What are "Displaced Impulses?"
These are impulses that end up in the wrong part of body when a player is struggling with a passage technically and work contrary to the natural movements of the body. A classic example is someone bobbing their head when playing a difficult passage. Of course it can be any part of the body, but always prevents the natural motion needed to play a passage.
The Cure...
Continue ReadingIt is debatable whether knowing about Bach's use of numbers and musical affections teaches us better how to play Bach cello suites, but it can't hurt. Bach is known to have used Numerology and the Doctrine of Affectations as a way to personalize his music and express his devotion to God.
Continue ReadingNew video on Youtube - Part 1 of Ernst Bloch's Schelomo with George Neikrug on cello.
Continue ReadingWhat could be more powerful than this? Kreisler's playing is an unrelenting embrace of Bach's musical passion. Kreisler vibrates the very molecules of the violin and offers them at the feet of the music gods in this Divinely inspired performance! If you want to learn how to play Bach cello suites or violin partitas, have a listen.
Continue ReadingThe reason Dounis can awaken your cello genius is because he can show you the root cause of your cello problems and how to solve them.
To solve a problem you must know the cause...
Would a doctor prescribe a medicine for a patient without first diagnosing the illness? Of course not.
So what is the cause of your cello problems?
The answer is simple...the basics.
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