Thumb Position for Beginners (Cello)

Intermediate pieces for Cello and Piano which help to reinforce thumb position technique. This book builds on the foundation laid in Thumb Position For Beginners presenting rich and varied repertoire by composers such as Handel Tartini Mozart Schubert and MacDowell along with tailor-made original pieces. Includes simple Piano accompaniment.

417 Exercises include 63 Musical Studies in Positions 1 through 5-From the author of the popular ABCs of Strings method Janice Tucker Rhoda's Complete Technique for Cello Book 1 suits the advanced beginner to upper level student wishing to learn or improve left hand and right bow-arm skills.Starting in first position and proceeding carefully through the higher positions this method book uses studies and exercises to demonstrate specific technical ideas. 417 Exercises include 63 Musical Studies in Positions 1 through 5.Technique Highlights:Positions 1 through 5Extended positionsHalf PositionBass tenor and treble clefs3 octave CMajor Scale to IV and VII positionAdvanced chromatic scale to IV V and VII positionBasic thumb positionWorksheets for note-readingScales arpeggios broken thirdsImprovisational melodiesDouble-Stops chords octavesHarmonicsArm Swing left-hand and bow-arm techniqueBow balancing exercisesBallet of Shifting exercisesQuick Finger exercisesFinger Substitution exercisesLeft-hand pizzicato exercisesTeaching points throughout