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!

Here is a concise but thorough treatise and workbook on the many facets of devising fingerings for the cello. Primarily designed for intermediate cellists, the volume systematically discusses all of the many factors and priorities that affect fingerings decisions. Then, readers get to test their knowledge and understanding by trying their hand at numerous short quizzes, each of which is followed by Whitcomb¿s suggested fingerings. This is a one-of-a-kind teaching tool that is sure to significantly improve the student¿s ability to devise excellent fingerings quickly.

You can teach yourself to play the cello. This comprehensive, authoritative guide covers basics to Bach. Including 116 selections, it explains reading music, playing-by-ear and theory. Play-along CD.

(Instrumental Folio). If you've been taking cello lessons for a little while, you're probably eager to put those new skills to work and play some familiar songs. The First 50 Songs You Should Play on the Cello includes a wide variety of favorite songs, from pop hits and movie themes, to folk songs and classical melodies, several of which originally featured cello! Titles include: Air (Air on the G String) * All of Me * All You Need Is Love * Circle of Life * Fight Song * God Bless America * Hallelujah * Hello * I Will Always Love You * Let It Go * Roar * Satin Doll * See You Again * Shake It Off * Shallow * Stand by Me * Summertime * The Swan (Le Cygne) * This Is Me * What a Wonderful World * and more!

This is a compact, composite and authoritative survey of the history and development of the cello and its repertory since the origins of the instrument. The volume comprises thirteen essays, written by a team of nine distinguished scholars and performers, and is intended to develop the cello's historical perspective in breadth and from every relevant angle, offering as comprehensive a coverage as possible. It focuses in particular on four principal areas: the instrument's structure, development and fundamental acoustical principles; the careers of the most distinguished cellists since the baroque era; the cello repertory (including chapters devoted to the concerto, the sonata, other solo repertory, and ensemble music); and its technique, teaching methods and relevant aspects of historical and performance practice. It is the most comprehensive book ever to be published about the instrument and provides essential information for performers, students and teachers.

Cello Chords is the perfect reference for the modern cellist. With 11 different chord types in all 12 keys, this is the only book on the market to focus solely on the cello's massive chordal potential. If you need a fresh way to play an A Minor 7th, you'll find 28 unique variations on that one chord. With intuitive categorization and suggested fingerings for every chord, finding new harmonic possibilities on the cello is easy. This book is suitable for cellists interested in all genres of music from rock, pop, and classical, to jazz and improvisation. Composers looking to expand the cello repertoire will also find this a handy reference. If you're interested in harmony on the cello, look no further.

A beginning note-reading book designed for Suzuki-trained violoncello students who have learned to play using an aural approach, or for traditionally taught students who need extra note reading practice.