Cello 101: Bootcamp for Beginners

Learn to play cello online with this comprehensive and engaging course from Hello Cello, perfect for absolute beginners. In Cello 101, you'll learn to play the cello easily and naturally, and you'll have fun doing it. This course is the first of three in the Introduction to Cello set of Hello Cello, an innovative method for learning the cello online.

With video lectures on fundamental technique, play-along practice sessions, and a 70-page cello handbook, all that's left for you is to find your first instrument; and there's a video lecture to walk you through that, too. Learning the cello is a powerful way to connect with yourself and your artistic side, and it builds unique abilities that push the boundaries of what you thought you were capable of. This course will foster those abilities better than any other.

Cello 101 will take you from finding a cello to performing your first pieces. You can even start learning before you buy your first instrument: after getting Claire's tips for finding a cello of your own, you'll begin by learning the parts of the cello and bow and how to set up the instrument. Then you'll dive into taking care of the cello and creating a practice space that works for you and the cello.

You'll be able to learn in your own environment and at your own pace, and you'll have access to feedback throughout the course with an easy-to-use file uploader. With the Five Building Blocks of cello playing, learning this complicated instrument has never been so structured and easy:Posture PositionSoundIntonationPhrasing First, you'll get a crash-course in posture, because great posture leads to great sound. Then you'll dive in to left and right hand and arm technique, with play-along sessions to cement what you've learned.