Par WATERFIELD POLLY / LUBACH G.. Welcome to Polytekniks - a lively and original approach to aspects of Cello technique. These versatile and entertaining duets present a variety of musical and technical challenges for the young player, from string-crossings, fourth and thumb positions and easy chords coping with unusual or tricky rhythms. Polytekniks may be used either by a teacher and pupil, or b…

Par LEGG PAT. Position Jazz is a collection of ten cello duets designed to offer an enjoyable introduction to positions from 1/2 to 5th. The deliberately simple lower part enables the teacher to observe the student above. It also provides an opportunity for a beginner cellist to experience making music with a more advanced pupil. The positions used within each piece are indicated in boxes.  / Inst…

Par WATTS CHRISTINE. Wonderfully simple and light-hearted biographies, perfect for children, teach lessons thru the composer's life and how they reacted to their circumstances and childhood. This is to depict that the great composers were 'human' and suffered hard times, but overcame their difficulties to become the best they could be. The majority of the pieces are written for the piano and violi…

Par BUTTERWORTH HELEN. A collection of 10 entrancing, original pieces designed for young cellists (with piano or CD accompaniment) in either a reading-based or Suzuki group lesson environment. This collection enables players of different levels to perform together-many of the pieces include parts for beginner, elementary, and more advanced players, and can be played successfully in different combi…

Original Version. Par SCHUMANN ROBERT. Schumann’s Cello Concerto Rediscovered In her first Urtext edition for Edition Peters, internationally renowned cellist Josephine Knight reveals Robert Schumann’s original version of his Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129 – a piece he actually called a ‘Concertstück’ – removing generations of inauthentic editorial interventions. This is the only available mode…

Have fun playing the Cello. Par KOEPPEN GABRIEL. The first book in the trailblazing new Koeppen Cello Method, putting the emphasis on having fun with your cello! Taking a playful and effective approach to learning the cello, the Koeppen Cello Method breaks new ground, sprucing up the usual Baroque and Classical repertoire by adding pieces in popular styles: rock, Bossa Nova, reggae, swing and mor…

The 12 pieces in Volume 2 are structured to follow the same progression of finger patterns introduced in the 'Early Start? method, Volumes 2 and 3. The later repertoire in this volume includes a careful introduction of downward and upward extensions.The 'Cello Recital Album?, Volume 2 (BA 8995), can be used as a supplement to the 'Early Start on the Cello? method, Volumes 2 and 3 (BA 8997 and BA 8…

A practice guide for the modern cellist. Par SHERRY FRED. A Grand Tour of Cello Technique is a thought-provoking practice guide, enabling cellists at all levels to develop their own style through an exploration of different ways of fingering and bowing. The book not only helps cellists improve their playing, but also promotes an understanding of musical art, through nine stimulating chapters. With…

Par KANNEH-MASON SHEKU. Sheku Kanneh-Mason: Song is a kaleidosope of music for solo cello, cello and piano, plus a beautiful cello duet and trio, from the award-winning and internationally acclaimed cellist. This collection presents music from Sheku?s third album, Song, which is a very personal collection that refers to the unique singing tone of the cello. Pieces include Deep River by Samuel Cole…

Each piece in this book stays in one position, so that pupils, whatever their age, can become familiar with the geography of the cello fingerboard across the strings. These cello tunes have easy but effective piano accompaniments, which are now also available as a play-along CD recording.Complete with Cello part, pull-out piano accompaniment and CD. A book of pieces each one staying in one positio…