Suzuki Music Cello PD Page
Melbourne, April, 2026
This website (including videos and downloads) will be available for 2 months after this session is over.
I have hundreds of hours of teacher training modules and lesson observations on my website. I've added links above to videos that might be of the most interest to many of you. If you're interested in more videos, you can subscribe to my website. My student site has a lot of free resources, as well as my free teacher resource page.
Concept List
My Concept List is central to my teaching. This is what I use to separate myself from the restrictions of repertoire and follow the child more freely. Some of you know know about this, since you attended my online workshop. I have since updated my Concept List and the accompanying videos. I thought some of you might like to take a look, since this is, according to participants, the single most useful thing I address in teacher training. Below is linked the pdf of the Concept List as well as a series of videos explaining each of the concepts individually. In our sessions, I will not refer to the Concept List except in passing, so this is all extra material.
Module: Concept List
Concept List: Part 1 - Introduction & Left Arm
Concept List: Part 2 - Right Arm & Body
Concept-Heavy Lesson: Parent lesson (Micah's mom, 8/31/2016)
Lucas: Wait-Wait-Ready-Go; Touch-Sink-Go; Parent Engagement
Lucas 2/17/2026 - Concept List observation
Playing from Back with Valporeon - Peri
Yeonjae (3/9/2026)
Peri (3/9/2026)
Elsa - Minuet 2 (1/29/2017)
Aldus, 1/28/2021, Bk3, Allegro Moderato
Peach (9/20/2021) concepts on new cello
Grace 2/17/2026 - Concepts List observation
11:30a - 1:30p
Hands-On Beginner Round-Robin
and Anatomy Deep-Dive
We will cover much, but not all, of this information in our sessions together. I think it is helpful to see me work with students, so I have included clips of lessons in this playlist.
Suzuki Music Victoria - Setup
Setup: Stools & Seated Positioning (with Zoey)
Foam Cellos; Cello/Bow Sizing
Demo: Bow Hold Mania! (with my daughter)
Demo: Bow Setup - with my husband (10/17/2020)
Setup: Making a Pinkie House
Middle & Thumb Positions
Demo: Cello Setup 1 - Chair height, Foot chart, Cello handling, Cello sizing - Zoey, 6yo (9/25/2020)
Demo: Cello Setup 2 - Cello Sizing, Setup, Cellympics, & Bow Holds - Zoey, 6yo (2/13/21)
Demo: Four Bow Holds - Zoey (10/19/2020) (6yo)
First LH Setup - Elisa
LH Setup: Elisa is a Cello Player
Valporeon L arm setup - Yeonjae
GM Scale & LH Setup - Yeonjae
Dropped Bow Arm: Plop - Anya (6/14/2016)
Violet - Bow remediation (4/1/2024)
1:45p - 3:15p
Shifting as a Sequence
I cover most of my "old finger" shifting technique through scales, and then one of the first "new finger" shifts" in the repertoire is the big shift in Humoresque. I address thumb position setup through 5th position exploration, and I address getting from 1st to upper positions through my Cellympic event called "Octave Slides."
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PLAYING IN POSITION with elements from Concept List in check
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MOVING/SLIDING
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DON'T PASS THE NOTE
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CONCEPTS FOR MOVING
Suzuki Music Victoria - Shifting
Scales, Pt 1: Beginner Scales & Extensions
Scales, Pt 2: F Major Scale Sequence & D Major Scale
3-octave F Major with turnaround & slides, XXCC123 up & over
Octave slides (practice version)
Octave Slides (the real thing)
Humoresque, m.40 - new finger, new bow slide
Minuet No. 2 in 5th pos - Aldus (10/19/2020)
Cellympics
Cellympics is central to my technique curriculum. We solidify setup and technique through these fun events. I used to have trophies, but now I just do a Cellympics Passport, in which students receive stamps from each judge. It's crazy fun. Please look at one of the recap videos to get an idea of what the event is before diving into the pedagogy videos. I won't have a lot of time to dive into Cellympics in our training sessions, but I do hope to do some events with the students.
Suzuki Music Victoria - Cellympics
Recap: 2017 Cellympics video
Recap: 2024 Cellympics & Inaugural CellympiX
Cellympics Pedagogy: Beginner Events
Cellympics Pedagogy: Intermediate Events
Cellympics Pedagogy: Advanced Events
