YOUR EXCLUSIVE INVITE TO ATTEND MY FREE WORKSHOP:

Bow Hold Deep Dive

Jan 10-12, 2025

JOIN THE FREE ALL-LEVELS CHALLENGE TO ACCESS:

3 deep-dive lessons into the bow hold + sound production with Billy (+ Q+A sessions)


+ WIN A 60-MIN LESSON WITH BILLY (a value of $150!)

CHALLENGE DAY ONE | JULY 18

Challenge Day One | OCT 21ST

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10

Day 1: Reframing the bow hold - creating a conduit for the arm’s energy

12:00 PM EST: How to shift your approach to the bow hold in order to unlock maximum comfort AND power

+ A series of exercises that will allow you to channel energy efficiently into the string (and finally free up your thumb!)

Challenge Day Two | OCT 22ND

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11

Day 2: Reverse it - develop finger flexibility by focusing on drawing better sound

12:00 PM EST: Through a series of exercises, we’ll explore how the first finger of your bow hand can become the "driver" to beautiful sound production

Let’s aim to create beautiful sound from day one…instead of waiting for flexible fingers (and a “perfect” bow grip) to focus on sound quality

Challenge Day Three | OCT 23RD

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

Day 3: Developing the ideal beginner mindset (“the one-man play”) and live Q&A

12:00 PM EST: How assuming different characters in your practice will set you up for success.

1:00 PM EST: Special offer for Cello in 30 Days™ & LIVE Q&A with Billy

Register to grab your complimentary seat in the Challenge!

ENTER YOUR FIRST NAME + EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE INVITED TO THE POPUP FACEBOOK GROUP

    Meet your host -
    Billy Tobenkin

    15 years ago, I started my cello journey as an adult beginner at the age of 25 with no prior musical background or education…

    …Just a dream of expressing myself through the instrument and wanting to feel + hear myself pulling beautiful musical lines out of the cello.

    Today, I’m a professional cellist and online educator specializing in helping others, like me, who found the cello later in life.

    I’ve developed my own methodology that will help you:

    ➡️ Play with less tension

    ➡️ Pull a more beautiful sound from day ONE

    ➡️ Hit the fast-forward button on your progress

     

    AS SEEN IN 

     

    • Nothing at all!

      The Challenge is completely free. You can tune in, watch each day’s replay, participate in the Facebook group, get to know your fellow adult learners, and enter the Scholarship giveaway at NO cost to you.

      Please note that I will be opening up enrollment to my paid course, Cello in 30 Days™, at the end of the third Challenge day for those who would like to continue working with me.

    • Inside the popup Facebook group.

      Once you register to join the Challenge, you’ll receive an email with the link to the Facebook group where you can request to join.

      To tune in live to watch each day’s lesson taking place at 12:00PM EST, simply head over to the group and you’ll see Billy go live.

      You’ll also find a community of fellow adult learners and more details on your chance to win a free private lesson with Billy (worth $150) all in one place.

    • We are not yet offering an alternative way to join in and participate. In the past, we have had many participants sign up temporarily with a Facebook account just to join the challenge.

    • How to channel the arm’s weight to free up the right hand thumb (and ultimately pull a richer sound).

      The essential knowledge critical to developing a bow hold that is comfortable AND powerful.

      How to avoid developing finger flexibility in a way that you fail to incorporate these advances into your actual playing (and sound production). 

      How we can “reverse” the belief that we need flexible fingers in order to draw beautiful sound. Let’s start instead with what the fingers need to do to draw beautiful sounds…so that we can develop the right kind of finger flexibility that you’ll actually utilize in your playing.

      How to create the ideal mindset in order to attack problems from multiple angles in order to discouragement and hitting walls in your progress.

    • A chance to win a private lesson with Billy (worth $150!).

      Here's how to enter to win:

      Step 1: Attend the 3 days of Challenge sessions (or watch the replay)

      ​Step 2: Submit each day's homework in the popup Facebook group.

      Simple, right?

      At the end of the challenge, THREE lucky participants will win a free lesson with me!

    • Adult learners who are:

      1) Brand new to cello

      2) Have already started but are experiencing pain or discomfort in their bow hand

      3) Players of all levels who would like to refine their bow hold and gain a new understanding of bow hand mechanics

      4) Any student who is looking to further develop beautiful sound

    Register to grab your complimentary seat in the Challenge!

    INPUT YOUR FIRST NAME + EMAIL ADDRESS TO BE INVITED TO THE POPUP FACEBOOK GROUP