Zoom has become the most commonly-used video conferencing platform for teaching music lessons remotely, but it needs some setup to work well for remote music lessons. It’s important to understand that …
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How to Tune Your Cello
Tune your cello every time before starting to play. The overall process when using an electronic tuner or smartphone app is to tune the A (highest) string first. Then tune each adjacent string D, …
What Can I Expect in a Lesson?
Lessons are divided into three areas: scales and arpeggios, technical studies, and repertoire. The first two provide the technical foundation needed to translate notes on a page into an understanding …
Can You Learn to Play the Cello from Internet Videos?
There is an abundance of videos on the Internet demonstrating various aspects of cello playing. Why take private lessons with a teacher in person and instead just learn by watching these …
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Why Study Music?
“Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us …