Popper Cello Étude No. 18

Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 18

We were delighted to work on Popper 18 with the fabulous Madeleine Kabat. We had so much fun with Madeleine, a self-proclaimed Popper nerd (she’s in good company). This is a tricky and long study focusing on thumb position technique, and lightness of stroke. It also includes many tricky moments for intonation with a number of arpeggios and triads.