far
Obrigado por sua aulas são muito boa tenho aprendido muito através de seus tutoriais Deus te abençoe
Im waiting for the other position....thank you so much!!!
Do I still not have 4th up?? I'll get to that if I haven't yet.
Thank you for sharing with us. My questions are 1. How far down the finger board do you measure to put the first tape and what is the measurement interval fir the second etc. and 2. My D string makes an UN even sound. How do I fix it? Thanks.
Bravo, thank you
helpful, thank you!
Thank you
I played the cello in high school but stoped after, i took it out and realised its too small so bought a fullsize, any tips for starting i feel i forgot alot
I really enjoy your videos!
Thanks Carlos!
thankyou for this❤️
Well thank you for watching!
hi! Could you make a tutorial on how to put that tape on the cello and is that the basic tape position?
Muhammad Fusenig oh really.. oops! Thanks for saying anyway!
Hope it helps :)
Sarah Joy I checked it out and thank you for the video. I did really helped me!
Hi Carah, what do you think bout playing cello left handed?
I wouldn't know. I've never tried it, and I've never seen anyone else try it. Haha
I PLAY LEFT HANDED
Play your mistakes and learn that they are wrong.
I love this advice... "keep friends close, and enemies closer" Very similar advice
when would be a good time to start to play and practice without your tapes?
+Ayric Fetty Whenever you've been playing in tune with tapes for a while, then take them off and see what happens.
Very good mam nice for tutorial
I don't know. I clicked on this video to learn to be a better player. I ended up gushing over her beauty didn't understand a thing 😭
hey! do you know how to play A Sharp and Natural on the A string by any chance? my music sheet is killing me lol and if you could help it would be very much appreciated :)
Thank you! My son has been playing for three years now and still has tape on his cello. He doesn't look often but just started working more in 4th position. Is this normal?
+T Coleman Yeah, I'd say he's on track! Every student learns differently at different paces, but that sounds good.
Thank you so much, we were a bit worried.
Do you have private lessons in Houston Texas
+Blake and Andrew No, but I do teach over Skype. :) Just email me at sarahjoyrecordings@gmail.com if you're interested.
Great video. Of course, you do know that the word music is a noun, not a verb, right?
Thanks for this lesson!! Do you recommend some specific kind of tape?
Hello I am looking for the stripes on your cello, but i can not find it in germany. I have an 7/8 Cello.
Can you help me. Greetings Sabine
4:38... don't play a bad note so you know it's bad. Focus on what to do. When right notes are engrained you will automatically know when you're off.
Listened to an older anime song earlier with a cello and out of curiosity thought I'd see how they work, 1 cool the notes work like a guitar, going up as you go down the neck. And 2 that muscle memory trick is actually a very cool idea.
I have a dumb question so sorry but when you place the tapes on the fingerboard can you remove them without having the fingerboard sticky and messed up?
I've never been able to avoid that problem completely. Usually it just takes patient (and gentle) scrubbing with a soft cloth afterwards.
i like your videos but i have a little problem i don't understand A B C D E
i know DO RE MI FA SOL
my english is bad i hope you can understand me
Solfege (do, re, mi, etc...) is all about what key you are in, unless you are using "fixed do". If you are using fixed do, C is do, D is re, E is mi, and so on.
Can you please suggest like 2-3 good cellos for beginners?
Rather than suggesting brands, I would just recommend looking at sharmusic.com. :)
Sarah Joy thank you so much! I ll buy one and you ll be my first online teacher! God bless you :)
Enharmonics work in equal-temperamental tuning, but not in well-temperamental tuning. I think I have that right.
Can you please do a cover of this song : Kučka - Honey (Medasin Remix)
please !!!
A tip: you can watch movies on Flixzone. Been using them for watching lots of of movies lately.
@Armando Crew Yup, been watching on Flixzone for since december myself :D
How long should I practice a day I'm 63 and just beginning 🤔
Cool thank you for sharing
Your really pretty
Aw! Why thank you!
@@sarahjoyrecordings I think so too!
You are fantastically beautiful,hands down ☺️
I do however like the muscle memory game!
NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE! I really enjoy your videos! I want to start playing the cello but I'm afraid I'm too old to develop a knack for it (I'm 21 btw).
Never too old! :) Most of my students are adults and they are doing very well!
Hey Sarah I was hoping maybe you could give me a lesson over Skype next Monday is that possible?
Do you give private on line lessons?
I've heard the recommendation that beginners should not not use tape to help them learn, because it hinders the progress long term when you get used to using your eyes instead of ears and hand coordination. What is your opinion to using aid tape vs not using it, despite the learning threshold becoming a bit higher? I'm not using tape, but its a bit frustrating not having a visual reference point. I do come from guitar, so I'm used to being able to "cheat" with visual aid.
+Wanessie I think using tape is just fine. :) I used it when I was learning, and it helped to develop my ear. Once my ear was more trustworthy, I took off the tapes. Past that point, the journey of refining your intonation goes on for the rest of your life.
Hello, I have a quick question. By students, do you teach at a school or do you mean by your Skype lessons? By the way, I love your channel!
+PaxtonVids I used to teach in schools, but I prefer private lessons.
Hey Sarah!
I‘m 15 years old and I registered at a music school to learn the Cello. I come from a musical family ( Dad plays Bass and Guitar, Mom plays Piano) and I play the piano too, but I cant read notes. Im scared that I’m too old to learn the Cello. All the musicians i know, started to learn they‘re instruments as a young child.
Do you think im too old to be a good musician in the future? Lots of Love from Germany!
Sorry for my bad english :)
Hallo!
No, you’re not too old!! You may have to work a lot harder than students who started younger, and perhaps some career options might not be realistic, but go for it if you think can be disciplined. I’ve found that sometimes the most passionate performers are the ones who started at an older age. They don’t take music for granted and they’ve had to really work for it. It means more to them and that comes across to the audience.
Your English is great! Ich spreche Deutsch ein bisschen. Meine Aussprache und Grammatik sind furchtbar. 😬
Hi from North Germany. I just started learning and am twice your age. Go for it, but most of all enjoy the music/sounds you make :)
Thank you a lot for your supporting words, Sarah! That means a lot to me ☺️ I talked to my mum about what you wrote.She thinks it’s true, When musicians, who started in an older age had to work harder and they didn’t take music for granted and do it with all their heart are sometimes more passionate.
My mum played the piano because her parents wanted her to do it and she just started to like the instrument when she was playing a while. My mum said that I’m more passionate by playing the piano than her, because it was my decision to do it. And now it was my decision to learn the cello and playing piano because i love it and it’s somehow in my blood. But I don’t know why I didn’t had the wish to play those instruments when I was younger.
Have a great day!
Dein Deutsch ist wirklich gut 😊
Davinder Chandhok thank you very much :) do you have a Cello teacher or do you teach it yourself?
vraiment jolie j'aime beaucoup
Oh you put your fingers on the tape. I was looking at them like frets.
Does E mean E natural
Ameliah Chavez hope you don’t mind me popping in to answer: yes, E = E natural.
I am 38 years old man from Bangladesh. Want to learn cello.i never played any instrument in my life. I have not enough money to buy a cello.please pray for me one day i will bought a cello and learn how to play it.🙂
Ooh
Whats the difference between violin and cello??
Well, the cello has a deeper tone and is a much larger instrument. But there are quite a few similarities in playing technique.
I am a 68 year old folk/rock guitarist. I love the cello. Is it too late to learn?
Nope! Never too late.
@@sarahjoyrecordings Love that answer Sarah thanks!