Will Richardson, Cellist
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Will Richardson, Cellist

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I currently teach in Roseville, MN as co-founder of North Star Cello Academy and Century College in White Bear Lake.

To arrange for a trial lesson or inquire as to my availability, please contact me.


Teaching Philosophy

My goal as a teacher is to instill in my students an appreciation, interest, and dedication to music and the arts.

I teach students of a variety of ages including adults. The teaching materials I use are dictated by the age and goals of the student. I have completed training  through the  Suzuki Association of the Americas and I  combine this training and philosophy with a ‘traditional’ approach.


I highly recommend students of the appropriate level audition for:
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony (GTCYS)
or
Minnesota Youth Symphonies



Sheet Music Links
Suzuki Materials:

Suzuki Cello Books and CDs
I Can Read Music Volume 1
I Can Read Music Volume 2

Technical Studies/Etudes
Technical Studies -Julius Klengel

Position Pieces for Cello by Rick Mooney
​Thumb Position Book 1 by Rick Mooney
Thumb Position Book 2 by Rick Mooney

40 Easy Studies, Op. 70 by Sebastian Lee
Double Stops for Cello by Rick Mooney
Alwin Schroeder 170 Foundation Studies for Cello Vol. 1
Jean-Louis Duport 21 Etudes for Cello
Changing the Positions, Op. 8 Ottakar Sevcik
Otakar Sevcik: Cello Studies - 40 Variations Op. 3
Violoncello Technique - Mark Yampolsky
15 Easy Studies - David Popper
Preparatory Studies op. 76 - David Popper
High School of Cello Playing  Op. 73 - David Popper

Solos, Sonatas & Concertos:
Six Suites For Cello Solo, BWV 1007-1012
Three Easy Pieces for Cello - Paul Hindemith
Hungarian Rhapsody - David Popper
Cello Concerto in C Major -Joseph Haydn
Boccherini-Grutzmacher Concerto in Bb Major
Cello Concerto in D Major - Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in e minor - Edward Elgar
Kol Nidrei Op. 47 - Max Bruch

Concerto in A Minor - C. Saint-Saens

Recommended Recordings
Mstislav Rostropovich Dvorak Cello Concerto
Mstislav Rostropovich Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1
Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation
Bach Cello Suites - Truls Mork
Starker Plays Kodaly
Vivaldi 6 Cello Sonatas - Christophe Coin
The Road to Cello Playing - Janos Starker

Recommend Strings: (In order good, better, best)

(I recommend "medium gauge" for most purposes)

For fractional instruments:

d'addario Helicore
Larsen fractional sized strings

For full size instruments:
Jargar A, D
Helicore G, C
Jargar A, D
Pirastro Permanent G, C
or
The most common set:

Larsen A, D
Spirocore Tungsten G,C


Larsen A,D
Larsen Magnacore G,C


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