Cello Level 1
- 104 Lessons
- 3.0 hours
Start the cello right with this beginning level course of instruction. You'll learn how to hold the instrument, play your first notes, and read music from our engaging and expert instructor.
Course Overview
Requirements
- Requirement one
- Requirement two
- Requirement three
What You'll Learn
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Course curriculum
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Here's where to start.
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Introduction
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Parts of the Cello
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The Bow
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History of the Instrument
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The Sound of the Instrument
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How to Hold Your Cello
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Pizzicato Position and Names of Strings
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Assessment: Mix them up
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Music Staff and Bass Clef
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Open D
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Open A
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Open G
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Open C
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Note Reading Assessment
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Pencil Exercises
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Bow Care
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Learning Bow Hold
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Koala Bear and Windscreen Wipers
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Airplane Landing and Takeoff
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Opening and Closing Elbow
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Up and Down Bow Motions
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Bow Heart Beat
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Finger Taps Against the Thumb
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Hand Position
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Finger Taps
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Reading E, F#, and G
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Pizzicato E, F#, and G
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First Song
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Second Song
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Beat, Tempo, and Time Signature
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Clapping and Counting out Loud Quarter Notes and Rests in 4/4
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Song With Quarter Notes and Rests
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Song with Quarter Notes and Rests Part 2
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Clapping and Counting Half Notes and Quarter Notes
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Clapping and Counting Half Notes and Half Note Rests in 3/4
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Small Steps: Song with Quarter Notes and Half Notes
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Small Step Waltz: Song with Quarter Notes, Half Notes, and Rests
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Rhythm Quiz
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Right Arm Motion for Long Bows
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Quarter Note and Half Note Bow Patterns
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Song: In the Park
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Song: Sunny Day
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F Natural and F Sharp
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Second and Third Finger Race Exercise
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Pizzicato F and F# Song
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Major/Minor Songs: 'Rolling Along' in Major and Minor Pizz and Bow
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Circular Motion
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String Crossing
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Ledger Lines
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A String Notes
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Song: A String Steps
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Left Hand Tunnel
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Song Across Two Strings: Old McDonald
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Introduction to Scales
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Eighth Notes and Rests
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Clapping Eighth Notes and Rests
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Song: Twinkle Little Star
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Song: D Major Minuette
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Two Note Slurs
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Song: Hot Cross Buns with Slurs
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Song: Riding Along
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Slurs with String Crossing
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Song: Across the Wide River
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Slurs in a Scale: D Major
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Forte, Piano and Mezzo Dynamics
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Song: This Old Man with Dynamics
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Crescendo and Diminuendo
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Song: Across the Wide River with Dynamics
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Song in 4/4: Ode to Joy
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Song with Crossings and Slurs: Lightly Row
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Song in 3/4: French Folk Song
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G, A, Bb, B, C
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Song: The Walking Song
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Song: Baa Baa Black Sheep
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Note Quiz
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Introduction to G Major
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First and Second Tetrachords
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Full Scale
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Practice Patterns
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C, D, E, F
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Song: The Walking Song
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Song: Long, Long Ago
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Note Quiz
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Scale Builders
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Scale with Rhythmic Patterns
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Introduction to C Major
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Second Octave of C Major Scale
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Major Scale with Slurs
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Both Octaves with Patterns
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String Crossing Exercises
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Finger Patterns
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Finger Velocity
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Surprise Symphony Theme
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Long, Long Ago in Two Octaves
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Two Happy Geese
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Introduction: What is an Upbeat?
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Clapping Rhythms with an Upbeat
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Song: BINGO
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Song of the German Folk Variety
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Right Hand Finger Bites
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Scales with Staccato Patterns
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Song: Surprise Symphony
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Hooked on Surprise
Diana Yusupov
Diana Yusupov began studying cello at the age of eight whilst living in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Her family migrated to Australia in 2003, where she continued studying cello with her father Renat Yusupov and later a renowned cellist and teacher Markus Stocker. Diana graduated with a Bachelors of Music and Advanced Performance degree from Queensland Conservatorium of Music, before pursuing a further degree in law and education. Diana relocated to Tucson Arizona in 2016 to begin her Masters of Music studies at University of Arizona in the studio of Dr Theodore Buchholz. Upon graduating with her Masters, Diana stayed on to complete her Doctorate of Musical Arts specializing in cello performance and minoring in ethnomusicology. Diana’s research focused on the Russian and Uzbek music influences found in the cello repertoire of Muhammad Otajonov. Currently Diana is teaching a strings orchestra program at BASIS Chandler and enjoys playing chamber music with her piano trio – the Oracle.
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