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ASTA/SAA Conference
Andrea Yun
Feb 2026
Intro
INTRODUCTION
I have a great deal of resources on the teacher training portion of my website. I might reference these videos during my talks at the conference, so I thought I would include some of those videos here for you to watch without dealing with my paywall. More teacher training videos (both paid and free), as well as hundreds of hours of lesson observations, are available on the "Training Pages" menu of my website.
I will be leading the SAA Cello Ensemble after the 8pm keynote tonight (Friday). Come to our concert if you are interested in cello ensemble!
PEDAGOGY VIDEOS
The link below is my Concept List, which is the topic of the videos immediately beneath the button. This is basically my technique curriculum for my students. It is what allows me to free myself from being restrained by repertoire. There are also some lesson recordings in case you want to see how I use the Concept List in the wild.
San Francisco 2026
39:07
Concept List: Part 1 - Introduction & Left Arm
34:59
Concept List: Part 2 - Right Arm & Body
43:29
Scales, Pt 4: Thirds, Octaves, False Harmonics
53:33
Deleted video
04:55
Concept-Heavy Lesson: Parent lesson (Micah's mom, 8/31/2016)
18:42
Playing from Back with Valporeon - Peri
06:08
Grace 2/17/2026 - Concepts List observation
CELLYMPICS
Module: Cellympics
02:24
Recap: 2017 Cellympics video
02:27
Recap: 2019 Cellympics Video
08:03
Recap: 2024 Cellympics & Inaugural CellympiX
06:04
Recap: 2025 Cellympics & 2nd annual CellympiX
43:15
Cellympics Pedagogy: Beginner Events
22:19
Cellympics Pedagogy: Intermediate Events
34:37
Cellympics Pedagogy: Advanced Events
10:30
Cellympics Pedagogy: More Events
Cellympics pedagogy videos are in this playlist:
OTHER STUFF
Here are some links to pages related to cello performance that I think no cellist should do without. There are also links to the things that have inspired me lately.
Ayanna Witter-Johnson is a riveting performer and creator. She recently toured with Peter Gabriel on his i/o tour. I am performing her piece, Rise Up Riddim, with the Suzuki Cello Ensemble at this conference on Friday night at 8pm. The captivating video above is what introduced me to her, and this video is also great. I've since performed with her, and I can attest that she's an incredible human being.
This is written by Thomas Demenga, who is an amazing cellist/composer. The beginning of another one of Demenga's pieces, EFEU is incredibly compelling. Kian Soltani, the talented cellist in the video above, is also a composer. In this video, he beautifully performs his piece, Persian Fire Dance.
I adore this cello ensemble piece by Paul Wiancko, called When the Night. It utilizes the cello beautifully, and this is such a captivating performance by the Colorado Cello Quartet. I also love the viola-cello duo he wrote, entitled American Haiku.
I happen to know Stephan Braun's playing better than the other cellist here. Stephan is incredibly talented and crazy-versatile. This other cellist here is amazing, too, though. The world of jazz cello is growing stronger every few years, and I'm looking forward to seeing what becomes of that growth.
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