The wooden piece has a size of 11x5cm, making it perfectly portable. The length from chair leg to first hole can be easily adjusted from approx. 50 to 75cm.
Customized with a personalized name or logo.
€25.00
We are offering a variety of group classes, advanced workshops, ensemble sessions, cello circles and community events every month – there is regularly something on offer for cellists at all proficiency levels, starting from just 15€! Many of our classes are offered in both English and German, which means that the instructor speaks both languages and will adjust and translate according to participants' needs.
We continuously update our programming – subscribe to our newsletter so you don't miss out on anything, or keep checking the course calendar below, where all events can be directly booked. Looking to improve a particular skill that is not covered yet? Reach out and we'll add it to our course offering or connect you with a private teacher!
Skill Levels
The colored circle and squares show how the BCA defines cello levels. Classes and workshops in the course calendar below are color-coded according to these levels. Not sure what level fits best for you? Take the quiz and we'll help you choose!
Calendar & Booking
Sign up for classes at least 3 days in advance where possible. If there are fewer than 3 participants in a class three days before the class starts, we reserve the right to cancel or postpone it, and you will of course receive a refund. Read the full policy here: Cancellation Policy
We want our courses to be accessible for as many people as possible, so just get in touch with us if you need special pricing or alternate payment methods!
Gift your family/friends/colleagues the gift of learning! Whether they have never played before or want to improve their cello skills, we have the classes you'll want.
€15.00
Gift your family/friends/colleagues the gift of learning! Whether they have never played before or want to improve their cello skills, we have the classes you'll want.
€35.00
Gift your family/friends/colleagues the gift of learning! Whether they have never played before or want to improve their cello skills, we have the classes you'll want.
€50.00
Gift your family/friends/colleagues the gift of learning! Whether they have never played before or want to improve their cello skills, we have the classes you'll want.
€100.00
The wooden piece has a size of 11x5cm, making it perfectly portable. The length from chair leg to first hole can be easily adjusted from approx. 50 to 75cm.
€10.00
🇬🇧 Take your cello playing to the next level in our weekly Intermediate Cello Lab.
This class is designed for students who have a solid foundation on the cello and are ready to develop more advanced technique, musicianship, and repertoire. Over the course of our work together, we have progressed well beyond the fundamentals and are now working at approximately the level a student might reach after two years of consistent private cello lessons.
In this course, we work on:
- 🎻 Shifting between positions
- ✋ Finger extensions and more advanced left-hand technique
- 🎵 More complex rhythms and rhythmic independence including sight reading
- 🎶 Developing a stronger, more controlled bow technique and dynamics
- 📖 Expanding music reading and understanding of musical notation
- 🎼 Learning more challenging repertoire and musical passages
- 👂 Improving intonation, listening, and ensemble awareness
- 🎯 Building confidence with more demanding cello techniques
Classes combine technical exercises, musical repertoire, and group playing, giving students the opportunity to strengthen their individual skills while learning to play together as an ensemble.
This is an intermediate-level class and is best suited for students who are already comfortable with the basic fundamentals of cello playing and are ready for more challenging material. You should be comfortable with Minuet 2, Rigadoon, Or early book 2 Suzuki songs.
📅 Every Wednesday 🕡 6:45–8:15 PM
Come continue developing your technique, expand your repertoire, and take your cello playing to the next level!
🇬🇧 Tags: #weekly 🇩🇪 Tags: #wöchentlich
140€ for 4 sessions. Contact us for discounted pricing if your budget doesn't allow for this price and we're happy to find a solution!
🇬🇧 Have you ever dreamed of singing while playing the cello but didn't know where to begin?
In this workshop, you'll learn practical techniques to coordinate your voice and cello with confidence. We'll explore breathing, rhythm, independence between your voice and hands, arranging songs, and exercises that make singing and playing feel natural.
Together, we'll learn and perform a song step by step. You'll also have the opportunity to work on your own songs, receiving direct feedback and practical exercises to help you develop your skills.
Whether you want to accompany yourself, perform your own music, or simply expand your musical abilities, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to combine your two most expressive instruments: your voice and your cello.
No previous singing experience is required. All levels welcome.
With singing cellist performer composer and creative educator Dalai Cellai
This is an in-person participation ticket. For online participation click here: https://berlincelloacademy.com/event/6666842/772582071/the-singing-cellist-workshop-with-dalai-cellai-online-ticket
🇬🇧 Tags: #improvisation #extendedtechniques 🇩🇪 Tags: #improvisation #erweitertespieltechnik
🇬🇧 Have you ever dreamed of singing while playing the cello but didn't know where to begin?
In this workshop, you'll learn practical techniques to coordinate your voice and cello with confidence. We'll explore breathing, rhythm, independence between your voice and hands, arranging songs, and exercises that make singing and playing feel natural.
Together, we'll learn and perform a song step by step. You'll also have the opportunity to work on your own songs, receiving direct feedback and practical exercises to help you develop your skills.
Whether you want to accompany yourself, perform your own music, or simply expand your musical abilities, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to combine your two most expressive instruments: your voice and your cello.
No previous singing experience is required. All levels welcome.
With singing cellist performer composer and creative educator Dalai Cellai
This is an online-participation ticket. For in-person participation click here: https://berlincelloacademy.com/event/6666838/772582065/the-singing-cellist-workshop-with-dalai-cellai-in-person-ticket
🇬🇧 Tags: #improvisation #extendedtechniques 🇩🇪 Tags: #improvisation #erweitertespieltechnik
🇩🇪 Sauber spielen lernt man nicht mit dem Auge. Und schon gar nicht mit dem Stimmgerät! Und wenn der Arm beim Lagenwechsel fest ist, ist es unmöglich, Töne exakt zu erwischen.
Und dann gibt es diese Momente, wo alles von selbst läuft. Es ist magisch, wenn die Finger mit Leichtigkeit treffen. Und Intonieren sogar zum Ausdruck wird, indem z.B. ein Leitton besonders scharf gespielt wird.
Wie wäre es, wenn du mit deinen Schüler*innen kreativ und mit Spielfreude am Thema Töne und Klang arbeiten könntest?
Wenn du eine Struktur und viele Ideen im Hinterkopf hast, die dir helfen, aus dem Moment heraus, eine passende Übung zu erfinden?
Eine Übung, die auch direkt Musik ist und gleichzeitig die Intonation stärkt? Und du im Einzel- und Gruppenunterricht wüsstest, wie du deine Cellist*innen spontan zum Miteinander spielen bewegen könntest – und sie dabei Musiktheoretisches praktisch erleben?
Um folgende Themen geht es im Modul "Tönen & Klingen" - einem der sechs Module der CelloByHeart Teacher Journey (https://www.sueschlotte.de/cellobyheart-teacher-journey) :
Geräusche, Klangfarben, Töne & was ist was?
Schwebungen & Reibungen
die innere Klangvorstellung
die Stimme als Brücke zwischen Innen und Außen
Vergleich verschiedener Methoden, die Tonsilben verwenden
Impulse aus der TonikaDo-Methode
Freitonale, modale und „klassische“ Skalen
Intervalle: vertikal oder horizontal (Melodisch oder als Doppelgriff)
Einsatz der 12 Drones (lange Grundtöne) der CelloByHeart Music https://www.sueschlotte.de/cd-cellobyheart
Griffbrettorientierung
der geheime Körpersinn
Lagenwechsel, Daumen & Co.
Anwendung im Einzel- und Ensembleunterricht
Improvisationskonzepte mit und ohne Instrumente
CelloByHeart https://www.cellobyheart.de ist eine von Sue Schlotte https://www.sueschlotte.de/ entwickelte Methode für Cellist*innen, die Technik, Improvisation und Musikalität verbindet – vom ersten Ton bis zum Profi.
Das Modul „Tönen & Klingen“ ist Bestandteil der CelloByHeart Teacher Journey. Es ist möglich, jedes der insgesamt sechs Module einzeln und unabhängig zu besuchen. Details zur CelloByHeart Teacher Journey hier: https://www.sueschlotte.de/cellobyheart-teacher-journey
Die ersten fünf Livecalls (per Zoom) finden vor dem Tagesworkshop statt. Dazu gibt es parallel Material und Anregungen im Onlinekurs im CelloByHeart Space. Nach dem Livetreffen runden wir das Modul mit einem letzten Livecall ab. Den Preis von 248€ für alle Livecalls plus Tagesworkshop in Berlin am 21.11
Sechs Livecalls- Montags 9 Uhr (40 Min.) 19.10./ 26.10. / 02.11. / 09.11. / 16.11. & 23.11.26
und Live-Workshop am Samstag, 21.11.2026, 12 - 19 Uhr bei RAW//CC Revaler Straße 99, 10245 Berlin
10 % Discount für CelloByHeart - Promo Code siehe Kursinfos im CBH Space
Falls du eine lange Anreise hast und eine Übernachtung benötigen könntest, melde dich bei info@berlincelloacademy.com und wir versuchen dich mit eine*r Berliner Cellist zu vernetzten, bei der du übernachten kannst - und vielleicht eine neue Freundschaft schließt!
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🇬🇧 You can’t learn to play in tune just by looking. And certainly not with a tuner! And if your arm is stiff when changing positions, it’s impossible to hit the notes exactly.
And then there are those moments when everything just flows naturally. It’s magical when your fingers hit the notes with ease. And intonation even becomes a form of expression—for example, when a leading tone is played with particular precision.
How would it be if you could work on the topic of pitches and sound with your students in a creative way that fosters a joy of playing?
What if you had a framework and plenty of ideas in mind to help you come up with a suitable exercise on the spot?
An exercise that’s actually music in itself and strengthens intonation at the same time? And what if, in both individual and group lessons, you knew how to spontaneously encourage your cellists to play together—while letting them experience music theory in a practical way?
The “Tones & Sounds” module—one of the six modules in the CelloByHeart Teacher Journey (https://www.sueschlotte.de/cellobyheart-teacher-journey) covers the following topics:
Noises, timbres, and tones—what’s what?
Pitch vibrations & friction
The internal sound model
The voice as a bridge between internal and external
Comparison of different methodologies utilizing tone syllables
Inspiration from the TonikaDo method
Atonal, modal, and “classical” scales
Intervals: vertical or horizontal (melodic or as double stops)
Use of the 12 drones (long fundamental tones) from CelloByHeart Music https://www.sueschlotte.de/cd-cellobyheart
Fingerboard orientation
The secret body sense
changing positions, the thumb, and more
Application in individual and ensemble lessons
Improvisation concepts with and without instruments
CelloByHeart https://www.cellobyheart.de is a method developed by Sue Schlotte https://www.sueschlotte.de/ for cellists that combines technique, improvisation, and musicality—from the very first note to the professional level.
The “Tones & Sounds” module is part of the CelloByHeart Teacher Journey. It is possible to take each of the six modules individually and independently. Details on the CelloByHeart Teacher Journey can be found here: https://www.sueschlotte.de/cellobyheart-teacher-journey
The first five live calls (via Zoom) will take place before the one-day workshop. In parallel, materials and suggestions will be available in the online course in the CelloByHeart Space. After the in-person meeting, we’ll wrap up the module with a final live call. The price of €248 covers all Live Calls as well as the workshop in Berlin on November 21
Six live calls—Mondays at 9:00 a.m. (40 min.): Oct. 19, Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9, Nov. 16, & Nov. 23, 2026
Saturday, November 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM at RAW//CC Revaler Straße 99, 10245 Berlin
If you will have a long distance to travel and would need a place to sleep, let us know at info@berlincelloacademy.com and we'll try and connect you with a Berlin cellist who has a couch or bed for you - and perhaps you'll make a new friend!
10% discount for members of CelloByHeart—see the course information in the CBH Space for the promo code
🇬🇧 Tags: #teachertraining #improvisation 🇩🇪 Tags: #lehrerausbildung #improvisation
🇬🇧 Ready to keep playing? Our Beginner Cello Lab is a weekly cello course for students who have completed the Beginner Cello Crash Course or already have some basic cello experience.
During the Crash Course, we built the foundations of playing the cello — and now we’ll continue developing those skills through weekly group classes in a relaxed, supportive environment.
In this course, we’ll build on:
- 🎵 Proper cello posture and how to hold the instrument comfortably
- 🎶 A strong and relaxed bow hold
- 🎻 Basic bow technique and producing a clear, beautiful sound
- 📖 Reading basic music notation, beginning with the D and A strings
- 🎼 Playing simple songs and melodies, including Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- 👂 Developing listening skills, rhythm, coordination, and intonation
- 🎯 Building confidence and independence on the instrument
As we progress, students will learn new notes, rhythms, songs, and techniques while gradually expanding their range across the cello.
Only the very basics of holding a cello and finding some notes are necessary. This course is designed for students who have completed the Beginner Crash Course or have equivalent basic cello experience - a couple months of lessons. New sign up comes with a free 30 minute private lesson so you can be sure your level fits.
Weekly classes are Mondays from 6:45-8:15. Purchase a 4-pack of class sessions, to be used consecutively or almost consecutively.
🇬🇧 Tags: #weekly 🇩🇪 Tags: #wöchentlich
140€ for 4 sessions. Contact us for discounted pricing if your budget doesn't allow for this price and we're happy to find a solution!