Up-Bow Staccato

Several staccato notes in succession all in an up-bow direction.

Popper Cello Étude No. 14

Bow Distribution, Bow Fingertip Connection, Down-Bow Staccato, Shifting, Staccato, Thumb Position, Up-Bow Staccato /

Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 14 We had a BLAST doing our Popper 14 session with the fantastic Christian Elliott (principal cellist Irish Chamber Orchestra, member of the Phoenix Piano Trio and Zehetmair Quartet). Popper 14 is all about up-bow and down-bow staccato, a very specific technical stroke that is tricky for nearly […]

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Popper Cello Étude No. 32

Bow Distribution, Bow Fingertip Connection, Chromatic Harmony, Shifting, Staccato, String Crossing, Thumb Position, Up-Bow Staccato /

Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 32 Popper 32 is a study that revisits up-bow staccato; however, it is quite different from the other big up-bow staccato study, No. 14. Namely because the tempo indicated by Popper is quite a bit slower, so the function of how the technique works is totally different and

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