The shifts that trip cellists up in performance usually aren't the dramatic leaps...
It's the small half-step ones that go a hair too far.
In this free segment from Popper: High School of Cello Playing, Andrés Díaz walks through the second étude with a focus on bow shape, smooth shifts, and tone.
His rule for short shifts: when the distance is small enough, walk through it with the fingers instead of moving the whole hand.
This is just the beginning...
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