Superstart Cello

Author: Mary Cohen
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571522965
Category : Cello
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Mary Cohen has worked closely with William Bruce to create this brand new cello edition of her successful Superstart series. Superstart Cello is full of exciting music and fun activities from the very first lesson to inspire and stimulate students and teachers. Mary Cohen is one of Britain's leading string teachers and this new edition is a distillation of her many years of teaching and research - a core method in one book. Complete cello technique is introduced from the start, providing a solid foundation and taking the player up to grade one level. Carefully structured, each unit covers a clear technical point through expertly written pieces, providing the student with a true musical experience at each tiny step. Mary takes an imaginative child-orientated approach throughout, encouraging interaction and the exploration of new sound worlds through a superb variety of music. The accompanying CD provides all the piano accompaniments, with unique cue entries to help beginners get started. For extra flexibility, most of the pieces in the violin, viola and cello book are compatible, making this a great resource for individual or group teaching.

Superstart Cello

Author: Mary Cohen
Publisher: Faber Edition: Superstart
ISBN: 9780571524433
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Superstart is a breakthrough for beginner cellists, full of exciting music and fun activities from the very first lesson to inspire and stimulate students and teachers. Mary Cohen is a leading and well respected string teacher and this new edition is a distillation of her many years of teaching and research - a core method now in one book. This book of piano accompaniments and cello duet lines is an excellent resource for lesson times or performance enabling teachers, friends or family to accompany students. Playing with accompaniment encourages good ensemble skills and really brings the pieces to life.

Yo-Yo Ma

Author: Jeanne Nagle
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 0766078930
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
The famed Chinese-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma was a music prodigy, performing for paying audiences at the tender age of five. Ma has built a career on the exploration of many types of music and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Through engaging narrative, full-color photos, and thoughtful direct quotations, readers of this biography will be inspired by Mas never-ending drive to stretch the boundaries of his creativity.

Modern Cello Method, Grade 1

Author: Renata Bratt
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610653688
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 105

Book Description
A Step-by-step method written for beginning cello students of any age, with or without a teacher.The left page gives information about the tune: where the hard spots are, various techniques and some music theory.The right page provides different bowing patterns and a line of music at the bottom showing you all the notes that are used in the tune. Scales and arpeggios are included with most tunes.The companion CD teaches all of the tunes, studies, scales and arpeggios in this book by ear.Learn to read notated music in the first position of the cello, playing classical, American, Celtic and blues tunes as well as how to follow a chord chart and accompany other musicians.

Cello Technique

Author: Dorothy Churchill Pratt
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521339094
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book Description
This volume aims at rapid development and technical problems discussed for younger or less advanced students.

Play Cello Today

Author: Adrien Zitoun
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495069664
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
(Play Today Instructional Series). The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and audio with 111 demonstration tracks! This cello method can be used by students who want to teach themselves or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the online audio. You'll learn: how to hold and care for the instrument; producing a sound; playing tips and techniques; reading music notation and rhythms; glossary of music terms; and more. Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of cello music! Over 100 great songs and examples!

Cello Method

Author: Christine Watts
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1609741676
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 153

Book Description
A wonderful new edition of our Cello Method book which teaches the beginning cello student everything they need to know. The book starts with Seating and Bow Hold, then covers all the details of the Language of Music, reading, writingand playing. Cello Method follows with Extensive Bowing Exercises and Stretch Position with Thorough Instruction and Material all the way through Shifting to 4th Position. Enchanting New Songs and Old Classics follow and are mixed with Detailed Explanations and Many Bowing Exercises to Create a Beautiful Soundwith the Bow. Cello Method has three different levels of bow instruction with bowing variations, exclusive to this method book only. Includes access to onlineaudio

Cello Position Handbook, Volume 1

Author: Halley Feaster
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1513459198
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
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.

Compendium of Chords for the Cello

Author: Benjamin Whitcomb
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546230688
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 141

Book Description
There are many resources for practicing scales and arpeggios on the cello, but extremely few for practicing chords. Understanding chords on the cello can be a very useful skill for cellists for a variety of reasons, the most obvious of which is that chords appear a significant number of times in the cello repertoire. In addition, understanding chords: helps you to think harmonically, helps you to better analyze music, improves your ability to sight read and to play arpeggios and double stops, helps the fingers of your left hand to work better together as a team, and facilitates composition and improvisation.

Ensembles for Cello, Volume 1

Author: Rick Mooney
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457401732
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
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)