Cello

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Level 1

Original Books and Concepts

I Can Read Music Volume 1 - Joanne Martin

  • Concepts:

    • Basic Note-Reading

    • Basic Rhythm

    • Standard Quarter Note Time Signatures and 6/8

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Level 2

Original Books and Concepts

Position Pieces for Cello Volume 1 - Rick Mooney

  • Concepts:

    • Second, Third, Fourth, and Half Positions

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

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Level 3

Original Books and Concepts

Position Pieces for Cello Volume 1 - Rick Mooney

Concepts:

    • Second, Third, Fourth, and Half Positions

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

18 Duos for Two Cellos - Bela Bartrok

Concepts:

    • Dissonance

    • Counterpoint

    • Rhythmic Patterns

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

22 Very Easy Duets - Sebastian Lee

Concepts:

    • Basic Positions and Shifting

    • 4/4, 3/4, and 6/8 Time Signatures

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Level 4

Original Books and Concepts

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

Position Pieces for Cello Volume 2 - Rick Mooney

  • Concepts:

    • Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Positions

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

Learning the Tenor Clef - Pat Legg and Alan Glout

Concepts:

    • Repertoire in the Tenor Clef

    • Register Jumping

    • Reading Across the Strings

    • Playing on the Transition Part of the Cello

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Level 5

Original Books and Concepts

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

170 Foundation Studies Volume 1 - Alwin Schroeder

Concepts:

    • Tone

    • Dotted Rhythms

    • Treble Clef

    • Double Stops

    • Advanced Bowing Techniques

113 Etudes for Cello, Volumes 1-4 - Friedrich Dotzauer

Concepts:

    • Tone

    • Dotted Rhythms

    • Treble Clef

    • Double Stops

    • Advanced Bowing Techniques

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

60 Etudes for the Young Cellist - L.R. Feuilliard

Concepts:

    • Bass, Tenor, and Treble Clefs

    • Left and Right-Hand Techniques

    • Bowing Styles

    • Bow Proportion

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Level 6

Original Books and Concepts

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

170 Foundation Studies Volume 1 - Alwin Schroeder

Concepts:

    • Tone

    • Dotted Rhythms

    • Treble Clef

    • Double Stops

    • Advanced Bowing Techniques

113 Etudes for Cello, Volumes 1-4 - Friedrich Dotzauer

Concepts:

    • Tone

    • Dotted Rhythms

    • Treble Clef

    • Double Stops

    • Advanced Bowing Techniques

Thumb Position for Cello Book 1 - Rick Mooney

  • Concepts:

    • Thumb Position Patterns

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

60 Etudes for the Young Cellist - L.R. Feuilliard

Concepts:

    • Bass, Tenor, and Treble Clefs

    • Left and Right-Hand Techniques

    • Bowing Styles

    • Bow Proportion

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Level 7

Original Books and Concepts

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

170 Foundation Studies Volume 1 - Alwin Schroeder

Concepts:

    • Tone

    • Dotted Rhythms

    • Treble Clef

    • Double Stops

    • Advanced Bowing Techniques

Preparatory Studies, Op. 76 - David Hopper

  • Concepts:

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

Thumb Position for Cello Book 1 - Rick Mooney

  • Concepts:

    • Thumb Position Patterns

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Level 8

Original Books and Concepts

Technical Studies for Cello - Julius Klengel

  • Concepts:

    • Two through Four-Octave Scales and Arpeggios

    • Bowing Patterns

15 Duos for Two Cellos - Zoltan Kodaly

  • Concepts:

    • 20th Century Compositions

    • Varied Clef Reading

High School of Cello Playing - David Popper

  • Concepts:

21 Etudes for Cello - Jean Louis Duport

  • Concepts:

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

10 Duos for Two Cellos, Op. 53 - Reinhold Gliere

  • Concepts:

    • Musical Expression

    • Ensemble Textures and Awareness

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Level 9

Original Books and Concepts

High School of Cello Playing - David Popper

  • Concepts:

Studies for Developing Agility - Bernhard Cossmann

  • Concepts:

    • Finger, Arm, and Wrist Agility

    • Finger Strength

    • Intonation

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

40 Variations, Op. 3 - Otakar Sevcik

  • Concepts:

    • String Crossing

    • Arpeggio Patterns

    • Bowing Styles

    • Articulation Styles

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Level 10

Original Books and Concepts

High School of Cello Playing - David Popper

  • Concepts:

Scale System for Violoncello - Ivan Galamian

  • Concepts:

    • Left Hand Control and Agility

    • Bowing Patterns and Rhythms

    • Inter-Hand Coordination

    • Double and Multiple Stops

40 Variations, Op. 3 - Otakar Sevcik

  • Concepts:

    • String Crossing

    • Arpeggio Patterns

    • Bowing Styles

    • Articulation Styles

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Further Reading

Original Books and Concepts

Method/Repertoire

  • Suzuki Cello School Volumes 1-7 and 9

  • Suites for Unaccompanied Cello No. 1 - 3 - Johanne Sebastian Bach

  • Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38 - Johannes Brahms

  • Arpeggione Sonata - Franz Schubert

  • Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36 - Edvard Grieg

  • Sonatas No. 1 - 3 - Ludwig van Beethoven

  • Concerto No. 1, Op. 33 - Camille Saint-Saens

  • Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 - Edward Elgar

  • Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 - Robert Schumann

  • Concerto in D Minor - Edouard Lalo

  • Concerto in B Minor, Op. 25 - Carlo Alfredo Piatti

  • Six Duets, Op. 156 - Friedrich August Kummer

  • Twelve Duets, Op. 105 - Friedrich August Kummer

  • Six Sonatas, Op. 16 - Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

  • Symphonic Repertoire for Cello Volumes 1 - 3 - Leonard Rose and Nathan Stutch

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