Looking for online cello programs and events for July? Look no further. Want to have your online cello program listed for free? Contact us today. Updated 22 July 2023.
Online Programs and Events
Please note that for July and August, we will have monthly, rather than weekly, listings of events. We will update the listings as we receive more event information, so be sure to check back throughout the month.
22-29 July
CelloBello teacher training seminar 2023
Drawing on the vast experiences of a diverse teaching team, this intensive, virtual summer seminar will cover a broad array of subjects relevant to cello teachers at all levels of experience. Topics this year include explorations in shifting and vibrato, practice strategies for busy students, applying Feldenkreis Principles in your teaching, essentials for cello beginners, early steps in developing keyboard visualization, the art of cadenza writing and many, many more.
Our classes are designed to bolster pedagogical knowledge and skills, with opportunities for participants to engage directly with our faculty in both formal and informal Q & A settings. Faculty in 2023 include master teachers Paul Katz, Tanya Carey, Mark Churchill, Sandra Halleran, Khari Joyner, Alison Bazala Kim, Kee-Hyun Kim, Ken Kubota, Jisoo Ok, Aristides Rivas, and David Ying.
While live participation is encouraged, all virtual classes are recorded and made available to registered participants to view on demand until the end of the calendar year.
Program registration is now open. Individual class registrations will be available at a later date as space permits.
Registration for the whole program is $350. For more information and to register, visit the CelloBello website.
31 July – 6 August
WFCF Cello Academy 2023 – Online Summer Cello Master Classes
The 5th WALTHAM FOREST CELLO FEST 2023 in London invites you to the CELLO ACADEMY – Online Summer Cello Master Classes via Zoom / Skype.
Individual Online Cello Lessons will take place daily from Monday 31st July till Sunday 6th August 2023 @ cca 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (cca 55 minutes slots), online via Zoom or Skype.
For more details follow #WFCF22 @WalthamForestCelloFest, book your course https://WalthamForestCelloFest.eventbrite.com and visit https://www.Brikcius.com/WalthamForestCelloFest/
16 September and 2 December 2023 (Saturdays) | 6.00 PM – 8.15 PM GMT
Online Timeline Series – Cellist Catherine Black
We all want to be as rounded a musician as possible and that’s a pretty big ask. We all have our preferences, and the groups & orchestras we play in, take us down certain paths which enrich and educate us, but sometimes we find a hole in our knowledge!
The Online Time Line Series has really found a place in your lives. Join us to learn more about a remarkable piece of music, its composer, an era, its style that may otherwise have passed you by. Musical architecture, polyphony, phrasing, the place of music in society are all a part of this quest for a better understanding and roundedness.
We will play, discuss & explore from your – the player’s point of view – a particular piece of music from the wide library of Unsung Heroes Cello Ensemble scores. These now range from Josquin and John Taverner (1490–1545), through to Tchaikovsky & Elgar and far into the twentieth century.
Though there are some restrictions online, we can all play using the mute button, though not as a group. This is an exciting opportunity for players to have the chance to play as many parts as they wish as we play together.
You may want to bring a notebook too and I do send out further notes to help you continue the development after the class. I see this as a massive opportunity for us to do detailed work that really moves you on, because we have these apparent restrictions.
Just a thought: you may think a particular composer, (say Josquin for instance) isn’t for you. Don’t rule things out too easily as all these people, whose music I want to share with you, have so much light to shine for us. As cellists, there is so much music we miss because we have so much already written for us. This is an opportunity that I personally have loved developing.
Your score is sent to you on booking your place and there are 15 places per class so we keep the lesson small, detailed and personal.
Do look at all the parts if you can, so you get under the skin of the music.
Venue: Zoom (waiting room opens at 5.45 PM for tuning)
Fee: £25 per class
23 September, 11 November | 6:00 PM–8:15 PM GMT
All About My Bow – Cellist Catherine Black
Our bow is our voice. We want it to breathe, speak, dance, sing and emote. This is an infinite subject but we do need to start somewhere! I feel we learn best with clear explanation, demonstration, focus and experimentation.
We will explore in varied ways, how our bow use can become increasingly natural to us – to become truly, an extension of your arm and hand. In going slowly and in detail, you will more truly find your own voice and feel able to express yourself more fully and authentically as a cellist & musician.
This series will build your understanding in stages. Some classes may be repeated too.
The instrument we play is large and physical and we need to know how to use energy well and understand movement because sound follows the movement.
I will send you materials for the class ahead of the day and then afterwards I will send documents that help you consolidate and develop our work. The groups will be small enough that we will be able to work individually too to check things are understood.
Venue: Zoom (waiting room opens at 5.45 PM for tuning)
Fee: £35 per class
Click here to register and get more information.
7 October, 9 December | 6:00 PM–8:15 PM GMT
All About My Bow: A Primer – Cellist Catherine Black
The Bow Primer course classes go deeply into technique and are aimed mainly at players newer to the cello. Having said this, we all have holes in our knowledge, so you may want to join this too. As well as technical depth, I will follow up with music for you to put our work into practice, so you have time to cook the ideas and see it all make sense.
Venue: Zoom (waiting room opens at 5.45 PM for tuning)
Fee: £35 per class
Click here to register and get more information.
27-31 December
San Diego Suzuki Institute Online Suzuki Teacher Workshop
Cello Unit 3 $450.00
December 27 – December 31
Taught by Alice Ann O’Neill
This course is 15 hours with 8 hours of observation time.
Tues Dec 27 1-5:30 pm Eastern Time
Wed Dec 28 1-5:30 pm Eastern Time
Thurs Dec 29 1-5:30 pm Eastern Time
Fri Dec 30 1-5:30 pm Eastern Time
Sat Dec 31 12-3:30 pm Eastern Time + individual meetings
Pre-requisites:
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Cello Unit 2
Ongoing
The Cello Guild – Cello Courses
New classes – plus a chance to earn a free Cello Guild sticker! We recently launched our new Cello Guild site.
- An Introduction to the Celtic Cello – by Clíodhna Ní Aodáin
- Making a Goritzki Bow Foam – by Nancy Green
- Cello Geography: Mapping the Fingerboard – by Jonathan Simmons
- Fret Not, Dear Cellist – Venturing Beyond First: 2nd and 4th Positions – by Erica Lessie
- Fret Not, Dear Cellist – Moving on Up: 5th and 6th Positions – by Erica Lessie
The Celtic Cello Club
Do you love the cello? Do you love Celtic music? Would you like to build a new repertoire of tunes that everyone will love? Would you like to transform your approach to playing the cello and find ease in your playing? The Celtic Cello Club is for you!
One of the best parts of being in The Celtic Cello Club is that YOU are part of the creative process. Your questions, your input, my teaching, our interaction all contribute to this being a unique tailored experience.
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Each month you will get access to videos, mp3 recordings and sheet music for three new beautiful Celtic Cello tunes.
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Learn how to mindfully warm up the Body and Spirit for playing the cello.
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Q & A about any technical issues you might have with sound, string-crossings, position changes, intonation, Celtic style improvisation and more.
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From September through June there is a 90min Coaching call on the 2nd Saturday of every month. 7 PM (Bern), 1 PM (New York).
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Join a community of supportive cellists from around the world for a unique learning experience with award-winning Celtic cellist Clíodhna Ní Aodáin.
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Grow your repertoire and confidence while making new cellist friends all over the world!
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Cellists of all levels welcome!
Monthly membership is $79, and annual membership is $890. Learn more on the Celtic Cello Club website.
Cello Discovery – Yes, You CAN Learn to Play the Cello Online
Created by cellist and pedagogue Carolyn Hagler, this program is excellent for beginning and intermediate students wanting to learn online. Innovative and regularly updated, this program impressed Cello Museum team members.
Sign up for Cello Discovery here.
Trad Cello – Tunes and Techniques with Natalie Haas
Let Natalie Haas teach you some tricks of the trade as well as some great melodies!
Natalie is one of the most sought-after cellists playing traditional music today. She and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser have toured as a duo for twenty years, wowing audiences at festivals and concerts worldwide with their unique sound.
In this series she will teach some bowing techniques when accompanying melody players before moving on to chords and arranging, finishing with some melodies that sit well on the cello.
Although this series is aimed at the cellist, many of the skills and techniques will sit as comfortably on any string instrument.
Click here to learn about membership options.
Win a Year of Free Lessons!
Enter a drawing for a year of free lessons via video exchange with cellist Mike Block. Click here to enter.
Previous Events Still Available
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Your Turn
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