Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 1
The first Popper Étude brings a significant number of challenges. Primarily a study for the bow staccato, the challenge is to always have clarity of sound and a very precise left hand and right hand coordination. Practicing this with the bow only on open strings first is very helpful. This study includes thumb position, jumping across two strings, shifting, chromatic harmony and string crossings/bow circles