The following studies are tagged Level 1 and are the most accessible Popper Études. These should be the least challenging to practise.
Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 2 Join us here for our exploration of Popper #2. This is a more accessible study in that you may be able to try this even if some of the others seem over your head. We feel that this is a great study to come back to if […]
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 3 What an enlightening session on Popper No. 3 with the fabulous Eric Kutz. Eric uses this etude as a rite of passage for every cellist who comes to learn with him at the University of Maryland. Challenges include the key signature and the centred tuning necessary here,
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 11 We laughed a lot in this super fun Popper session with the wonderful Dr. Erin Ellis of West Virginia University. This study is one of the first that Erin assigns to students, but don’t be fooled! There’s PLENTY to work on in this study, including string crossings,
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 25 We had a great time exploring Popper 25 which helps to strengthen our bow arm playing near the tip of the bow, as well as dotted rhythms and some tongue-twisters for the left hand. We hope you enjoy. Important to have a clear rhythmic impulse despite left
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 34 Popper 34 is a slower, more melodic study. This étude explores double stops, and some slightly extended techniques of bowing and pizzicato with left hand simultaneously. We both agree that this one is a beautiful piece to listen to and one of our guests even likes to
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 36 We were delighted to welcome back fabulous cellist Martin Johnson (Leader, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland) as our last guest of the series for our exploration of Popper 36! Martin brings up some fantastic points about musicality and finding solutions in this study, trusting your instinct with
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