This tip would work for any instrument, so even though it is a learning tip, I will use the Breakroom.

I was having trouble recalling the fingering and shifting of Chaston Triste. I figured out part of it, the first position part 😂. I might have figured out how to do it.

Cellopedia, whom I mentioned in the Learning Cello section a few times, plays songs slightly below tempo. His videos are excellent, as they are meant to show you how it is played. It is just him, a dark background, and a camera showing him playing.

I found his Chanson Triste piece. I watched it as I followed along with my sheet music. I watched when he shifted and paused. I marked up my sheet music with the shift position and string. I compared it to a chart I printed that shows the shifts and notes. After I marked what I had seen, I backed up and followed along, making sure what I did was correct. I continued along that shift section was complete and marked that section, etc. I have half of the song marked up and will try it out soon.

This would work for any instrument, I would think.

This is a great way to watch a video if you can find one that is really a teaching video. Cellopedia is great for cello. You need the right video where the instrument and fingering are shown throughout. For you cellists reading this, there is a link to that wonderful color coded cello chart I found in the index I created in the Learning Cello section.