Learn to play cello online with this comprehensive and engaging course from Hello Cello, perfect for absolute beginners. In Cello 101, you'll learn to play the cello easily and naturally, and you'll have fun doing it. This course is the first of three in the Introduction to Cello set of Hello Cello, an innovative method for learning the cello online. With video lectures on fundamental technique, play-along practice sessions, and a 70-page cello handbook, all that's left for you is to find your first instrument; and there's a video lecture to walk you through that, too!

Learning the cello is a powerful way to connect with yourself and your artistic side, and it builds unique abilities that push the boundaries of what you thought you were capable of. This course will foster those abilities better than any other.

Cello 101 will take you from finding a cello to performing your first pieces. You can even start learning before you buy your first instrument: after getting Claire's tips for finding a cello of your own, you'll begin by learning the parts of the cello and bow and how to set up the instrument. Then you'll dive into taking care of the cello and creating a practice space that works for you and the cello.

You'll be able to learn in your own environment and at your own pace, and you'll have access to feedback throughout the course with an easy-to-use file uploader.

With the Five Building Blocks of cello playing, learning this complicated instrument has never been so structured and easy:

1. Posture

2. Position

3. Sound

4. Intonation

5. Phrasing

   
   

First, you'll get a crash-course in posture, because great posture leads to great sound.

Then you'll dive in to left and right hand and arm technique, with play-along sessions to cement what you've learned.

Throughout, you'll have multiple ways to learn and interact with the material.

As part of the course, you'll receive tons of amazing learning bonuses:

• The Hello Cello Handbook, a 70-page cello textbook that complements the course material

• Play-along practice sessions on fundamental techniques and 2 pieces, and play-along audio for 4 more pieces

• Results-based practice tips, techniques, guidelines, and methods that are focused on results

• A Build-Your-Own Practice Session spreadsheet that makes it easy to grow

• Unlimited opportunities to submit videos for feedback

• A 20-page Course Companion to help guide you through the lectures and assignments

• Worksheets that are designed to help cement what you've learned

• Personalized feedback on course assignment responses within 24 hours

• Access to discounts on cello accessories and insider recommendations for products that professionals use

This course is designed for different styles of use: it can stand on its own as an introduction for beginners and it can serve as a companion for players looking to supplement and enhance their ongoing lessons.

Hello Cello was started by professional cellist Claire Solomon in 2018, when she realized that musical instruction was overdue for a modern overhaul. Claire earned her undergraduate degree from Yale University where she was co-principal in the Yale Symphony Orchestra. She completed a Master's of Music in Cello Performance at the Indiana University Jacob's School of Music, and won the Cello Competition in 2017. She has played with both national and international orchestras. The combined skills she brings to the learning platform are completely unique in online cello instruction. She has taught students from age 2 to 82 for ten years, and she knows that people learn best when they're fully engaged: that's why she prioritized fun and planted surprises at every turn.

Claire was tired of feeling like cello technique was a confusing, unstandardized mystery: that's why she set out to create the course she would have wanted when she started playing; one with a structure that sets students up right from the very beginning and provides them with results-based practice techniques to ensure their success.

This course is backed by Udemy's 30-day money back guarantee: your satisfaction with the learning process is the highest priority.

Congratulations on taking an amazing first step towards playing the cello!