Looking for online cello programs and events? Look no further. Updated 22 March 2024.
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Featured Online Course
24 March – 28 April
The Cello Guild – Move and Breathe
This course is designed for all musicians and performers – so be sure to share it with your non-cellist friends, too.
Free taster session on 24 March at 6 PM GMT.
Full course includes a month of 90-minute sessions on Saturday, March 30th at 6 PM GMT & Sundays in April: 7-28 April, 6 PM GMT+1.
Sign up through the Cello Guild, the educational division of the Cello Museum.
$130 Introductory special for the first 10 to sign up for the course.
Featured Summer Program
Bethany Beach Cellofest 2024
9-16 June
Discover our unique beach cello course, specially designed for adults, featuring instruction by Professor Jennifer Kloetzel, Erica Lessie, and Brenda Neece. Perfect for educators and amateurs, it offers a blend of ensemble playing, works by women composers, and morning wellness sessions. Enjoy a mix of intensive (but non-competitive) learning and relaxed beach time with family in a picturesque setting.
Mark your calendar. Registration opens soon at the Cello Guild.
Cello Museum Simple Gifts Video Project
Still accepting video submissions
Cellists of all levels (from beginners through professionals) are invited to participate by sending a video performance of one of the parts of our arrangement of the traditional Shaker tune, “Simple Gifts.” We will combine these videos to make a virtual, international cello orchestra performance of “Simple Gifts” for the final video.
There is no fee to participate, but we suggest that everyone who takes part donates directly to Rise Against Hunger. Please gather your friends and family together in a team to support your participation in the project through donations to Rise Against Hunger. Who will raise the most to turn cello music into meals?
Get Instructions and Sheet Music Here
Register for the Project and Donate Here
Online Concerts
28 March 7:30 ET (Switzerland)
Cello recital by Cellist Madelyn Kowalski and Pianist Anna Han
Cellist Madelyn Kowalski
Tune in on March 28 at 7:30 PM (ET) for a special cello recital featuring works by Faure, Saint-Saëns, Saariaho, and more.
HOSTED BY: Classeek
Prilly, Switzerland
PROGRAM:
- Thomas Adès: Lieux retrouvés (I. Les eaux)
- Fauré: Romance for Cello and Piano in A Major, Op. 69
- Fauré: Papillon, Op. 77
- Kaija Saariaho: Sept Papillons (Papillon I, III, VI)
- Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F Major, Op. 123
Click here for the livestream and more information.
30 March noon PDT
Cello Recital at Presidio Chapel by Cellist August Lee and Pianist Hyunji Park
Bach, Beethoven and Brahms:
- Bach’s Siciliano from Sonata No. 2 in Eb major
- Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major
- Brahms’s Cello Sonata Op. 38 No. 1 in E minor
Click here for more information and tickets.
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Online Programs and Events
15 March – 7 July
Suzuki Teacher Training – Book 1
Online Suzuki teacher training is available at this link. Check the website for tuition and schedule details.
15 and 22 March 8-10 AM PDT
Introductions to Group Class Techniques
3-6 April
CelloWercken Zutphen
Are you a composer and would you like to join our course from 3 – 6 April ’24? From anywhere in the world you can join us online – for free! Of course we also welcome composers and cellists in Zutphen (NL). We are happy to provide a host family for pleasant stay and all your meals. In that case we offer the classes for €150,- (composers) or €500,- (cellists).
We still have some spots left, please contact us if you are interested! On our website www.cellowerckenzutphen.nl and the link in the bio you will find all further details.This course you will be accompanied by Xiaoyong Chen (compositon), Joachim Eijlander (cello), Alfian Emir Adytia (cello, composition and sound artist) and Jeroen den Herder (cello). who will all be present in Zutphen.This Research Retreat we focus on the exhibition of Ruthi Helbitz Cohen at Dat Bolwerck, home of our Academy. The key to her work is the female body. The retreat includes 2 performances for an audience.
In this course composers and cellists work together. Together with the artist, the composers explore the backgrounds of the subject. Subsequently, they incorporate their inspiration into contemporary compositions, which they share with the participating cellists. Throughout the retreat, the work and performance are refined, and finally, all elements come together in a public performance…
This retreat is open to Master, Post Master and young professionals. Are you a high-level bachelor student? Sometimes we make exceptions, so please contact us if you are interested.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if the contribution poses a financial challenge for you. In some cases, we can offer scholarships.
11-14 April
Fiddle Hell
Registration is OPEN for Fiddle Hell Online, April 11-14, 2024 and here’s the schedule. Discounts & giveaways (including a vintage lion-head fiddle, concert tix, strings, online lessons, CDs & books) for early bird signups!
The sixth Fiddle Hell Online will be on April 11-14, 2024, with replays of all sessions for 4 months. There will be 170 live workshops to learn from, 25 live concerts to enjoy, and 25 live jam sessions to join on Zoom, for fiddle, mandolin, cello, guitar, banjo, & singing. Other instruments and listeners are welcome, too. Fiddle Hell instructors — experienced & supportive teachers, and wonderful & inspiring players — will cover Bluegrass, Blues, Cajun, Cape Breton, East European, Electric, Irish, Jazz, Jazz Manouche, Klezmer, Latin, Mexican, New Acoustic, New England, Old-Time Southern, Québécois, Scandinavian, Scottish, and Swing styles. Historical and technical workshops will be on the program in addition to tune and style learning. Workshops and jams are designed for Beginners, Low Intermediates, High Intermediates, and Advanced players, although you can attend or replay any sessions you like.
Fiddle Hell Online’s inspiring and incredible sessions are a great value for players and listeners. Attending FHO is not only an amazing experience, it’s a way for you to support and connect with these wonderful instructors and performers. Attendees have said that their broad opportunities for learning (tunes, styles, instruments, techniques), gains in musical inspiration, and renewed connections with the community are priceless! Discounts are always provided for seniors and young musicians, and there are further discounts and many giveaways (books, lessons, CDs, a beautiful vintage fiddle, and free workshops) for early bird signups. Scholarships based on financial need are available.
17 May 10 AM – 1 PM CDT
Developing Musicianship Fundamentals in Suzuki Group Lessons
This hybrid course is available either in person or online. Registration is $75.
Ongoing
The Cello Guild – Cello Courses
New classes coming soon include an 8-week seminar on Bach Suite No. 1 and a cello “tune-up” and goal-setting session. Sign up for our mailing list to receive full details when these classes are launched.
- Move & Breathe – by Dr. Jimmy Brennan
- Bethany Beach Cellofest – with Jennifer Kloetzel
- 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
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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