You're making some terrific videos offering great tips and insights. Great job, Pablo! If only more cellists would do the same, the cello world would be a much happier place. Gracias!
Great advice. I like to practice cello sometimes in an open garage or outside (when it's not 100 degrees). The sound is surprisingly strong & carries far. People can hear me all the way down the street & I see heads turning Playing dynamic concert pieces like the Chopin Nocturne or Haydn Concerto from memory also helps me with musical expression. I've only been accompanied by an orchestra twice in my life--once playing a pipe organ in Mexico City, another time on an alto clarinet & they were exhilarating experiences! I'm working on the cello.
Hola Pablo. Soy de España, tengo 14 años y eres un gran referente para mi. Yo también estudio violonchelo todos los dias y me encanta tu forma de enseñar. Eres todo un crack!
I love how you talked at around 8:20 about training the instrument. I play the bass, and have noticed this, too. It's interesting how just by playing differently your instrument can take on different sounds.
Tus consejos me han ayudado mucho, ven a darme unas master class a México jaja sube mas videos para asi salir adelante en el violonchelo ya que no cuento con un maestro en especificó asi como tu, eres el mejor del mundo saludos
This is exactly what I needed! I made a comment about a month ago and you literally answered every single one of my questions about this! Thanks for being so very generous with your knowledge :)
I was about to play the first time with an orchestra in may. It was a totally new experience for me to rehearse with an orchestra instead of a pianist. I had so much fun learning new stuff but sadly the concert is cancelled due to the coronavirus... Maybe you could make a video about playing with an orchestra? Totally love your interesting ideas! Greetings from Germany ;)
Muchas gracias Pablo de repente no tienes idea de cuanto me has ayudado , yo toco viola igual que Sara y la sigo a ella también y he aprendido mucho de los dos por ello gracias estoy realmente agradecido,te mando un abrazo y todas mis bendiciones desde Perú
Muchísimas gracias! Soy chelista principiante y, aunque tus tíos me quedan aún grandes, me son muy interesantes e inspiradores. Realmente un contenido fantástico! Muchas gracias.
Qué suerte encontrarte, tienes una capacidad increíble para transmitir conocimientos claves para entender cómo ser un buen músico. Felicitaciones y saludos desde Ecuador.
Thank you for making this video! As always your videos are very helpful as your explanations are clear and easy to understand. Thanks again and stay healthy!!!!!
I would love to see a detailed technical breakdown of your amazing vibrato. I'm curious about things like arm motion, finger flexibility, the arc of the hand, all that stuff.
Great video, crack! Creo que uno de los mejores metodos para sacar sonido es escuchando bastante musica y a la vez interpetres, asimilar cada detalle de los matices empleados en la obra y tratar de imitarlo
Thank you for your generosity- always exciting to hear what you are thinking and doing behind to performance. A more in-depth discussion on building vibrato- maybe a part two of what you've already said in your first video on the subject. Thank You Pablo-
Pablo, thanks so much those encouraging words about sound. Your cello has such a voice. What are some of things you do when learning a composition for the first time?
Muchisimas gracias amigo Pablo Ferrandez !! que fortuna poder obtener tus consejos atravez de estos videos . . y confio plenamente en lo que dices porque admiro mucho tu forma de tocar .. Quisiera preguntarte COMO y CUANTOS dias a la semana estudias escalas, arpegios, dobles cuerdas, osea la tecnica pues .. Saber como estudiarla, como pisar, que cosas evaluar, en que pensar , vibrar , no vibrar, estudiar la tecnica friamente o con musicalidad, etc , como estudias tu tecnica ? .. o de verdad siempre solo haces 8min de escalas antes del repertorio como mencionastes en el video PRACTICE ROUTINE TUTORIA?? .. Por favor agradeceria mucho tus instrucciones !!... Hubo un tiempo en el que yo solo me dedicaba a estudiar repertorio, y ya no hacia mas escalas, ni dobles cuerdas ni nada, solo repertorio, y la verdad me sentia mucho mas libre al tocar, setia que era un poco mas musical y espontaneo a nivel corporal. Note que sin importar si hacia tecnica o no, si enfocaba mi practica en pasajes tecnico del repertorio, por ejemplo algun pasaje especial en un estudio de popper o concierto, o un pasaje en dobles cuerdas, podia mejorar mi sonido, mi afinacion, podia mejorar mi legato con alguna pieza cantabile, e ir amoldando mi cuerpo y mis manos al instrumento, etc .. quiero decir que tal vez no necesitaba tecnica para mejorar, sino quizas solo perfeccionar, sensibilizarme y desarrollarme cada vez mas dentro del acto de tocar... Es mi experiencia, y una idea que me da vueltas en la cabeza, aunque asumo que aun asi me falta algo para tener un control mas confiable sobre el intrumento, por eso he intentado retomar la tecnica, pero no se si eso me dara el control que necesito .. necesito mas tecnica, o es otra cosa ? .. que opinas tu ?? .. Si como dices, hay que estudiar el repertorio tal y como se va a tocar cuando es el dia del concierto, podria entonces estudiar la tecnica como una pieza de repertorio ..jejej no se .. ayuda !
These videos are fantastic, found about you via your Ray Chen off stage. I'm pretty late to the cello game, starting at 39yo, started learning it during lock down ... Love the instrument though.
thank you so mutch!your helpful vidios are very good.i need your help so mutch.i am fifty years old&need to learn so mutch.thank you so mutch i think you are a great teacher.eric ray wix .Tennessee.
Great tips thanks ! Also : changing your strings from time to time can help ;-) Seriously, a lot more things goes into producing pro level sound apart from the playing itself. Having a great resonant instrument and maybe as importantly, a pro level bow. I tried a 5000€ bow on a 1000€ cello, and a « free with purchase » bow on a 10.000€ cello. Believe me or not but you could hardly tell the difference…. But again, all this is useless if you don’t have the technique so muchas gracias !
Mr. Ferrández, your videos are very helpful and your tone is very good. I am working my way back through your older videos now. Your tips are excellent, and you may have already done this one: how do I improve my sight reading? I'm an intermediate player and I do not take lessons; my method is essentially to slowly work on a challenging piece bit by bit until I'm happy with it. This works well enough for my purposes but it does little to improve my ability to sight read with others on the rare occasion that I play with others. Do you have such a video already? If not, I would certainly like to hear such tips from a professional, as I know you must learn new music all the time. Thanks either way; I hope you come to play in New Orleans one day.
Thank you Pablo. This is a fantastic advice and so helpful.👍 Is your cello bigger than the normal full size around the middle section? It looks wider than normal cello.
hola PABLO gracias por tus tutoriales ayudan mucho seria bueno tener tu opinion sobre las distintas posiciones del arco INCLINADO O VERTICAL gracias un abrazo
Cool! And Can I ask who are the people that keep doing the thumbs down? What happened to you? Who hurt you? Damn....haters gonna hate...sheesh. Keep posting Pablo! You rock man!!
Pablo tengo una pregunta, del 1 al 10 que tan importante son la calidad de las cuerdas? Las mías están vencidas y el cello me suena arenoso, no sé si se deba a eso... gracias!
You're making some terrific videos offering great tips and insights. Great job, Pablo! If only more cellists would do the same, the cello world would be a much happier place. Gracias!
Great advice. I like to practice cello sometimes in an open garage or outside (when it's not 100 degrees). The sound is surprisingly strong & carries far. People can hear me all the way down the street & I see heads turning Playing dynamic concert pieces like the Chopin Nocturne or Haydn Concerto from memory also helps me with musical expression. I've only been accompanied by an orchestra twice in my life--once playing a pipe organ in Mexico City, another time on an alto clarinet & they were exhilarating experiences! I'm working on the cello.
Your positive attitude and generosity are making the cello world a better place. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.
Could you make a video about entering competitions? Stuff like how to stand out from other players, how to deal with nerves, etc.
Love your videos!
Yesss , please!!
Agreed
Excellent advice!
Can you do a session on intonation...how to perfect it? Yours always sounds so exquisite.
Hola Pablo. Soy de España, tengo 14 años y eres un gran referente para mi. Yo también estudio violonchelo todos los dias y me encanta tu forma de enseñar. Eres todo un crack!
Priority #1 SOUND 😍 love it! I’m a violist and still everything you say, I can apply and makes so much sense. Muuchas Gracias
I love how you talked at around 8:20 about training the instrument. I play the bass, and have noticed this, too. It's interesting how just by playing differently your instrument can take on different sounds.
Tus consejos me han ayudado mucho, ven a darme unas master class a México jaja sube mas videos para asi salir adelante en el violonchelo ya que no cuento con un maestro en especificó asi como tu, eres el mejor del mundo saludos
perfect cellist and teacher . THANKS a lot
Gracias por compartir Pablo, es de mucha ayuda lo que haces con estos videos,un gran abrazo.!!
This is exactly what I needed! I made a comment about a month ago and you literally answered every single one of my questions about this! Thanks for being so very generous with your knowledge :)
Thank you again for your wonderful teaching. You help me practice with purpose and for that I am grateful!
I was about to play the first time with an orchestra in may. It was a totally new experience for me to rehearse with an orchestra instead of a pianist. I had so much fun learning new stuff but sadly the concert is cancelled due to the coronavirus...
Maybe you could make a video about playing with an orchestra?
Totally love your interesting ideas! Greetings from Germany ;)
Muchas gracias Pablo de repente no tienes idea de cuanto me has ayudado , yo toco viola igual que Sara y la sigo a ella también y he aprendido mucho de los dos por ello gracias estoy realmente agradecido,te mando un abrazo y todas mis bendiciones desde Perú
Muchas gracias! Ahora estamos todos en cuarentena a estudiar :)
Muchísimas gracias! Soy chelista principiante y, aunque tus tíos me quedan aún grandes, me son muy interesantes e inspiradores. Realmente un contenido fantástico! Muchas gracias.
Merci pour tous ces conseils. Thanks from Quebec .
Thank you for all these wonderful tutorials! So helpful.
Gracias Pablo! Muy buenos consejos 🥰
Qué suerte encontrarte, tienes una capacidad increíble para transmitir conocimientos claves para entender cómo ser un buen músico. Felicitaciones y saludos desde Ecuador.
Muchas gracias por tan buenos consejos!! En verdad es una fortuna que nos puedas hablar de todos esos temas de manera simple y desde tu experiencia
Thank you for making this video! As always your videos are very helpful as your explanations are clear and easy to understand. Thanks again and stay healthy!!!!!
Pablo, thanks for your sincere and musical advise, and generous sharing of your experience with us, lesser gods..
que bueno pablo,esto nos sirve a toda la cuerda gracias .
Gracias, Pablo👏👍
Good tips! My sound is small. I’m working on your suggestions. Gracias!
Thank you so much for sharing your precious knowledge and time.
I would love to see a detailed technical breakdown of your amazing vibrato. I'm curious about things like arm motion, finger flexibility, the arc of the hand, all that stuff.
Extremely helpful! Thank you!!
Thanks so much for your masterclass so many great tips
Great video, crack! Creo que uno de los mejores metodos para sacar sonido es escuchando bastante musica y a la vez interpetres, asimilar cada detalle de los matices empleados en la obra y tratar de imitarlo
Magníficos consejos. Gracias Pablo.
Me encata el vídeo!! como saxofonista entender como os lo haceis las cuerdas para sacar buen sonido me es muy útil 🤗
Thank you for your generosity- always exciting to hear what you are thinking and doing behind to performance. A more in-depth discussion on building vibrato- maybe a part two of what you've already said in your first video on the subject. Thank You Pablo-
great lesson! will you invite different Principal cellists show us how to change our sound while suddenly play orchestral solo ?
Pablo, thanks so much those encouraging words about sound. Your cello has such a voice. What are some of things you do when learning a composition for the first time?
Gold dust...thank you Pablo.
Muchisimas gracias amigo Pablo Ferrandez !! que fortuna poder obtener tus consejos atravez de estos videos . . y confio plenamente en lo que dices porque admiro mucho tu forma de tocar .. Quisiera preguntarte COMO y CUANTOS dias a la semana estudias escalas, arpegios, dobles cuerdas, osea la tecnica pues .. Saber como estudiarla, como pisar, que cosas evaluar, en que pensar , vibrar , no vibrar, estudiar la tecnica friamente o con musicalidad, etc , como estudias tu tecnica ? .. o de verdad siempre solo haces 8min de escalas antes del repertorio como mencionastes en el video PRACTICE ROUTINE TUTORIA?? .. Por favor agradeceria mucho tus instrucciones !!... Hubo un tiempo en el que yo solo me dedicaba a estudiar repertorio, y ya no hacia mas escalas, ni dobles cuerdas ni nada, solo repertorio, y la verdad me sentia mucho mas libre al tocar, setia que era un poco mas musical y espontaneo a nivel corporal. Note que sin importar si hacia tecnica o no, si enfocaba mi practica en pasajes tecnico del repertorio, por ejemplo algun pasaje especial en un estudio de popper o concierto, o un pasaje en dobles cuerdas, podia mejorar mi sonido, mi afinacion, podia mejorar mi legato con alguna pieza cantabile, e ir amoldando mi cuerpo y mis manos al instrumento, etc .. quiero decir que tal vez no necesitaba tecnica para mejorar, sino quizas solo perfeccionar, sensibilizarme y desarrollarme cada vez mas dentro del acto de tocar... Es mi experiencia, y una idea que me da vueltas en la cabeza, aunque asumo que aun asi me falta algo para tener un control mas confiable sobre el intrumento, por eso he intentado retomar la tecnica, pero no se si eso me dara el control que necesito .. necesito mas tecnica, o es otra cosa ? .. que opinas tu ?? .. Si como dices, hay que estudiar el repertorio tal y como se va a tocar cuando es el dia del concierto, podria entonces estudiar la tecnica como una pieza de repertorio ..jejej no se .. ayuda !
good advices! great making of the video.
Could you make a video about time management and how to manage your practice time?
Excelente consejos Pablo me encantó... Yo tengo unas preguntas, como puedo mejor mis expresiones al tocar como solista
These videos are fantastic, found about you via your Ray Chen off stage. I'm pretty late to the cello game, starting at 39yo, started learning it during lock down ... Love the instrument though.
chentiangemalc if you’d like a cello friend via Zoom, message me. :-)
Absolutely spot on !
Buenísimo video ❤️
Hi Pablo! Thanks for your help!
muchas gracias! me sirven mucho tus videos... saludos!
thank you so mutch!your helpful vidios are very good.i need your help so mutch.i am fifty years old&need to learn so mutch.thank you so mutch i think you are a great teacher.eric ray wix .Tennessee.
Thank you for this video!!!its so good and helpful!!!
Keep making this tutorial content, i'll love to watch another video. It usefull for me
Thank you for this video!!! I need it
Great tips thanks !
Also : changing your strings from time to time can help ;-)
Seriously, a lot more things goes into producing pro level sound apart from the playing itself. Having a great resonant instrument and maybe as importantly, a pro level bow. I tried a 5000€ bow on a 1000€ cello, and a « free with purchase » bow on a 10.000€ cello. Believe me or not but you could hardly tell the difference….
But again, all this is useless if you don’t have the technique so muchas gracias !
Realmente me gustó el video que servirá de inspiración
Buenos consejos..un saludo
Thank you so much!! Super helpful
Mr. Ferrández, your videos are very helpful and your tone is very good. I am working my way back through your older videos now. Your tips are excellent, and you may have already done this one: how do I improve my sight reading? I'm an intermediate player and I do not take lessons; my method is essentially to slowly work on a challenging piece bit by bit until I'm happy with it. This works well enough for my purposes but it does little to improve my ability to sight read with others on the rare occasion that I play with others. Do you have such a video already? If not, I would certainly like to hear such tips from a professional, as I know you must learn new music all the time. Thanks either way; I hope you come to play in New Orleans one day.
Very helpful, timely, insightful and generous. Sincerely.
Thank you Pablo. This is a fantastic advice and so helpful.👍 Is your cello bigger than the normal full size around the middle section? It looks wider than normal cello.
Yes! A video about entering competitions and preparing?
hola PABLO gracias por tus tutoriales ayudan mucho seria bueno tener tu opinion sobre las distintas posiciones del arco INCLINADO O VERTICAL gracias un abrazo
Cool! And Can I ask who are the people that keep doing the thumbs down? What happened to you? Who hurt you? Damn....haters gonna hate...sheesh. Keep posting Pablo! You rock man!!
Sean Samuels thanks Sean! I do my videos for people like you! As you say haters gonna hate.
All the best!
Thanks so much very helpful
Hi Pablo, thank you very much for your helpful tips. Some question, how can I learn to relax my thumbs?
Grande Pablo!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Gracias Pablo!
Thank you for your videos😘💞
Could you make "talking about cello" with Santiago?!
Great tutorial, thanks. Is this the camera mic? have you considered recording with stereo pair of studio mics? would be great to hear all details!
Thanks for this useful video, can you give us some tips for Schumann cello concerto, 3rd movement? Thank you
super helpful!
Thanks! Gonna try this for my saint saens
Does "training" your instrument closer to the bridge work for violin? This concept is interesting
Thank you. I have so much to learn... sometimes I'm so overwhelmed .... :(
Would you record the Schostakovich sonata? You gave us a little taste. Now I want more. I’d love to listen to more chamber music.
Legato y fraseo porfiii
I play Arabic oud it is Help
Thank you
Thanks ❤
Danke!🎻
Thank you for your thoughtful insights! Your suggestions have helped me very much! ❤️
Can you make a video about thumb position
Habla sobre el estudio de la respiración y fraseo.
Si!
Y del Legato!!
Gracias por los sub
I could have played as a soloist in a concert, but the concert was canceled due to the virus 😭
Hopefully there will be another opportunity for you!
@@kommentiererin1792 Thanks!
Same for me! I was due to play Dvořák 1st movement twice with an orchestra but both were cancelled 😭
You are still a soloist! Congrats bro
Habla en español pa que aprendan, buen video🙌👌👍👏💪🙏
I get it. Everything takea time. But damn... I want to have good tone now, or at least in a few months. Everything such a long ass time
nice advices..so thick accent
Pablo tengo una pregunta, del 1 al 10 que tan importante son la calidad de las cuerdas? Las mías están vencidas y el cello me suena arenoso, no sé si se deba a eso... gracias!
First rule to have a great sound: Have a Strad hahahahah
I am not going to be a concert soloist anytime soon but just in case, you know, I still watch this video 😏😏😎