The Best Free & Paid Resources
for Learning the Cello Online

Coda Bows – great info on carbon fiber bows.
How to select a bow – this is from my YouTube channel. It’s a detailed explanation.
This is the Incredibow. It’s VERY lightweight and very inexpensive.

This is the Soundbrenner Pulse metronome. It allows you to feel the beat vs. hearing the beat.
A pendulum metronome is a classy little thing for those who like to see the movement of time along with the sound.
The TE (Tonal Energy) tuner is a great metronome app.
Piascore is an easy to use tuner for those who don’t need any frills.
This Korg is a metronome with a big speaker so you won’t run the risk of outplaying your metronome!
The Snark is a popular tuner among those folks who like to have the tuner attached to their instrument while tuning.

This is my favorite endpin holder. Sticks like mad!
This is a strap endpin holder. It’s a must for every cellist.
This is a really good portable music stand. Great for everyday use or travel. I prefer this to the wire stands.
The “Tush Cush” for those cellists who need additional support without sacrificing the correct sitting angle.
The SMS-40 and the SMS-50 is a music stand highly recommended by a Cello Discovery member.
This is a tried-and-true, quality cake of rosin. It’s what I always use.
If you have an awful wolf-tone in your cello (and if you do, you totally know what I’m talking about), the Krentz Modulator is the best wolf eliminator around. It is quite expensive, but it’s a brilliant device. More on wolf tones here.
This cello guard is great if you want to keep your cello safe between rehearsal breaks, practice sessions, etc.

Smart Music – This program tells you when your notes are in-tune or out of tune.
Learn the cello note names! This awesome resource was created by a Cello Discovery member.
My Pianist – Wow, wow! This is the coolest thing ever! When you reach a more advanced level, here is an app where the pianist follows your tempo and tempo changes!!
Tomplay – Professionally recorded music with interactive scores. Buy individual pieces.

Cello Bello is a non-profit website for ALL things cello. Outstanding resource.
Want to better understand the art of practicing? Check out this inspiring new book by Dr. Molly Gebrian.
The Cello Museum is an educational, interesting new website. SO many great cello reads in here. Do explore!
“Fun for the Curious Cellist” has loads of geeky-awesome info in this website.
Amit Peled teaches at the Peabody Institute and is a dynamic teacher and performer.
Jamie Fiste is a master cello teacher with a fun approach to learning the cello.
Learning the Cello is a website by Suzanne Dicker with lots of great information.
Here is another website with lots of misc. cello info.
The Cello Mind is a very thorough book on mastering the left hand and on learning excellent intonation. It’s more geared for advancing students.
“Cello Technique” is (in my opinion) the ULTIMATE cello technique guide. I loved this book but it is quite dry reading for those who don’t geek out on the intricacies of technique and the physics of…
Dolmetch – All things music – huge resource list.
LOTS of Cello Blogs in one location.
Some free YouTube lessons from Kayson Brown.
A friend & colleague in the Austin Symphony has started a website for online cello lessons. He would be great for those wanting to learn advanced literature. TakeCelloLessons.com

New Texas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, TX (USA)
LADSO in Los Angeles, CA (USA)
ECCO in Portland, OR (USA)
Puget Sound Symphony Orch. in Seattle, WA (USA)
New Horizons Symphony in Las Cruces, NM (USA)
Bury St. Edmunds Friendly Orchestra in Suffolk, England
Great list of community orchestras throughout the UK. Not sure how up to date it is.
WELLSO – in Wellington, NZ
DeKalb Symphony Orchestra in Clarkston, GA (USA)
Jonestown Community Strings Program in Jonestown, PA (USA)
Brockport Symphony Orchestra in Western NY (USA)
Greece Community Orchestra in Rochester, NY (USA)
Geelong Community Orchestra in Australia
Heart of Appalachia Community Orchestra in Lebanon VA (USA)
Fermi Community Orchestra in Batavia, IL (USA)
The Virginia Cello Ensembles in Fredericksburg, VA (USA)

Hello Music Theory (also a great site for those trying to make sense of the US vs.UK terms for rhythm).
Sight Reading Factory – good app for additional reading practice.
8 Notes – 8notes.com has so much music to practice and there are nice accompaniments.

Theta Music Trainer – Some interesting & free ear-training practices.
I love this YouTube Video on examining how chords sound with the different tuning systems applied.

IMSLP– Lots of music for download here. Mostly public domain.
MuseScore.com – Subscription-based. Independent music transcribers share music here. Some good ones, some not so good…