Recommended Links for Students and Parents
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Listening

Many of these artists or albums can be found on your favorite streaming service, on YouTube, at your local library or CD purchase.

CLASSICAL CELLISTS
Yo-Yo Ma (every album is great!)
Jacqueline du Pre
Mstislav Rostropovich

Bach's 6 Cello Suites Albums

• Pierre Fournier
• Ralph Kirshbaum
• Steven Isserlis
• Yo-Yo Ma
• Pieter Wispelwey
• Mstislav Rostropovich
• Janos Starker
• Anner Bylsma

Rodney Farrar's Fat Notes Cellobration CD

CELLO BANDS
2Cellos
The Piano Guys
Apocalyptica
Portland Cello Project

FOLK AND FIDDLE CELLO
Natalie Haas
Rushad Eggleston
Liz Davis Maxfield
Ben Sollee
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​ALTERNATIVE CELLISTS
Zoe Keating
Emily Hope Price
Gideon Freudmann
Stephen Katz

Videos

Zoe Keating
Pablo Casals
Jacqueline du Pre

Podcasts

Beyond the Music Lesson
​Time to Practice
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Seattle Violin Shops

Bischofberger Violins - Capitol Hill
Henry Bischofberger Violins - Kirkland
Olsen Violins - Ballard
Hammond Ashley Violins - Issaquah
Applebaum Violins - Tacoma

Online Music Stores

Shar Music Company
Cello Strings
Young Musicians
Johnson String Instruments
​Sheet Music Plus

Music Festivals

Japan Seattle Suzuki Institute - August, WA
Vivace Chamber Players - August, WA
National Cello Institute - June, CA
Intermountain Suzuki String Institute - June, UT
All Suzuki Summer Institutes all summer across North America

Practice

Practice Charts:

• The Practice Shoppe
• Meredith Strings

Books:

• Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families
• Time to Practice: A Companion For Parents
• Helping Parents Practice: Ideas for Making it Easier​
• This Will Help You Grow: Advice and Encouragement for Suzuki Parents

Articles:

• Home Practice Tips for Parents
• Gilda Barston's "Effective Practice"
• Practice 10 Points to Ponder
• Practice Basics, Priorities, and Creative Ideas

Resources

Classics for Kids
​​Suzuki Experience Blog