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Time

6.00 pm – 8.15 pm GMT (waiting room opens at 5.45 pm for tuning)

Location

Zoom

Price

£35 per class

Class Repeats

If you can't make the available dates but want to join, please get in touch for information on class repeats.

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Bow Primer – Your Tool Kit

Bow Primer – Your Tool Kit

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ONLINE SERIES

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.

BOW PRIMER "YOUR TOOL KIT"

The new Your Tool Kit is a slower, more in-depth and microscopic look at technique that works for newer players and more advanced cellists. 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.

REVIEWS

Well, that was just bloody, awesomely, fantastically exciting wasn't it? You are a wonder! Such detail.

Thank you so much. It was brilliant. I was so inspired that as soon as I left Zoom, I sat down and played the whole piece through before any food or drink.

Loved the deep dive into Bach.

Fantastic as usual. So much to think about.

Your excellent tutorial was a revelation not just for the Prelude, but it shone a light on many aspects of playing Bach.

It is a delight to spend these sessions learning from you!

INJURED OR RECOVERING FROM TREATMENT?

We may get injured, or be recovering from treatment and want to continue with our learning and development. It's positive to look ahead. When I have a student who can't use one side of their body, we spend time spotlighting the other. There is a bit of a silver cloud moment for many when they realise there was an upside to their current situation.

If you are injured and want to be with us in an online class, you will learn, observe and evolve regardless of whether you touch your cello. So just give me the heads up, and join. The good news is we do a lot of our growing away from the actual instrument.