Ready to build your cello technique? These workouts will help your left-hand fingers get stronger, move faster, and play more in tune. The right hand works on detache, spiccato, staccato, string crossing, and more!

Four pages in each key help you focus on learning the finger patterns and extensions in that key. This book gives you exercises in the keys of C, G, F, D, and B-flat major.

Adding one or more pages of this book to the beginning of your practice can help your cello practice be both more efficient andmore effective.

Who this book can help: Beginning cellists who know most of the notes in first position. A prior knowledge of extended first position is helpful.

How to use this book: This book could be the very first thing you play after you sit down to practice! Play 1-4 pages a day, as time allows. Play slowly at first, focusing on good form, clear tone, and good intonation.

by Cassia Harvey

21 pages

Level: Late-Beginning or Early-Intermediate. Extended first position is included.

Ready to improve your shifting? This book gives you exercises in rows and patterns that take you through the cello positions.

The first part of the book gives you exercises in first through fourth position while the second part of the book works on first through eighth position.

All of the exercises are in C major so that you can thoroughly learn the spaces on all four strings in this basic key.

After you have studied the first few cello positions, this book is a great way to tie them all together and solidify your knowledge of the fingerboard.

This cello study book is a counterpart to Serial Shifting for the Cello, giving you an all-new set of shifting in rows and patterns that will help you improve!

Who this book can help: Intermediate cellists who want a structured approach to positions.

How to use this book: Play one or more exercises after finger exercises and scales but before etudes and repertoire.

by Cassia Harvey

Level: Early-Intermediate and Late-Intermediate

Are you an intermediate or early-advanced cellist who wants to take their technique to the next level?

These intensive cello double stop shifting exercises will help improve your intonation and help build your left-hand strength. At the same time, they will raise the intensity level of your practice, making the time you spend on exercises as efficient as possible.

Moving through the first seven cello positions, these exercises use double stop sixths, thirds, and occasionally fifths and fourths to build your cello technique.

Who this book can help: Cellists who can shift between the first seven positions and want to improve their shifting and finger strength.

How to use this book: Work on one exercise each day, after warming up with finger exercises, scales, and shifting exercises.

by Cassia Harvey

29 pages

Level: Late-Intermediate or Early-Advanced. Uses first through seventh positions on the cello.