Hey Erin! I think that happens on baroque violin too, is like let the instrument and the bow be, is like "you don't need to do the effort you do on modern one". Loved your video
this is deep 😊 thanks to the lesson on the difference of the usage of the right arm i came to be able to catch all the strings (mine has 5) more steadily without overpowering them & let the instrument sound deeper and more naturally😊 Including that, the lesson drives me to experiment infinite possibilities on my own, that's the fun of playing the baroque cello❤ cant wait for the lesson on going barefoot🙋
Hey Erin! Thanks so much for sharing this :) Main thing I wanted to mention is that that 'feedback' is part of the gut string response! It takes a while to get used to because it wouldn't be considered a good tone if made on steel, but when you hear that gut feedback out in the audience, that's what makes that "pure" sound we associate with gut - it's good to hear that activation! I actually like to have a loose wrist and fingers.
Also I totally didn't expect it but I now love doing long sustained bows in my practice! Not necessarily the retake bows but more like the 'long tones' that flautists do. It's actually helped me so much with note shaping and inequality of notes and actually with playing shorter notes that aren't super spicky!
(Woopsy, I always talk so much, hope it isn't off-putting) I find for my bow that I like to hold it a couple of fingers closer to the balance point than that - have you experienced with that? Also some people like to have their pinky finger tip up the stick for better weight balance/shorter note control - my pinky is way too long for that though, haha!
@@Soapiepie1 great suggestions! I've tried with the pinky up and with my fingers closer to the balance point, but it never feels quite natural for me. Thanks for all of your commentary, it's really helpful!
D'addario Helicore Strings are known to sound the same as Gut Strings because of their Stranded Steel Core, that is multiple strands of Stainless Steel wound in Metal. Modern Strings for Bowed instruments are Flatwound w/ either a Steel or Nylon Core, or even so a Gut Core cause those Pirastro Eudoxa Cello Strings are an All-Wound Gut Core String set.
Discovering Baroque violin in your late 40's feels radical. Extremely akward. But at least I stopped using the shoulder rest in my thirties. You're lucky to start early.
This is a great lesson! I noticed that your modern bow seemed to be very tight, that is, the wood is pretty straight: is that just that particular bow or do you recommend a higher tension of the bow in general? Thank you!
Hold it like viola da gamba and you’ll feel like a newborn! It will open such a vast world of dynamics and expression span that you’ll feel the other way debilitating 😀😛 But if you do, make the strong strokes pushed, not pulled!
Thank you for the video! It would be very nice to hear your observations about the topic or Baroque technique after these 2.5 years of playing since.
Hey Erin! I think that happens on baroque violin too, is like let the instrument and the bow be, is like "you don't need to do the effort you do on modern one". Loved your video
So cool to know! Thanks so much!
this is deep 😊 thanks to the lesson on the difference of the usage of the right arm i came to be able to catch all the strings (mine has 5) more steadily without overpowering them & let the instrument sound deeper and more naturally😊
Including that, the lesson drives me to experiment infinite possibilities on my own, that's the fun of playing the baroque cello❤
cant wait for the lesson on going barefoot🙋
This comment makes me really happy, thank you! All the best in your baroque cello journey!
Hey Erin! Thanks so much for sharing this :) Main thing I wanted to mention is that that 'feedback' is part of the gut string response! It takes a while to get used to because it wouldn't be considered a good tone if made on steel, but when you hear that gut feedback out in the audience, that's what makes that "pure" sound we associate with gut - it's good to hear that activation! I actually like to have a loose wrist and fingers.
Also I totally didn't expect it but I now love doing long sustained bows in my practice! Not necessarily the retake bows but more like the 'long tones' that flautists do. It's actually helped me so much with note shaping and inequality of notes and actually with playing shorter notes that aren't super spicky!
(Woopsy, I always talk so much, hope it isn't off-putting) I find for my bow that I like to hold it a couple of fingers closer to the balance point than that - have you experienced with that? Also some people like to have their pinky finger tip up the stick for better weight balance/shorter note control - my pinky is way too long for that though, haha!
@@Soapiepie1 great suggestions! I've tried with the pinky up and with my fingers closer to the balance point, but it never feels quite natural for me. Thanks for all of your commentary, it's really helpful!
a beautiful instrument for a beautiful person 🙏
Instead of using Gut Strings, how about you use Aquila F-Reds?
D'addario Helicore Strings are known to sound the same as Gut Strings because of their Stranded Steel Core, that is multiple strands of Stainless Steel wound in Metal. Modern Strings for Bowed instruments are Flatwound w/ either a Steel or Nylon Core, or even so a Gut Core cause those Pirastro Eudoxa Cello Strings are an All-Wound Gut Core String set.
OK so we have the Cello tuned down a Half Step to B, F#, C#, G# & that might make it easier to play in Flat keys.
Discovering Baroque violin in your late 40's feels radical. Extremely akward. But at least I stopped using the shoulder rest in my thirties. You're lucky to start early.
I am having a Baroque Cello made for me.
coolest flex ever!! saving for my first proper cello (the one i have right now is a cheap one from china😂😂 )
This is a great lesson! I noticed that your modern bow seemed to be very tight, that is, the wood is pretty straight: is that just that particular bow or do you recommend a higher tension of the bow in general? Thank you!
I hadn't had a rehair in a long time, so that definitely influenced the bow tightness! In general, no, I don't recommend that much bow tension!
Hold it like viola da gamba and you’ll feel like a newborn! It will open such a vast world of dynamics and expression span that you’ll feel the other way debilitating 😀😛 But if you do, make the strong strokes pushed, not pulled!