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Jeffrey Zeigler

Teacher Training Seminar 2024

Drawing on the vast experiences of a diverse teaching team, this intensive, virtual summer seminar will cover a broad array of subjects relevant to cello teachers at all levels of experience. Topics this year include explorations in shifting and vibrato, practice strategies for busy students, applying Feldenkreis Principles in your teaching, essentials for cello beginners, early steps in developing keyboard visualization, the art of cadenza writing and many, many more. Our classes are designed to bolster pedagogical knowledge and skills, with opportunities for participants to engage directly with our faculty in both formal and informal Q & A settings. Faculty in 2023 include master teachers Paul Katz, Tanya Carey, Mark Churchill, Sandra Halleran, Khari Joyner, Alison Bazala Kim, Kee-Hyun Kim, Ken Kubota, Jisoo Ok, Aristides Rivas, and David Ying.

By |2024-05-17T14:03:40-04:00May 17th, 2024|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Audition Preparation Workshop 2023

CelloBello’s Audition Preparation Workshop is a virtual seminar designed to help prospective undergraduate and graduate students prepare for their school auditions, including the prescreening process. This two-week intensive features masterclasses, private lessons, and panel discussions, all centered around empowering students with the tools to succeed in their auditions.

By |2023-09-19T04:20:52-04:00September 15th, 2023|Categories: , , |Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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CelloBello’s 8 Days of Giveaways

Join us for our 2022 year-end celebration, featuring 8 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS! December is the month of giving, and CelloBello is joining in that spirit with a fun countdown of gifts! We are ringing in the New Year by awarding daily prizes all throughout this last week of 2022, as well as releasing new videos for our beloved CelloBello community.

By |2022-12-31T03:25:07-05:00December 20th, 2022|Categories: , |Tags: , , , , , , , |
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So Why is Improvisation so Important? — by Jeffrey Zeigler

Like so many classically trained cellists, improvising was never something that I felt very comfortable trying. And although most of my professional life has been in the world of new music, improvisation was not something that I had explored in depth until a few years ago. My improvisational journey began literally the day after my final day with the Kronos Quartet when I played a concert at The Stone in New York with John Zorn and several others on one of his monthly improv nights. For those of you who have never been to one, the way that these concerts work is that everyone sits downstairs in the basement and one by one people decide in the moment who plays with whom. It can be duos, trios or quartets—you literally [...]

By |2022-10-22T12:15:38-04:00April 14th, 2016|Categories: Artistic Vision, Beyond the Traditional, Performance, Self Discovery|Tags: , , , , , , |
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János Starker Remembrance Week: The Test

After a long journey a young man arrived deep in a forest where the teacher of his choice was living in a small house he had built himself. When the student arrived, the teacher was sweeping up autumn’s falling leaves. Greeting his new master, the young man received no greeting in return. And to all his questions, there were no replies. Realizing there was nothing he could do to get the teacher’s attention, the student went to another part of the same forest and built himself a house. Years later, when he was sweeping up autumn’s fallen leaves, he became enlightened. He thought to drop everything, run through the forest, and say “Thank you!” to the teacher. Instead he stayed sweeping, calm & smiling.              [...]

By |2017-10-30T05:02:01-04:00April 25th, 2015|Categories: Artistic Vision, Interpersonal Relationships, Janos Starker, Teaching|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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