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Bay Area art news, Jan. 26

San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 25, 2012
This weekend offers the rare chance to see classical music rock star Joshua Roman, whose cello playing tends to bring critics to their knees. The Community Music Center in San Francisco is offering a free one-hour concert with a Q&A with Roman after ...

The artist's artist: cellists

The Guardian - Jan 11, 2012
I've been strongly influenced by the Russian school of cello-playing and Maisky is very much part of that. He studied with the late Rostropovich, who made the greatest impact on me; like Rostropovich, Maisky's playing is all about the heart and the ...

Haimovitz, O'Riley mash up classical, rock

San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 7, 2012
Haimovitz's cello playing was full of emotional urgency and richness of tone, and O'Riley, in spite of his possibly excessive fondness for the pedal, brought rhythmic force and solidity to the piano parts. The ripe figurations of Radiohead's "Arpeggi" ...

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Cello Playing for Music Lovers: A Self-Teaching Method

by: Vera Mattlin Jiji
Cello Playing for Music Lovers provides beginners and intermediate students with an authoritative, step-by-step guide to learning to play the cello. Gifted cellist Erik Friedlander plays the 116 musical figures discussed in the book on the accompanying play along CD. The book includes musical examples from folk, Broadway and classical traditions. It illustrates correct playing positions with twenty photos. Written from the student's viewpoint, it teaches all the required skills, including reading music, using the bow effectively, analyzing musical structures, improvising, and playing by ear.
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The Art of Cello Playing: A Complete Textbook Method for Private or Class Instruction

by: Louis Potter Jr.
The author's stated purpose in writing The Art of Cello Playing is 'to present a progressive sequence of commentary and material as a basis for acquiring a sound technical foundation and basic playing competence to prepare the player for exploring the rich solo, orchestral, and chamber music literature of the instrument.' To that end he has produced a comprehensive textbook and reference manual on beginning to advanced cello technique with emphasis on the vital beginning foundation. Louis Potter Jr.
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Picture Yourself Playing Cello: Step-by-Step Instruction for Playing the Cello

by: Jim Aikin
If you want to play the cello, this book is for you! Whether you're an absolute beginner wondering whether it might be fun to rent an instrument to try it out, a student in school who is thinking of signing up for an orchestra class, or a budding cellist who has been playing for a year or two and is looking for ways to develop a better technique and a better sound, PICTURE YOURSELF PLAYING CELLO will provide practical, hands-on advice that you can use. The easy-to-follow instructions and the numerous pictures and diagrams will show you how to hold the cello, how to use the bow, and how to finger the strings to play music.
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High School of Cello Playing, Op. 73: 0

by: David Popper

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Cello Basics : Troubleshooting Cello Playing Problems

The cello is a beautiful stringed instrument perfect for any music. Learn how to troubleshoot problems with playing a cello in this free music lesson video. Expert: Melanie Yarger Bio: Melanie Yarger, A native Arizonan, is a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor degree in Music Performance. Filmmaker: Eric George

 

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Woody Allen - Take the Money and Run - cello playing scenes

Virgil's cello playing scenes from Woody Allen's "Take The Money And Run" including the classic cello marching band scene

 

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Impossible Cello Playing - Dance of the Elves

Allen Yu (17), cello Peter Yu (17), piano performed for the NJ governor for the critics out there, the vidcam was several hundred feet away and didn't pick up the clarity

 

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POPPER PROJECT #1: Joshua Roman plays Etude #1 for cello by David Popper

ThePopper Project is a no frills journey in which every week, for 40 weeks, Joshua Roman will post another Etude online from David Popper's "The High School of Cello Playing: 40 Etudes". Each Etude is unedited and filmed wherever Joshua and his laptop happen to be.

 

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Beat box, cello playing Awesomeness @ VWC

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.