The Proper Popper Practice Project

Learn All 40 Popper Etudes in 12 Months
Level up your technique, play your best in auditions, and develop an incredibly fast practice routine to learn every piece to a high level — in 90 minutes a day.

Using the student-optimized edition I co-edited with Richard Aaron. It was required at Juilliard starting in 2010.

Apply for the May 2025 Cohort →

Only 4 spots left • Applications close May 31

WHY MOST CELLISTS STALL ON POPPER

  1. No pedagogical order—published for publishers, not learners.

  2. Solo grind—without deadlines, weeks turn into years.

  3. Technique ≠ practice system—“play it again” isn’t a method.

PPPP fixes all three—so you save time and level-up.

YOUR 52-WEEK TRANSFORMATION

Skill Surge
Hours Reclaimed
System for Life
1 000+ practice hours saved vs DIY.
Re-use the framework for any concerto.

3-STEP COHORT PROCESS

  1. Watch videos with tips, tricks, analysis, and a weeklypractice experiment

  2. 2 weeks of guided practices: 30- & 60-min guided tracks—just press play.

  3. Perform in live online masterclasses every five weeks.

WHAT YOU GET

150+ instructional videos: $60ea = $9000
40 60-minute guided practice tracks: $100ea = $4000
40 30-minute guided practice tracks: $60ea =$2400
10 Live Masterclasses: $150ea = $1500
Richard Aaron - Eric Moore Edition of the Popper Etudes (Print + PDF) = $60
Teacher’s Guide & Supplemental Materials = $485
Certificate of Completion + Swag = Priceless

Total Value: $17,445

Your Investment: $ 3,250
$14,195 off the total package price and $4,000 off the cost of studying them with me privately for the year.

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30-Day Play-Through Guarantee: finish Module 1; if you’re not already saving practice time, email for a full refund.

ACCORDIONS FOR LONG-FORM DEPTH

🥇 Why I Co-Created a New Popper Edition with Richard Aaron

  • I studied for 4 years under Prof. Richard Aaron at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Michigan.

    Every week as freshmen and sophomore, all the cellists in my class played a Popper Etude for each other on Saturday morning at 8:30am.

    After I graduated, he asked if I wanted to co-edit a new edition of the etudes specifically designed to help students learn faster.

    Together we went through 17 complete drafts and at the end, we had created an edition unlike any other. It includes rehearsal laters, repeats and codas. It clarifies key signatures, uses fingerings and bowings that reflect the latest pedagogical philosophies, and introduced the world to a completely new notation to practice shifting.

  • I graduated from U of M in 2008 as a triple major in Cello Performance, Music Theory, and Music History, summa cum laude.

    Since then, I’ve taught cello or more than 15,000 hours using my own comprehensive cello method, Cellosophy, used by cello teachers across the world.

    I’ve had students as young as 10 years old master all 40 Popper Etudes - from memory.

  • I’ve played the complete standard cello repertoire and been principal cellist for a number of orchestras.

    Since 2010, however, I have primarily been a recitalist and chamber musician. I’ve premiered dozens of new works and specialize in brand new contemporary repertoire.

    Most of what I play now involves quarter tones, nested tuplets, scordatura, alternative intonation systems, etc.

    In 2024 I put together a memorial festival of 40 pieces of chamber music of the late Kaija Saariaho, and was honored to give the US premiere of a number of her works.

    I’m also an active composer. Highlights of my recent work include my Soliloquy for 5-cellos, which is essentially a 38-minute cello concerto with cello quartet.

Who is the Popper Course for?

Perfect for advanced high-school, conservatory & pro cellists ready to record weekly check-ins.
Not for beginners, hobbyists, or anyone unwilling to schedule 90 min/day.

The students, from Singapore, Australia, and the US have included:

  • Advanced high school students:
    working to perfect their technique before college auditions

  • Undergraduate cello majors
    working to speed up their learning time

  • Advanced adult amateur cellists
    trying to feel more comfortable community orchestras

  • Professionals preparing for major auditions
    working to perfect their preparation

  • Professionals with a master’s from a conservatory
    improving their pedagogy and systematizing their practice - some were so impressed with the course that they’ve converted their studio of 30+ students to my Cellosophy Method.

  • International soloist / head of university string department
    refining their mastery - they were so impressed with it they studied with me privately while prepping for concerto appearances, too.

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What if I miss a week? Modules stay unlocked—catch up anytime.
Do I really need the Aaron edition? Yes; every reference key is tied to it. US shipping free, EU/Asia at cost.
Can my private teacher track me? Yes—ask for a free coach dashboard.
Will this replace lessons? No; it multiplies the value of lessons you’re already taking.

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MEET YOUR MENTOR (H2)

Eric Moore — international performer, practice-strategy specialist, and the only cellist to have performed all 40 Popper etudes in a single live cycle. Built a six-figure studio using the exact framework you’ll learn.

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