This book uses 30 exercises to review basic finger patterns in thumb position on the cello. With a note chart at the beginning and minimal use of finger numbers, the exercises encourage note recognition. The books begins with studies in scale-like patterns of notes that are next to each other and progresses to studies in patterns of skipped notes in various intervals. With four distinct sections ("High 2nd Finger", "Low 2nd Finger", "High 3rd Finger", and "Low 1st Finger"), Thumb Position Review is an excellent supplement to Thumb Position for the Cello; Book One, Book Two, and Book Three.

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!

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 the teacher to introduce thumb position to the student gradually and easily. The book teaches the transition to thumb position in every exercise, then focuses on "high" second finger, playing across strings, and ends with moving the thumb to different positions. This book can be used in conjunction with Thumb Position Duets for the Cello, Book One, and can be followed by Thumb Position for the Cello, Book Two. This book is intended for use with an instructor.

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.

Double stops provide excellent learning material for the young and advancing cellist in this Rick Mooney book. More than 60 familiar folk songs—many in the Suzuki repertoire—help the student learn skills such as hearing intonation, shaping the hand correctly, shifting, extensions, and preparing for future repertoire.

A Cellist's Daily Technical Regimen

This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grades 15 Cello exams. Contains all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns and suggested fingering, and a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.