Hands down the best cello scale tutorial on RU-vid! Really appreciated u took time to show us. I have been told by teachers my whole life "practice your scales" like "eat your vegetables!" Which I didn't enjoy and never understood the true value of it. This video inspired me to approch scale practice in new and meaningful ways. All thanks to you!
Richard, you are very good at explaining and very skillful. Thank you! I'm using your tutorials, they are easy to understand, and give a great overview of exercises.
I think this is the best I have ever seen, though it may not very explicitly stated it helps in contrapting fingerings for different purposes. galamian for easily 'transposing' similar settings versus bach with open strings. Very nice down to earth explanation. Inspiring, thank you!
Interesting video! I’m enjoying all of them so far. The scale system that my teacher prefers is one from the Feuillard Daily Exercises Book, where scales have the exact same fingerings for all keys and always lands on the 3rd finger for the top note. It mainly works by either shifting to 1st finger on the 2nd note of the bottom octave of the scale for 3 octave scales, or shifting to 1st finger on the 3rd note of the bottom octave of the scale for 4 octave scales. It’s a little hard to explain in words haha. But thank you for creating these videos, I’m learning a lot from them 👍
Thanks for your comment! I just had a look at the Feuilliard book to see which scales you are referring to. Some good stuff in there! I think it's definitely a great idea to try as many fingerings as possible so that your technique is versatile/flexible. I wouldn't say there is one "best" fingering for scales! It's good, however, to have a consistent system that you use as a sort of foundation.
Thanks so much for the video and for starting the All Things Cello channel. I just subscribed. I really like how you use the practice mute when making these technical videos. It helps balance the cello sound with your voice. Would love to see some Grutzmacher tutorials:)
Hi, thank you for the video. Would it be possible for you to give us a link to where I can get the fingerings for the Richard Aaron scale system? Thank you and all the best
Perhaps, if you don't have the sheets readily available, you could advise me on this : for the galamian no open string scales, In which key (if any) do you stop starting the scale on the C string ? For instance, I find the G scales realy awkard to start on the C string, albeit, it might just be my being an intermediate-level cellist :) . So how high up the C string does one go ? Are there any adjustments to Galamian scales if they start on the G string ? (fingering, string changes?). I would naturally play the first three notes G A B on the C string and then shift directly to the G string. Hope my question is clear. Any ways, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the videos!
Hi, apologies for taking so long to get back to you! I practice G scales both ways, starting on the C string and also starting with open G, both good to know! From A flat onwards, however, I would start on the G string. Fingering should be the same :) All best, Richard
