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The Strad Podcast Episode #46: Billy Tobenkin on starting the cello at 25 - www.thestrad.com/podcast/the-...
Billy Tobenkin is a Los Angeles-based cellist who specializes in teaching adult learners. As a professional cellist who started playing the cello from scratch at 25, he is in a unique position to help others, like him, who found the cello later in life. He has developed strategies from his own musical journey to accelerate the learning process, and he is here to share them with you.
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00:21 “Relaxed” bow hold
2:14 Strips of tape on the fingerboard
4:24 Developing consistency
6:41 Finding practice time as a busy parent
9:40 The #1 most consistent mistake beginners make
11:46 Putting it all together
14:01 Trigger (left) thumb
16:43 Finding time to play when busy
19:30 Fingers don’t reach in 1st position
22:01 Can’t reach tip of bow on A string
23:52 Electric cellos
26:03 Strident A string
29:39 Getting 1st cello soon
30:23 Musical phrasing
33:58 Scratchy/crunchy at start of bow stroke
36:19 Type of cello to start with
37:57 Fast playing
41:03 Cellos in the $1-2K range
43:18 When is a good time for a lesson
45:02 Designing effective practice schedule
48:19 When is it time to play with others
52:34 Composing your own pieces
54:59 Marking up a shared piece of music
57:36 Keeping right arm up but shoulder down
59:42 Angle of bow/ how much bow hair
62:08 Playing with others