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Learn how to read treble clef on the cello! This book teaches you how to read and play notes in treble clef on the cello, one note at a time…
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The study of double-stop octaves on the cello, for advanced cellists, continues in Octaves for the Cello, Book Five. Exercises and short pieces teach basic scale patterns using the notes…
Written to follow Playing the Violin, Book Two, this book combines fun songs and easy exercises to help the early-intermediate violin student play as much as possible. Playing the Violin…
The Hot Cross Buns Book uses fifty variations on Hot Cross Buns to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the violin. The book is especially useful as a training…
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…
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…
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 book presents studies for the very advanced cellist that can challenge the limits of their technique. Extreme Training for the Advanced Cellist, Book One uses shifts and stretches in…
This book presents further studies for the very advanced cellist that can challenge the limits of their technique. Extreme Training Book Two uses shifts and stretches on the cello in…
The Two Octaves Book for Cello gives intermediate cellists a complete study of major and minor scales, arpeggios, and broken thirds in two octaves. Numerous bowing and rhythm variations help…
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…
Intermediate cello shifting studies in rows and patterns.
This book presents exercises and studies to help violinists learn and perfect the first movement of J. S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor. The entire movement is…
Improve Your Third Position Intonation and Finger Speed on the Violin!
Do you want faster fingers and better intonation? Do you want to improve muscle memory and overall facility in…
This book teaches the second position on the violin through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept. This book is a step-by-step method for introducing…
Three-Octave Scales for the Cello, Book Three presents a new set of cello scale variations for daily practice. From staccato and spiccato to accent studies and syncopation, bowings and rhythms…
This book provides the advanced cellist with a new set of essential daily studies in thumb position. Each short exercise moves through six keys so the spaces can be learned…
Three-Octave Scales for the Cello, Book Four presents advanced scale studies in all major and minor keys. From staccato and spiccato to double stops and rhythms, cello technique is explored…
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…
Written to follow Playing the Viola, Book One, this book combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the beginning viola student play as much as possible. With exercises…
This book teaches and uses only the notes on the viola A string.
Using exercises and carefully chosen short pieces, viola students are carefully guided through basic note-reading and playing…
Are you tired of first position and ready to start playing at an intermediate level? Are you ready to learn and play new notes on the cello and perfect your…
This is an exciting introduction to basic double stop playing on the viola. Using only first position and focusing on double stop sixths, the book is laid out in ten…
Double Stop Beginnings for the Viola, Book Two continues where book one finished, teaching more double stops in the key of G major. With a focus on thirds, the book…
Playing double stop octaves on the cello is no longer an impossible feat. These exercises, designed to build your left-hand strength and teach placement, are the first step in a…
Do you easily navigate large shifts on the cello? Are you effortlessly gliding up the fingerboard and landing on your note with 100% accuracy? Are you fluently reading three clefs…
Scale Studies (One String) for the Cello, Book One presents the advanced cellist with an exciting array of scale studies and variations up a single string. The books in this…
This book is a note-by note introduction to thumb position on the cello. Beginning with shifting to only the thumb, then adding one finger at a time, the exercises allow…
Beginning Technique for the Cello gives you exercises that will improve your playing right from the beginning.
Starting with just open string and first finger, the finger exercises help you…
The C Major Scale Book teaches a three-octave C major scale and variations on the cello. This book is invaluable in giving the early-intermediate cellist a first experience in the…
This book presents scales, arpeggios, broken thirds, and double stops, that emphasize the second position on the cello. These technical studies help the intermediate cellist build a solid shifting technique…
Finger Exercises for the Cello Book Two trains the intermediate cellist’s left hand in strength and agility. The book begins with extended first position and then covers fourth, second, and…
Bowing Variations for the Cello, Book One explores the technique of bowing with an emphasis on bow rhythms and developing flexibility in the fingers and wrist of the right hand…
This book begins with the approach that the bow should be perfectly balanced between two strings when it is playing a double stop. String Crossing for the Cello, Book Two…
This is a method book that teaches fifth position on the cello. The book pairs short exercises with pieces, teaching specific concepts on every page. Beginning with closed fifth position…
Double Stop Etudes for the Cello, Book One presents 30 original studies on double stops for the intermediate cellist. While the etudes include shifting through the fourth position, all of…
This book provides the cellist with further essential daily studies in thumb position. Each short exercise moves through six keys so the spaces can be learned in a variety of…
Finger Exercises for the Viola, Book One presents a series of exercises that train the beginning violist’s left hand in strength and agility in first position. With sections that focus…
Double Stop Beginnings for the Cello, Book One teaches you to play two notes at once and get them in tune.
Playing double stops strengthens your fingers, helps you build…
This book trains the cello student with basic exercises shifting from first position to fourth position. Shifting studies with both separate and slurred bowing are included. This book is intended…
Cello Stretching: Extended First Position teaches you how to reach beyond first position to play flats and sharps.
Starting with extending to 1st finger flats and finishing with extending forward…
This book combines fun songs and easy exercises to help the beginning bass student play as much as possible. Bass Book One is an excellent companion to Knowing the Notes…
This book works on basic violin bowing and rhythm skills using only open strings. From quarter and eighth notes to the first slurs, this book can help students read music…
The Open-String Book, written specifically for beginning violists, teaches basic bowing and rhythm skills using only open strings. While first helpful for the absolute beginner, the book is also useful…
Octave Scale Studies for the Violin, Book One presents exercises on the A-major scale in double stop octaves for the early-advanced violinist. The book covers first through eighth positions. Starting…
The Triplet Book for Violin, Part One presents studies and short pieces that train the violinist’s left and right hands in playing groups of three notes. Working on addressing rhythmic…
The Triplet Book for Viola, Part One presents studies and short pieces that train the violist’s left and right hands in playing groups of three notes. Working on addressing rhythmic…
Learning the Bass, Book One is an introductory bass method for the absolute beginner. Starting with open string letters and songs with simple finger numbers, the book progresses to short…
