Beginner Cello News

Welcome to the 2023 Fall semester of beginner cello class! I'm looking forward to a fun an exciting year! Beginner cello will take place on Saturdays from 10:30-11:30am in room 086 in the Biddle music building. Our first class of the 2023 fall semester will be Saturday, September 9th.  -Please bring your cello, an end pin anchor, and a small chair or stool.   -You will receive a folder and music in our first class. -Please bring your folder to every class. -The music we’ll be… read more about Welcome to the Beginner Cello Class of 2023/24! »

I’m really looking forward to our first rehearsal this Saturday, September 10th in room 086 from 10:00-11:00amPlease bring: A well-fitting mask, your instrument, an endpin anchor, a small chair or stool, and a pencil. We will be masking in class until Duke University relaxes the mask protocol, which will likely happen when new case numbers are lower. We will have folders with music printed out for you on Saturday. The music we’ll be using will also be available on… read more about Welcome to Beginner Cello, Fall 2022! »

Beginner cello will take place on Saturdays from 2:00-3:00 pm in room 086 in the Biddle music building. Our first class of the 2021 fall semester will be September 11th. On the blog, you will find the music that we will be working on throughout the upcoming months. You will receive a folder with all the music, but if you lose a piece of music, you can print it off here to continue practicing it. I will also post updates on what we will be playing for our 3 concerts, and any other messages to the group.  Here… read more about Welcome to the 2021-22 Beginner Cello Class!  »

Our first class will take place this Saturday, September 7th from 2:00-3:00 pm in room 086 in the Biddle Music Building. Below you will find the pieces that we will be working on this semester, in case you lose your music. In class you will be receiving a music folder with everything you'll need for the semester.  Please bring your music, instrument, a small cello chair if needed and an end pin anchor. Parents are always welcome to stay and observe!  Please let me know in advance if you cannot make it to a… read more about Welcome to the Beginner Cello class of 2019-2020!  »

Congratulations on a wonderful concert! Our next concert will be February 16th at 4:00 pm in the Nelson Music Room. Below you will find our Spring Concert pieces.  Download(s): Rocky Mountain harmony.pdf Rocky Mountain.pdf French Folk Song.pdf French Folk Song Harmony.pdf read more about Spring Concert Pieces »

Welcome to the 2018 Fall semester of beginner cello class! I'm looking forward to a fun an exciting year! Beginner cello will take place on Saturdays on from 1:30 -2:30 pm in room 086 in the Biddle music building. Our first class of the 2018 fall semester will be September 8th.  -Please bring your cello, an end pin anchor, and a small chair or stool.   -You will receive a folder and music in our first class. -Please bring your folder to every class. -Music will be… read more about Welcome to the 2018 Fall semester of beginner cello class! »

Welcome to the 2017 Fall semester of beginner cello class! Beginner cello will take place on Saturdays on from 1 -2pm in room 086 in the Biddle music building. Our first class of the 2017 fall semester will be September 9th.  -Please bring your cello, an end pin anchor, and a small chair or stool.   -You will receive a folder and music in our first class. -Please bring your folder to every class. -Music will be available shortly to download in case you lose your music.  -Parents are… read more about Welcome to the 2017 Fall semester of Beginning Cello Class! »

Congratulations to the Beginner Cello Class for a fantastic final concert last weekend! Everyone has made such great progress this semester! Thank you for your hard work and dedication! Enjoy your summer and please continue daily practice.  -Erica read more about Congratulations! »

Here you will find the music we will be working on during the 2016 fall semester.  Our class will be in room 086 on Saturdays from 1:00-2:00pm. Our first concert will be Sunday, November 12th at 4pm in the Nelson Music Room. Steamroller Leap Frogs Pre-Twinkle Express Piano Pre-Twinkle Express Cello Hockett Mouse in the House Hockett Kuckoo Ants I Love My Cello Song Download file read more about Welcome to the 2016-2017 Beginner Cello Music Blog! »

Hello everyone, I'm looking forward to our concert tomorrow, Saturday March 12th at 4pm!  Please arrive by 3:30 for setup and tuning. For our final concert on April 30th, we will be playing  Song of the Wind, Go Tell Aunt Rhody, and French Folk Song. It will be an exciting concert as we will be performing with students from Kidznotes!   See you at the concert! Erica Song of the Wind and Go Tell Aunt Rhody read more about April 30th concert pieces »

Beginner Cello Pieces Part 1 This Spring we will begin by reviewing the Twinkle Theme and Variations. In "French Folk Song" we will be developing legato bow stroke with a soft bow hold and smooth bow changes. We will also be developing the ability to bow irregular rhythms with slow and quick bows.    In "Lightly Row" we will be working on left hand tunnels and quicker changes in right hand bow rhythm with short short long alternating bowing.  Also, our first triad will be introduced. "Song of the Wind" or… read more about beginner-cello-blog »