Frontiers in Educational Research, 2023, 6(10); doi: 10.25236/FER.2023.061015.
Song Yutong
The Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Cello performance has a very high demand for the flexibility of fingering and the correctness of the position, and determines whether the rhythm and notes in music can be reproduced. For the fingering and handling of the cello, it is mainly accomplished by the left hand. Therefore, the left hand occupies the dominant position in the cello playing process, plays an irreplaceable important role. It is not easy to express the musical thoughts of cello works when playing cello works. It is necessary to use skilled skills and solid basic skills, and to understand the background, history and author of the music one by one, in order to achieve the desired effect.
cello playing; left hand skills teaching training; thumb positions; string kneading
Song Yutong. Study on the importance of left hand playing skills in cello teaching. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 10: 75-79. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.061015.
[1] Snowman Janet (2010).The left and right hands of the eighteenth-century British musical prodigies, William Crotch and Samuel Wesley.[J]. Laterality. Volume 15, Issue 1-2 PP: 209-52.
[2] Wohlfahrt Hans Theodor (1998)"Book-review" Military March / Cello Concerto / Symphonic Serenade / Piano Concerto for Left Hand [J]. Neue Zeitschrift für Musik Volume 159, Issue 1. PP: 75-75.
[3] Slavett Kenneth C., Wendt Charles (1987). Introducing Left Hand Extensions for the Cello [J]. American String Teacher Volume 37, Issue 4. PP: 41-44.