Dounis encouraged his students to discover their own sound. A sound with personality and depth. A sound that is immediately identifiable as the performer and as unique as a fingerprint.
A Cellist’s Guide To A World Class Sound
To achieve a world class sound you must master the following 10 fundamentals:
Continue ReadingThe basics are the foundation of playing. Examples are: holding the bow, holding the cello, drawing the bow, changing bows, touching the string, crossing strings, shifting, vibrato, pulling the sound, applying pressure and so on.
What is required to learn the basics?
It is a process of reawakening your native instincts on the cello.
Continue ReadingThe #1 reason you can’t solve a technical problem is...
The fundamentals are at the core of every technical problem. It stands to reason since every motion of playing is based on them.
Continue ReadingLearning to play a stringed instrument is like running an obstacle course. Only prodigies seem to avoid the pitfalls. So if you are not a prodigy, what can you do? What is the secret?
The answer is deceptively simple.
Master the Basics
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