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This book presents easy studies and corresponding short pieces that introduce the student to basic second position on the cello. With an emphasis on shifting, the book teaches closed second…
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This book supplements Fourth Position for the Cello (CHP131) with very basic songs that shift to and from the fourth position. These pieces are a great way to put a…
Octave Shifts Book Three gives advanced cellists further opportunity to study and perfect the technique of distance shifting. While large shifts regularly appear in solo literature, it is unusual to…
The study of tenths continues with studies in shifting from an octave into a tenth, and then through the positions. The book uses strength and placement exercises to train the…
Thumb Position Studies for the Cello, Book Four provides the advanced cellist with a fourth set of essential daily studies in thumb position. Each short exercise moves through six keys…
Shifting in Keys for Cello, Book One presents studies that move through the positions, focusing on the half and whole steps in each key. This book helps the cellist solidify…
Scale Studies (One String) for the Cello, Book Two presents the advanced cellist with another exciting array of scale studies and variations up a single string. The books in this…
This book presents exercises and studies to help cellists learn and perfect Bernhard Romberg’s Sonata in C Major for cello & piano The entire Sonata is broken down into short…
Do you want to make better sound on the cello?
With over 90 daily workouts that train your right hand in essential cello skills, this book gives you exercises to…
You Can Have Faster Fingers
Finger Exercises for the Cello, Book One gives you notes to play that will make your fingers more agile.
The double stop exercises included help…
Open String Bow Workouts for Violin, Book One
One great thing to add to the beginning of your violin practice (at any level of playing!) is a short study on…
Open String Bow Workouts for Viola, Book One
One great thing to add to the beginning of your viola practice (at any level of playing!) is a short study on…
Learn the notes and spaces in three-octave scales on the cello and never guess where to shift again!
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Are you ready to learn three-octave arpeggios on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in…
Discover a whole new way to learn violin repertoire!This comprehensive practice edition of Rieding’s Violin Concerto in B Minor (a pedagogical staple) gives you preparatory exercises for each difficult spot…
The ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ Book uses fifty variations on Mary had a Little Lamb to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the violin. The book is especially…
The ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ Book uses fifty variations on Mary had a Little Lamb to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the viola. The book is especially…
Scale Studies Book Three gives the advanced cellist a new set of variations on the one-string scale for daily study. The exercises are more difficult than those in Book Two…
Do you want faster fingers and better intonation? Do you want to improve muscle memory and overall facility on the violin? Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book Two can help…
This book provides the advanced cellist with a fifth set of essential daily studies in thumb position. Each short exercise moves through six keys so the spaces can be learned…
Thumb Position Studies for the Cello, Book Six provides the advanced cellist with a sixth set of essential daily studies in thumb position. Each short exercise moves through six keys…
Playing the Violin, Book Two combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the beginning violin student play as much as possible.
With exercises for agility and finger patterns…
Playing the Viola, Book Two combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the beginning viola student play as much as possible.
Playing the Cello, Book Two combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the early-intermediate cello student play as much as possible.
This book of exciting bowing workouts for the violin gives you 110 all-new exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice. Since…
This book of exciting bowing workouts for the viola gives you 110 all-new exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice. Since…
Compiling and organizing some of the most effective etudes written for cello, this series of foundation studies gives you a comprehensive step-by-step method for perfecting your cello playing!
The Cello…
Do you struggle to recognize notes in your violin music? Is it hard to remember where each note is? Or are you just starting your violin journey and know you…
One way to maximize your cello practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings!
Open-string studies on the cello can help you focus on your bow and…
One way to maximize your violin practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings.
Open-string studies on the violin can help you focus on your bow and…
One way to maximize your viola practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings.
Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and…
Minor Scale Studies for the Cello, Book Two explores single-octave melodic minor scales on one string, in a theme and variations format, and gives the intermediate level student a strong…
Scale Studies (One String) for the Cello, Book Three presents the advanced cellist with another exciting array of scale studies and variations up a single string. The books in this…
This book presents daily octave exercises for the advanced cellist. Once the general study of octaves has been completed, it is essential that octaves are played every day to keep…
Warming Up for Cello, Book One combines exercises with pieces at a third-year playing level. Each exercise and song is included as version A for lower level players and as…
Getting in Shape for Cello combines warm-up exercises with lively pieces at a second-year playing level. Each exercise and song is included as version A for lower level players and…
Octave Shifts for the Cello, Book Two gives late-intermediate and early-advanced cellists further opportunity to study and perfect the technique of distance shifting. While large shifts regularly appear in solo…
The study of double-stop octaves on the cello, for advanced cellists, continues in Octaves for the Cello, Book Two with exercises and short pieces that teach the notes between the…
Easy warmups focus on notes:
Knowing the Notes for Cello helps you learn and remember the notes in first position.
Using short exercises and pieces, each warm-up focuses on a…
Double Stop Musings Book One presents a varied collection of exercises for the very advanced cellist. In the keys of C, D, and B-flat, the book develops a disciplined left…
The study of double-stop octaves on the cello, for advanced cellists, continues in Octaves for the Cello, Book Three. Exercises and short pieces link the A and D octave hand…
This book begins the study of sixth double-stops on the cello by using a 2-1 fingering for half-step spacing and a 3-1 fingering for whole-step spacing. The first part of…
Correlating directly with Thumb Position for the Cello, Book One, these duets give the student music examples which use the specific skills learned in that book. Each page of duets…
This study of artificial harmonics begins by strengthening the thumb so it can hold the string down on its own. At the same time, the book addresses the placement of…
Warming Up for Cello, Book Two combines exercises with pieces at a fourth-year playing level. Studies include warm-up exercises and lively pieces that focus specifically on playing in different keys…
This study of tenths on the cello begins with putting first finger where the third finger would be in the octave hand position. The book uses strength and placement exercises…
