Pizzicato

Perhaps not studied as much as bowing technique, there’s more to pizzicato than you might think. Explore our resources on how to enhance your plucking game: Left Hand and Right Hand

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‘Begin with some finger push-ups’ - Technique: Left-hand finger independence

2022-08-19T09:47:00+01:00

How to build strength and flexibility for a truly agile left hand with Adriana LaRosa Ransom, professor of cello and string project director at Illinois State University, US

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Technique: How to vary and enhance your cello pizzicato

2022-07-28T20:53:00+01:00

Soloist and chamber musician Christoph Richter talks about good pizz technique with particular attention to the range of sound demanded by Debussy's Cello Sonata. From The Strad's November 2015 issue

Left Hand

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Violin techniques with James Ehnes: pizzicato

2022-07-28T01:55:00+01:00

‘Basically, you’re going to grab the string and pull it’

Right Hand

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Technique: How to vary and enhance your cello pizzicato

2022-07-28T20:53:00+01:00

Soloist and chamber musician Christoph Richter talks about good pizz technique with particular attention to the range of sound demanded by Debussy's Cello Sonata. From The Strad's November 2015 issue