The following Popper Études are tagged Level 4 difficulty. These cello studies are the most challenging in the set and will take the longest preparation time.
Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 4 We were thrilled to have the incredible Tim Gill with us for exploration of Popper 4 – “a beast of a study”. We explore the unique challenges of this one, thumb position, key signature, bow legato with string crossings and lots more. Hope you will find this […]
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 9 Popper 9 is a beautiful but difficult study that explores double stops, particularly in thumb position. It is especially challenging because this study focuses our attention on making these difficult passages lyrically beautiful and singing. It’s one thing to master a certain aspect of technique in the
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 12 This is quite a tricky study that really works on the geography of the cello especially in thumb position. It’s a real workout for anyone’s cello playing chops, and features a difficult octaves passage at the end of 4 pages of thumb position! However, we really enjoyed
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 13 Popper 13! Full of octaves and double-stops galore, this one certainly kept us busy. Check out how we approach this epic study, and our top tips for not getting overwhelmed by the world of octaves. Bow balance percentages are important for the tune to sing in the
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 29 This is a particularly challenging study, especially if your double stops have been on the back-burner lately. We talk a lot about psychology of practice and how to prepare a difficult work like this in our discussion this week. If you are attempting this study, be kind
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 33 This étude has its challenges. It takes stamina and focuses heavily on the thumb. In this video, we break down lots of ways to approach the aspects that seem initially challenging. We also have a lot of good tidbits in this video that apply to other aspects
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Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 38 This étude appears extra challenging with the ‘presto’ tempo marking and the octaves. Starting slowly is highly recommended. Take out the octaves and practice the bow stroke on open strings first. Practicing this in rhythms is very helpful to increase the speed once you can play this
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