The Tricks To Tunes series is designed for teaching mixed string instruments in groups. It is a systematic program developed over many years from many years experience teaching strings in schools. The tutors are aimed at the primary and lower secondary school age group but are also suitable for older beginners.The children learn ‘tricks’ for their fingers or bows which are fun when done in a group. Reading skills are developed at the same time.Each page represents a small step in musical and technical development based on reading music from the very first lessons. Theory homework is included at the end of most sections providing the complete theoryrequired as children progress.The tutors for each instrument are identical in content except where differences are required to accommodate the different instruments.Books 1 and 2 of the series are each intended to cover one year of group tuition based on a school year of 40 weeks. Book 3 provides material for two years. Progress will vary according to the age of the children the size of the group and the extent of their previous musical experience.Additional repertoire at the end of the books provides: extension work for pupils who reach the end of the book before the rest of the group additional work for those who want it and end of year concert pieces. These brilliant tutors make playing music fun as it should be!

The Cello Wall Chart presents note names superimposed on an actual cello picture allowing beginning cellists to develop a unique visual understanding of the geography of the fingerboard. The chart also includes innovative fingerpattern drawings for all twelve major scales in first position and a list of bowing terms.

This text presents beginning cello technique and basic music reading fundamentals. There is an emphasis on using melodies and classical pieces to instruct each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic technique and readingskills scales in the keys of D G C and F and bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast slurs accents and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach Beethoven Brahms Handel Mozart and otherclassical composers.The book includes access to online audio containing all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo cello and piano accompaniment. It is useful as a teaching and practice tool as well as a performanceaccompaniment track.

Thumb Position For Beginners introduces and then reinforces this technique at the earliest possible stage in a cellist's development. Drawing on a wealth of experience with beginner cellists Pat Legg uses a wonderful array of familiar tunes and new pieces in both teacher/pupil and pupil/piano format to introduce and establish this skill.

Up-Grade is designed to bridge the gap between grades. The varied pieces in this bright new collection range from toe-tapping jazzy numbers to more classical styles all designed to ease you gently on towards the next grade.

The first volume of a method in 4 books  Cello Method - Scales and Arpeggios (Volume 1) was composed by Paul Bazelaire(1886-1958) based on scales and arpeggio studies.This set of works covers all the scales and can therefore be used to introduce beginners to scales and arpeggios or by advanced Cello players to master the perfect technique on this particular subject. This book of 47 pages is definitely a must-have for developing the basics and is followed by volumes of daily exercises and twelve studies of velocity. Paul Bazelaire was a French cellist and composer who won many literature andpoetry prizes.

Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve Your Sight-reading! series by renowned educationalist Paul Harris is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems especially in the context of graded exams.Step by step you build up a complete picture of each piece firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions and finally ‘going solo’ with a series ofmeticulously graded sight-reading pieces.New edition devised to support the revised sight-reading criteria from the ABRSM from 2012.

Performed by Ron Leonard. This material is part of the worldwide Sukuki Method of teaching. A Companion recording to be used with the cello school music books.

Why should violinists have all the fun' Stacy Phillips America's foremost author of books for fiddlers has turned his expertise to cello. Fiddle Tunes for Two Cellos contains 56 authentic renditions of fiddle tunes arranged inharmony for two cellos. Perfect for teacher/student duets or just expanding the cello repertoire. Play along with the enclosed CD if you don't have another cellist nearby. Contents include up tempo reels jigs waltzes swingpieces and bluegrass songs. Beginners should check out the companion book Stacy Phillips' Fiddle Tunes for Beginning Cellists as well as his similar titles for viola players.

A complete Violincello method that contains fingering charts scales and bowing exercises for the pre-intermediate cellist.

Easy pieces for Cello and Piano by Joan Lovell and Peggy Page. This volume introduces the backward and forward extensions of the first position together with the half position.