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Professional Cellist Reacts To Orchestra Memes

posted in Humor, Orchestra, YouTube Videos on April 12, 2023 by Cello Ben 0 Comments
Text that says "MEME TIME REACTING TO CELLO/ORCHESTRA MEMES" with pictures of Cello Ben, a vector graphic of Doge, and an image of Meme Man.

Who doesn’t love a good meme? In this video, I go through a few memes that I thought were humorous/cute/interesting, and I’m hoping you feel the same way about them. This was unscripted, and I don’t have a script to the video to share, but I do hope that you’ll leave me some tips for… Continue reading →

6 Tips To Spice Up Your Cello Warmup 🌶️

posted in Cello Tips, YouTube Videos on April 8, 2023 by Cello Ben 0 Comments
Cello Ben behind some spices, with a cello in a picture next to him. Text says SPICE UP YOUR WARMUP @ THE CELLO, and the background is black with flames.

We all know warming up can be boring. But it’s so important. Even though there’s plenty to get through, we can make it a little fun. In this video, I’m going to show you some tips that you can use to get a little more enjoyment out of your warmup time. But of course, I… Continue reading →

when you have a cello audition but the committee’s running behind

posted in Humor, YouTube Videos on April 5, 2023 by Cello Ben 0 Comments
A snippet of the sheet music for "MegaTron", a mash-up of many orchestral excerpts. this displays some of Ein Heldenleben, Brahms Second Piano Concerto, Brahms Second Symphony, and Tchaikovsky Fourth Symphony.

This one is just for fun…I wanted to make a giant mash-up of common orchestral excerpts that are seen on many audition lists. You should never use what is in here as any sort of authoritative source. It has no bowings, virtually no dynamics, and probably some mistakes, too. But if you want to mess… Continue reading →

How I Learned 164 Pieces In 7 Months

posted in Cello Life, Cello Tips, Orchestra on March 31, 2023 by Cello Ben 0 Comments
Thumbnail saying "I learned 2.1kg of music in 7 months How did I survive?" on an orange background with a shocked emoji and a picture of my scale displaying 2.1+kg of weight under the practice parts.

Professional orchestra life involves a giant queue of music. Whenever you finish learning a cycle, you can count on having to jump into learning the next one very soon after. So it requires careful management to be able to learn all of this repertoire, and learn it well. In this video, I give some insight… Continue reading →

The Composer Who Died The Strangest Death | Music History Mondays

posted in Music History Mondays, YouTube Videos on March 27, 2023 by Cello Ben 0 Comments
Text saying: "J.B. Lully's Performance Gone Wrong" and "He Died Of WHAT?!" with a picture of Lully in the top right.

I found this video to be a very illuminating one to make…the research process got me into some music I hadn’t been familiar with before. It’s a story with a dark end, but an interesting one. I hope you enjoy the video, and if you would prefer to read, I’ll include the text to the… Continue reading →

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