This is so important, every person learning cello should really pay attention to this. Breathing is closely associated with tension release, and as mentioned in the video, if we don’t breathe properly we loose control of the cello. Thanks for posting this, very fundamental for playing cello!🙏🎶👍
It is definitely an important part of sound making and communication between the members of a string quartet. Some quartets rely on it more than the others.
Estou a 5 anos com o aprendizado do cello as vezes da vontade de chorar de tão difícil que e , mas não desisto cada música que eu consigo executar e uma vitória🙌🔥
There are a lot of things that musicians do when they are expressing feelings through the music that are impossible to explain to a non musician Their body movements, breathing, and a lot of other things
Thank you so much for this! I am a cellist, and I stutter. So, I am used to no sound coming out after I breathe. I've been playing cello for 10 years, and I've always been (unconsciously) afraid of breathing before I play. Now I'm going to think about my cello as my real voice. Breathe in, play, and there you say what you want to say.
You are right. Breathing is fondamental when you play... at first when I was playing sometimes I was breathless and it was harder to play and to enjoy..
I love this video! You and cello and your body and music are becoming ONE.I feel it is alive! I m committed myself to following your all the videos so I practiced single day with you I don’t have proper lesson for cello background but I took some beginners. I am learning so much from you , you are the best teacher I have There for I’m lucky to found you from RU-vid and thanksgiving to you Appreciate thanks again .
Thank you so much! There is such a joy to learn new things and even more joy to pass on what you learned from others. My best wishes to you - lets keep learning together!
Interesantes y hermosos consejos. Muchísimas gracias por ayudarnos a mantener la ilusión a pesar de las dificultades que encontramos a diario con nuestro precioso instrumento. Un saludo muy afectuoso.
I agree 100% that breathing is important but it should stay in the normal range of breathing motion. Once, I've seen a cellist in concert who breathed so loudly that it was disturbing to me. I mean, it's ok to breath intensivly but still, I don't think it was writen in the partition to make so much noise. I feel that some people needs to do stuff like that (or like excessive gestures) just to add some extra style or whatever and I don't like it.
Good point. We all walk, speak and play music in the unique way. I believe that every musician should try very expressive way to perform, and see what the audience response is. Usually we find a balance. However there are extreme examples like Glen Gould, who we love for genuine uniqueness of musical expression...
Thank you Maxim, I am very interested in the subject of breathing while playing,. I still don't know how to do it properly and would like to improve that part of the technique. I hope some day you'll make a video with a more detailed explanation, maybe showing examples with different tempos, I think it would be very useful for us. Hope you are doing very well. Thanks a lot!!!
Yes, it is very important for every musician to learn how to deal with emotions. I am not sure I can figure out how to approach it. Maybe I will come out with it in the future. All the best with your performance - the more chances we get to perform, the more control we gain.
My teacher told me I was holding my breath. In competition string players are graded on their breathing. Of course wind instruments need breathing at the appropriate places, so why not string players.
Hi there. Really good tips and I will follow them. May I be devils advocate? On the far end of the spectrum are a couple of virtuoso soloists that sway widely, snort, and make funny faces. I know they are interacting with the audience, but it sure is way past the point of intimacy and too close for comfort for some watching. What do you think?
Hi Kevin, personally, I was always suspicious of trying to convey an artist’s emotions in music with facial and body expression. It came from my Russian classical music education with very strong belief that a musician must make music via sound and sound only. I still believe that it is the way to play, but the reality of show business stretches our standards and we get Lang Lang...
@@Cellopedia Thank you! And YoYo especially. I felt pretty guilty thinking that because I’ll never reach that level of playing, not at least in this life. Unfortunately, we are at the whims of recording labels. In contrast, Sol Gabetta interacts with the orchestra and audience but does not overly exaggerate. Same with some lesser known cellists who should be more in the limelight. 🙂
I could not agree more with you. With all respect to some famous soloists accompaniments, it should not stop us from seeking an example and inspiration from less publicity known artists.
I have no problems with that. Actually, I love to hear their breathing, it shows how connected and "in tune" they also are with the music. Besides, we are alive. Ghosts don't play musical instruments, do they? If you are alive you need to breath! 🤣🤣😂🤣🤣
