Lucas, age 6, with Miguel Campos
CelloBello’s Teacher Training Seminar
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 setting up a beginner with a healthy foundation, explorations in shifting and vibrato, utilizing improvisation in technical practice, supplements to the Suzuki books, unlocking the power of effective practice, priorities for early teaching and 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 2024 include master teachers Paul Katz, Richard Aaron, Mike Block, Erin Breene, Horacio Contreras, Elizabeth Glennon, Madeleine Golz, Sandra Halleran, Kee-Hyun Kim, Ken Kubota, Jisoo Ok, David Ying and Jeffrey Zeigler.
While live participation is encouraged, all virtual classes are recorded and made available to registered participants to view on demand until the end of the calendar year.
Program registration is now open. Individual class registrations will be available at a later date as space permits.
Feedback from Teacher Training Seminar participants:
“This is my second time attending the Teacher Training Seminar. I recommend it highly. As a busy private cello teacher with my own studio, it is difficult for me to maintain ongoing contact with other cello teachers and stay on top of teaching trends around the country. This seminar has allowed me to learn about new issues, as well as new approaches for old issues.”
“Fantastic seminars with amazing teachers and colleagues alike – thank you CelloBello!”
“The CelloBello Teaching Seminar was a wonderful mix of theory, practices, opportunities to try something new, to interact with others. The Teaching Seminar meets the needs of teachers with very different backgrounds! What a fantastic organization. I’m so happy to be a part of a supportive community. Thank you very much to all of you!”
teacher training seminar 2024
July 20 – 27, 2024
See below for details or email us to be kept informed.
RICHARD AARON
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
MIKE BLOCK
New England Conservatory of Music
ERIN BREENE
Chamber Music OC
HORACIO CONTRERAS
University of North Texas School of Music
ELIZABETH GLENNON
Buckley Country Day School
MADELEINE GOLZ
Manhattan School of Music
SANDRA HALLERAN
Rochester Cello Society
PAUL KATZ
New England Conservatory of Music
KEE-HYUN KIM
Harvard University
KEN KUBOTA
Kaufman Music Center
JISOO OK
Kaufman Music Center
DAVID YING
Eastman School of Music
JEFFREY ZEIGLER
University of Miami Frost School of Music
Full Course Package
Individual Classes
2023 Seminar Faculty
TANYA CAREY
Roosevelt CCPA; Music Institute of Chicago
MARK CHURCHILL
New England Conservatory Preparatory School
ELIZABETH GLENNON
Buckley Country Day School
SANDRA HALLERAN
Rochester Cello Society
KHARI JOYNER
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory
PAUL KATZ
New England Conservatory of Music
ALISON BAZALA KIM
American String Teachers Association
KEE-HYUN KIM
Harvard University
KEN KUBOTA
Kaufman Music Center
JISOO OK
Kaufman Music Center
ARISTIDES RIVAS
California Baptist University
DAVID YING
Eastman School of Music
2023 Seminar Participants
Janna Bednorz
Margaret Beyer
Koko Chang
Garth Cummings
Susan Di Biase
Mary Fisher
Jonathan Gerhardt
Rebecca Gilmore
Evgeny Grechko
Tord Hagbarth Bremnes
Ariel Haubner
Paul Howard
Rebecca Huber
Kai Jie Teo
Suzana Kato
Simone Koolhaas
Quinn Lake
Jiwon Lee
Stephanie Li
David Lusterman
Enzo Oliveira
Ben Rogerson
Grace Salsman
Josh Salter
Hannah Schmidt
Sharon Seim
Jasmin Shih
Melissa Silva
Kristiana Silver
Jacqueline Stern
Miriam Troxler
Zachary Vigus
Catherine Wilkins
2022 Seminar Faculty
MIKE BLOCK
Multi-style Cellist
JAMIE CLARK
Stetson University in Florida
HORACIO CONTRERAS
University of North Texas; Strings of Latin America
ALEX CROXTON
Mannes School of Music Pre-College, Special Music School and The School for Strings, NY
EUGENE FRIESEN
Berklee College of Music
SANDY KIEFER
Colburn School
JONATHAN KOH
University of California, Berkeley
KANGHO LEE
Tonus Piano Trio; Antonin Ensemble
BRANT TAYLOR
DePaul University School of Music
ANDREA YUN
Michigan Opera Theatre; Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
2022 Seminar Participants
Colin Ames
Janna Bednorz
Michael Bent
Clara Blazer
Tord Hagbarth Bremnes
Norine Broomhead
Jeorgein Calixtus
Koko Chang
Jia-mo Chen
Kathleen Coolbaugh
Susan Crisfield
Adam Cubitt
Garth Cummings
Julie Dessureault
Susan Di Biase
Suzanne Dicker
Jeanne Fox
Jonathan Gerhardt
Maho Grazzini
Alice Greminger
Ariel Haubner
Anna Helgadottir
Zhi Ching Ho
Rebecca Jansen
Youbin Jun
Adrianna Khoo
Kathleen Krause
Hyun Ji Kwon
Anne-Marit Nedregard Larsson
Rosalind Leavell
Marilyn Lee
Stephanie Li
Irene Simbor Lozano
Zachary McGee
Deborah Mishoe
Erika Nielsen
Beth Pearce
Rachel Raval
Susan Robison
Ben Rogerson
Josh Salter
Alice Sewell
Jasmin Shih
Kristiana Silver
Lisa Smith
Jackie Stern
Jennifer Stomberg
Kati Thieme
Lisa Todd
Yu-Chieh Tsou
Alison Vercoe
Nina Wallenberg
Zach Whitaker
Kamyron Williams
Yuting Wu
2021 Seminar Faculty
TANYA CAREY
Music Institute of Chicago
JAMIE CLARK
Stetson University in Florida
ALEX CROXTON
Mannes School of Music Pre-College, Special Music School and The School for Strings, NY
MADELEINE GOLZ
Manhattan School of Music
SANDY KIEFER
Colburn School
JONATHAN KOH
University of California, Berkeley
KENNY LEE
Western Illinois University
ANDREA YUN
Michigan Opera Theatre; Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
2021 Seminar Participants
Jennifer Bailey
Janna Bednorz
Michael Bent
Miriam Bolkosky
Norine Broomhead
Maureen Caisse
Nat Chaitkin
Cecilia Chan
Tapalin Charoensook
Anyun Chen
Jiamo Chen
Sarah Choi
Will Chow
Kathleen Coolbaugh
Lilly Cottam
Garth Cummings
Kristiana Dahlquist Silver
Julie Dessureault
Tyler DeVigal
Suzanne Dicker
Olga Dolgaya
Mary Fisher
Izumi Fujii
Laura Gaynon
Jonathan Gerhardt
Maho Grazzini
Evgeny Grechko
Alice Greminger
Leslie Hamric
Anna Helgadottir
Quinn Hutchinson
Rebecca Kuo Konow
Shiang Lee
Jing Li
Eva Lymenstull
Nancy Mack
Brice Madden
Coral Marchant
Eva María Rodríguez
Andreea Nicu
Erika Nielsen
Diana Nuttall
Julie Parish
Yusela Perez
Karen Poleshuck
Alicia Randisi-Hooker
Benedict Rogerson
Grace Salsman
Josh Salter
Alice Sewell
Jasmin Shih
Nicole Shogren
Ellen Silver
Anna Sircar
Lisa Smith
Kati Thieme
Megan Titensor
Li-Han Eliza Tseng
Maria Wang
Vicky Wang
Lan Wang
Dina Weinshelbaum
Catherine Wilkins
Steve Witter
Yuting Wu
Aron Zelkowicz
Qiuyan Zhou
2020 Seminar Faculty
MIKE BLOCK
Multi-style Cellist
YARI BOND
Columbia University; The Special Music School; Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Music Center
MADELEINE GOLZ
Manhattan School of Music
SANDY KIEFER
Colburn School
ANDREA YUN
Michigan Opera Theatre; Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
JEFFREY ZEIGLER
Mannes School; former cellist of the Kronos Quartet
2020 Seminar Participants
Carina Albuquerque
Rejean Anderson
Nikita Annenkov
Jennifer Bailey
Emily Balderrama
Monan Bittencourt
Summer Boggess
Tapalin Charoensook
Jiamo Chen
Lillian Chen
Stephanie Chen
Dale Culliford
Garth Cummings
Gaby Figueroa
Mary Fisher
Jeanne Fox
Jonathan Gerhardt
Hilary Glen
Elizabeth Glennon
Maho Grazzini
Evgeny Grechko
Alice Greminger
Christine Halverson
Portia Hansen
Robert Hausmann
Anna Helgadottir
Mary Alice Hendricks
Anna Herrera
Wesley Hornpetrie
Cyrena Huang
YoonJung Hwang
Meghan Johnson
Evan Kahn
Ellen Kilcup
Joan Kinsella
Joanna Klett
Julia Knowles
Rosalind Leavell
Heewon Lee
Shiang Lee
Julia Marshall
Elsa Mateu
Andreea Nicu
Saara Nordblom
Sofia Nowik
Kristin Palombit
Beth Pearce
Karen Poleshuck
Bianca d’Avila do Prado
Alicia Randisi-Hooker
Anthony Rodriguez
Eva María Rodríguez
Beatriz Rojas
Alice Sewell
Jasmin Shih
Martha Siegel
Kristin Smith
Kati Thieme
Megan Titensor
Lisa Todd
Cameron Williams
Yuting Wu
Liz Youker
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