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The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios
The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios
A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach
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Theodore Buchholz, Robert Jesselson
The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios
A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach
The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios

Theodore Buchholz, Robert Jesselson
The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios

A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach

  • Instrumentation Cello
  • Composer Theodore Buchholz, Robert Jesselson
  • Difficulty Level
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  • Edition Sheet Music and Online Audio
  • Publisher Mel Bay Publications
  • Order no. MB31153M
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  • Pages: 140
  • Release: 01.06.2024
  • Weight: 430 g
  • Rubric: Methods, Play Along
  • ISBN: 9781513478449
The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach
Tags: Cello Methods Cello Play Along Sheet Music for Cello Solo Play Along Easy Sheet Music for Cello Easy Sheet Music from Mel Bay Publications
  • PART I: INTRODUCTION
  • Preface: Why Another Scale Book?
  • The Sequential Plan for Learning and Practicing Scales
  • How to Use the Drones
  • PART II: BEGINNING SCALES
  • Chapter 1 - The First Scales and Arpeggios
  • The First Scales and Arpeggios: C, G, D, and F
  • Backward Extension Scales: Bf and Ef Major
  • Forward Extension Scales: A and D (Lower Octave) Major and D Major (Two Octaves)
  • PART III: PREPARATION FOR INTERMEDIATE SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
  • Chapter 2 - The Right Arm
  • The Three Principles of Tone Production
  • Maintaining a Consistent Contact Point
  • Core Sound
  • Block of Sound
  • Relaxation and Good Body Mechanics
  • Upper Arm/Lower Arm
  • Elbow Arc
  • Balance and Left/Right Motion (“Contrary Motion”)
  • Important Rules for Controlling Sound
  • Chapter 3 - The Left Arm
  • left-hand positions
  • Diagram of Cello Positions
  • Extensions
  • The Five-Step Process for Training Extensions
  • Chapter 4 - Intonation
  • Helpful Ways to Improve Intonation
  • Checking Intonation with Open Strings
  • The Jesselson “Five-Step Process for Playing in Tune”
  • Three Tuning Systems
  • PART IV: INTERMEDIATE SCALES
  • Chapter 5 - Pre-Feuillard Two-Octave Major Scales and Arpeggios
  • “1, 2, and 4-to-a-Bow” and Off-the-String Bowing Variations
  • Chapter 6 - Two-Octave Scales and Arpeggios Based on the Feuillard Systems
  • Chapter 7 - Two-Octave Scales and Arpeggios: The Next Steps
  • Bow Distribution
  • Four Basic Bow Distribution Exercises
  • Frog and Tip Bow Coordination Exercises
  • Shifting
  • One-Finger Scales on One String
  • Over-Extensions
  • Ghost Shifts
  • Chapter 8 - The “Mary” System
  • Chapter 9 - Thumb-Position One-Octave Scales and Arpeggios
  • Establishing Thumb Position
  • Interval Spacing Between the Fingers in Thumb Position
  • Bow Intonation
  • PART V: ADVANCED SCALES
  • Chapter 10 - Three-Octave Scales and Four-Octave Arpeggios Based on the Feuillard Systems
  • Descending New-Finger Shifts
  • Thumb Placement
  • Bowing Variations
  • Chapter 11 - Scales on One String
  • One-Octave Scales on One String
  • Two-Octave Scales on One String
  • Two-Finger Two-Octave Scale on One String
  • Three-Finger Two-Octave Scale on One String
  • Two-Octave Arpeggios on One String
  • Chapter 12 - The “Around and Around” System
  • Chapter 13 - Universal Fingering System
  • Two-Octave Major and Minor Scales with the Universal Fingering
  • Two-Octave Arpeggios with the Universal Fingering
  • Three-Octave Scales with the Universal Fingering
  • Three and Four-Octave Arpeggios with the Universal Fingering
  • Chapter 14 - The Galamian System
  • Buchholz Variation
  • Lucktenberg Bowing and Rhythm Variations
  • Chapter 15 - Velocity Scales
  • Chapter 16 - The Fourth Octave
  • Chapter 17 - Chromatic, Whole-Tone, Octatonic, and Quarter-Tone Scales
  • Chromatic Scales
  • Whole-Tone Scales
  • Octatonic Scales
  • Quarter-Tone Scales
  • Chapter 18 - Thumb-Position Tetrachord Scales
  • Thumb-Position Scales Using Tetrachords
  • Thumb-Position Modal Scales
  • PART VI: SCALES IN DOUBLE STOPS
  • Chapter 19 - Introduction to Double-Stop Scales
  • Just Intonation
  • Six Double-Stop Bowing Variations
  • Chapter 20 - Scales in Sixths
  • One-Octave Major Scales in Sixths
  • Gordon Epperson’s Fingerings for Two-Octave Major Scales in Sixths
  • Richard Aaron’s Major and Minor Scales in Sixths with a Universal Fingering
  • Three-Octave Major Scales in Sixths
  • Chapter 21 - Scales in Thirds
  • Chapter 22 - Scales in Octaves
  • PART VII: OTHER SCALE SYSTEMS
  • Chapter 23 - Other Scale Systems
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix A - Answer Key for the Pre-Feuillard System
  • Appendix B - Answer Key for the Feuillard Two-Octave System
  • Appendix C - Instructional Videos
  • Appendix D - Drones
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • About the Authors
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