This book from Rick Mooney features easy classical music as well as folk songs, fiddle tunes and Mooney originals composed to address specific technical points. A second cello part throughout promotes a student's ability to hear and play accurately.

Position Pieces for Cello is designed to give students a logical and fun way to learn their way around the fingerboard. Each hand position is introduced with exercises called "Target Practice," "Geography Quiz," and "Names and Numbers." Following these exercises are tuneful cello duets which have been specifically composed to require students to play in that hand position. In this way, students gain a thorough knowledge of how to find the hand positions and, once there, which notes are possible to play. Using these pieces (with names like "I Was a Teenage Monster," "The Irish Tenor," and "I've Got the Blues, Baby"), position study on the cello has never been so much fun!

(String Method). Introducing the Positions , a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical "next step" for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basics and move into the ranks of intermediate and advanced ensemble groups. The most important positions vary for each instrument, and Whistler wisely introduces the most-used positions first in Volume 1, followed by the next most important in Volume 2. An irreplaceable component for every string student's training!

New cello students nearly always start in first position aided by finger tapes or guides for accurate finger placement. As they advance, they are expected to learn to shift out of first position, but the focus is on the movement of the shift rather than on note locations or pitch accuracy. In this book, author and versatile cellist Halley Feaster introduces a step-by-step approach to understanding each position, leading to thorough comprehension of the cello fingerboard and a more confident and well-rounded player. Together with its engaging video component, Cello Position Handbook shows advanced beginners and intermediate students what notes are available in each of 12 positions. Short exercises and excerpts are provided for practice in each location, ultimately enabling fluid performance without excessive shifting. On completion of this volume, students will be familiar with what notes are available in each position and be able to move comfortably between them while expanding their repertoires. Includes access to online video.

Cello scales and variations in first position.

Written to follow Learning the Cello, this book combines fun songs and easy exercises to help the beginning cello student play as much as possible. Cello Book One is an excellent companion to Knowing the Notes for Cello and The First Summer Study Book for Cello. Teachers can use this book as a method or as a supplemental study book for their beginning students who know a few notes but need more work on note-reading. Ce livre combine chansons amusantes et des exercices simples pour aider l'étudiant débutant jeu violoncelle autant que possible. "Cello Book One" est un excellent compagnon pour «Knowing the Notes for Cello". Les enseignants peuvent utiliser ce livre comme une méthode ou comme un livre d'étude supplémentaire pour leurs élèves débutants qui connaissent quelques notes, mais nécessite plus de travail sur la note de lecture. Este libro combina canciones divertidas y ejercicios sencillos para ayudar al estudiante violonchelo principio el juego tanto como sea posible. "Cello Book One" es un excelente compañero para "Knowing the Notes for Cello". Los profesores pueden utilizar este libro como un método o como un libro de estudio suplementario para sus estudiantes principiantes que saben unas pocas notas, pero necesita más trabajo en la nota de la lectura. Dieses Buch verbindet Spaß Lieder und einfache Übungen, um den Beginn cello student Spiel so viel wie möglich zu helfen. "Cello Book One" ist eine hervorragende Ergänzung zu "Knowing the Notes for Cello". Lehrer können dieses Buch als eine Methode oder als ergänzende Studie Buch für ihre Beginn Studenten, die sich ein paar Notizen wissen, brauchen aber mehr Arbeit auf Notenlesen zu verwenden.

Prepared and edited by Rick Mooney, a well-known Suzuki teacher, teacher-trainer and member of the Suzuki Cello Committee, these books contain harmony parts to go with many of the pieces in the Suzuki Cello School, Volumes 1, 2 and 3. All of these pieces have been arranged to resemble, as much as possible, the existing piano accompaniments. These ensembles enable a cello teacher (who does not play or have access to a piano) to play harmony parts with students to prepare them for the time when a piano and pianist are available. Also, these parts give additional challenges for the more advanced player during a group lesson. Volume 1 contents are: * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Theme and Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * French Folk Song (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) * Perpetual Motion (Shinichi Suzuki) * Long, Long Ago (T.H. Bayly) * Andantino (F.J. Gossec) * Rigadoon (H. Purcell) * Etude (Shinichi Suzuki) * Minuet in C, No. 11 in G Major from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (J.S. Bach) * Maytime (cello duet), Komm Lieber Mai from Sehnsucht nach dem Frühlinge, K. 596 (W.A. Mozart) * Maytime (cello quartet) (W.A. Mozart) * Minuet No. 2 from Minuet in G Major, BWV 116 (J.S. Bach)