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- I did some research to see if there were other ways to teach or explain this topic. Terminology occasionally varied, so I just went with what I was taught. I hope that I explained it clearly!
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Thanks. I recently moved to a new school and in this new school the other students already learn different positions. This really helped
Glad you’re keeping to it, cello isn’t easy I’ve been practicing for three days and have managed a couple simple songs
Typical Donut are you starting with bowing or plucking? I started with plucking.
Plucking will be very painful if you’re a beginner. Blisters and all, but your fingers will get used to it and will no longer get them in the future.
@@naynay2217 I skipped pizzicato for simple songs. Jingle bells ode to joy, twinkle twinkle little star, old Mac Donald. I’m using essential elements right now and these are the song I can play by heart now
Typical Donut sounds fun, but you can’t avoid pizz forever. Cuz some songs have a lot of it.
I’ve been playing for 3 months and still don’t know my notes… (other than 1st position, which I’m advanced in.
You have no idea how much I needed this! I learned first position in school, but as I'm no longer attending that school, I have no one to teach me. And I can't afford a teacher yet. At least I know where my fingers go. Thank you~
Thank you! Somehow I learned all the way to grade 7 and nobody really explained this to me. Now I'm going to be helping my daughter learn, so I'll get her to watch this video.
I’m a teacher (and cellist), and this is how I learned also. When I teach from certain books, it says the Low 2nd is just 2nd, and what we learned as 2nd is High 2nd. I don’t like that, and I let my students know I don’t agree with it. I’ll tell them there’s contradictory information, but this is how I learned (how you taught it here), and that’s the stance I’m taking for where 2nd position is.
I also put their tapes on (A string notes) B-C#-D-E, and tell them that if their 1st finger is on that tape (excluding extensions), then that’s the position they’re in.
For example, if their 1st finger (pointer finger) is on B, they’re in 1st position because it’s where the first tape is. If their 1st finger is on the C#, they’re in 2nd position since the 2nd tape is there. (Same for 3rd & 4th position.)
It’s been helpful for my students to learn that way.
Thank you for explaining this so clearly! I'm a professional cellist but somehow I never learned the appropriate specific names for the positions, and looking around the internet, lots of people explain it differently and have named the positions differently. Now my students are getting into shifting so I need to be able to explain the positions consistently. So I'm writing them some position exercises, and I'll point them to this video. Thanks again!
Seriously, thank you. This is short and simple and teaches the basics of what you need to know. Perfect.
Your videos are wonderfully insightful. I'm taking on teaching myself how to play the cello and what a daunting task it is. I feel as though I could spend a year working on a single scale and never get it quite right. Every time I have a question, though, you usually have a video with the corresponding answer, so, for that, I thank you. Please, never stop what you're doing. Helping others is a magnificent thing to do in this world.
Thank you for such encouraging words! I know I'm replying a whole month later, but I came across your comment and it really made me smile.
Thanks Sarah! This week my teacher assigned the Suzuki second position etude. I’ve really been struggling with it. Your explanation helped a lot. 🎻🎻🎻
thanks sarah, we would be so thankful if you posted a video about 5th 6th and 7th positions
thank u a lot
You have explained this so well. Thank you.
You are sooooooo helpful, All of Your Videos!!!! Thank You isn't Enough
Thank you so much, I have continued to struggle with third position and this video will really help me build up confidence when I play in class.
Thanks for a really helpful video on the positions.. I never knew there were variations of the 2nd position. I'm starting to practice moving out of first position and playing in 2nd and 4th (mainly when playing something in G)
I'm a first year cello student and i've learned the first, second, thirth and fourth position, but this video still helped alot! Thank you so much!
Thank you Sarah. A bit differently than I've learned, but achieves the end result
Question: Is that the enchanted necklace that gives you +25 to cello playing? If so - What dungeon can I find it in? Or is it just a regular necklace?
It appears in the shop after you reach level 43, defeat 4 dragons, and drink the holy water. it took me 60 hours of grinding, but i finally got it. Anyway good luck!
Lol
You probably dont care but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can watch pretty much all the latest movies on instaflixxer. Have been streaming with my girlfriend for the last weeks =)
@Rocky Samir definitely, been watching on InstaFlixxer for since december myself :D
@Rocky Samir yea, have been watching on InstaFlixxer for years myself =)
Can you do a video on how to read that in paper that's what I'm confused about
Same
I can help
Omg thank you so much for making this video! This is a very helpful THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You are the first youtuber to ever do a request!
Thanks Sarah I'll be ready to start soon. Thanks for not forgetting about us!
Thanks for this video.. my problem is when to move to the second when playing a piece of music
please in the future talk about the upper register positions like 5th,6th, and 7th. But do like each of them in a seperate video for a better understanding. As always, your videos are helpful. 😊😊
Thank you Sarah! This video has helped me a lot to understand the confusing second position!!! Hugs from China :D
Can you expand on this topic and explain when each position would be used? For example - if the song was in the key of F, would you start in Half Position? (because the Bb is the first fingered note on the A string.)
Thank you so much! I am a beginner, and this really helped me cover the basics.
Your a lifesaver thank you so much!
Great video and sound quality. Sarah is also easy on the eyes. You are doing a great job. Keep it up.
A very clear explanation. Many thanks :)
Glad it made sense!
very helpful, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
I’m so glad it can help! Thank you for watching!
Thank you! I've been confused about these positions. My teacher uses different terms Upper and Lower 2nd and 3rd and extended. I've been putting my fingers incorrectly on strings.
Short and succinct.🌹
Thank you so much helped me soooooo much
Dear Sarah Joy, at 3:38 you say: "First position", "Low Second" (Position), "Regular Second" (Position). In Italy we say: "Prima Posizione" ("Prima posizione Mano Larga" ecc) and then we distinguish "Seconda Posizione", or "Seconda Posizione Mano Larga", or "Seconda Posizione Avanzata". Please can you explain to me what are the differences between the two ways you do SECOND POSITION, and the three ways we do it in Italy. Thank you. Goodbye
Awesome video thanks!
Sarah thank you so much for the helpful video!
I was listening to the song "Flora's Secret" by Enya the other day and thought that YOU would do a wonderful cover of it! just an idea!
Great job !
A great explanation!!!!
What's your thumb doing?
I've heard mixed advice regarding thumb position, with some saying have it meeting the middle finger in first position, but first finger in higher positions, while others advise keeping it behind index finger
Mine is somewhere between first and second finger in first position and then across from first finger in fourth position.
Hey there new cello student here :) coming from bass guitar, so when I play 2nd and third position I have to bow much more toward the bridge as when I depress the g or d string I can’t bow it without hitting the other strings which are now higher than the string I’m fingering. Is this normal. ? Can you speak to this, or do I need to see someone about my 1/2 cello set up .. loving your videos find them very helpful and engaging .. many thanks 😊
Dude so helpful (: thanks
This is very useful
I love your posts and I'm switching from violin to cello do you have any good tips? once again love all your vids!
Hi Sarah,
Thanks for all your cool videos ;-)
I bought a cello a while ago, but I'm not sure if the bridge is too high.
I would be very pleased if you could tell me how high the strings can be above the fingerboard, both at the end and the nut?
Thanks again for all your tips and explanations.
cool
Thx
Sarah Joy plays double bass too?
Please do Little do you know - Alex and sierra
Will not having the right size cello make your bow shoulder hurt? I should have been fitted with a full sized cello I think and not a 3/4s size one. What do you think?
I'm not entirely certain. I suppose it could? More than likely, there's something probably a little off with your technique.
so... its 1/2, 1st, low 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, and high 3rd and 4th??
Sarah, could you play the Blue Danube on the cello? I would be very happy. XD
Oh my god i love you
Aw, thanks Sophia!
Very much help!
My big struggle is how to read music when there is a different position.....Im really bad at reading music as it is but when it comes to different positions Im totally lost! Anything you could bring up sometime? Or is it something you just have to struggle through by experience :)
When it comes to positions, I think it helps to think in note names first and positions later. If you're completely familiar with where all of your notes are, learning positions will be much easier. Some might disagree, but that's how I learned.
Thank you for anwering! Actually I sat down today to really get a grip on it. And Im not super great at the notes yet (but I can figure it out by countiing haha!) but when I started to draw it out on a paper and then apply it to a song I havet learned yet (but am in the process of doing) suddenly it just fell in place, if you can say so. But it will take a lot of practice to see it without thinking but a start, so I have to agree with you at that learning! :D Thank you for your time!
But why is it called high 3rd position and not low 4th position like the others?
Because there is a low fourth position. So like on the a string you put your first finger on e flat second finger on e natural third on f and fourth on f sharp
I've been wondering why the focus is on the A string for beginners. It has the hardest for me to play, consistently, as a new player. I'd prefer to learn these scales on the C string. Am I alone in that?!
I know what you mean! The reason why teachers have beginners focus on the top two strings at first is because they don’t require as much pressure from the left hand. If you immediately begin playing on the bottom two, you risk tendinitis and the like.
@@sarahjoyrecordings oh! That makes a lot of sense. Thank you so much for the response. I come from playing guitar for a few decades so I'm starting from a better place in that regard. HOWEVER, I did have a sore arm/shoulder from learning the bow the first day. I have a feeling it's going to take a while to build up the muscles for that movement.
Fantastic :D
But what notes are playing as you shift
Hi Sarah, there is any book where I can find this topic?
I'm 55 I played bassoon and am going to start cello. But this is very confusing.
"Extended, High, Raised" Are they all the same?
thanks Alan. I'm teaching the mandocello and I'd like to use the same terminology if possible. A mandocello looks like a guitar, but it has 8 strings, in 4 courses, tuned like a cello.
Sarah joy can you do a cover of you playing the cello and singing I won't say I'm in love
31.5.2021
You are cute, thanks. Suggestion: turn on the little lamp in the back or use any light sources in the picture - it enhances the richness of the video. Lighting is everything. Thank you.
Great video, but I'll say it again: "Music" is a noun, not a verb.
I don't even play cello but I'm watching this🤣
Hey there new cello student here :) coming from bass guitar, so when I play 2nd and third position I have to bow much more toward the bridge as when I depress the g or d string I can’t bow it without hitting the other strings which are now higher than the string I’m fingering. Is this normal. ? Can you speak to this, or do I need to see someone about my 1/2 cello set up .. loving your videos find them very helpful and engaging .. many thanks 😊