Dotzauer etudes have been part of the standard cello repertoire for generations. Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) was one of the most important cellists and cello padagogues in the 19th century and knew what constitutes a good etude: it should deal with a specific technical task in a targeted manner and at the same time be not monotonous, but musically appealing. The cellist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Dresden court orchestra succeeded in doing this in an exemplary manner. Our new edition of the 12 Etudes Op. 107 follows the original sources and offers the original text. While the Dotzauer Etudes are mostly only available in selected editions today, Opus 107 is here completely edited, just as the composer himself conceived it. Notes on rehearsing and performing (dynamics, vibrato, position changes, decorations,

ISBN 9781609746278. This is the second popular book of beautiful Celtic tunes compiled and arranged for the cello by Abby Newton. Most of the tunes in this collection are from her recent recordings, Castles Kirks and Caves and em>Ferintosh. The book is organized in three parts: Tunes, Sets, and Duos. The first part, Tunes, contains an assortment of twenty-eight tunes culled mostly from the well know Scottish and Irish traditional tune books including collections by Capt. Simon Fraser, Patrick McDonald, Niel Gow and James Oswald. The second part, Sets, consists of several tunes played in succession. Part three, Duos, includes two part scores (with treble and bass lines) that come mainly from James Oswald's Airs for the Seasons and Burke Thumoth's Collection of Scots and Irish Tunes 1745.

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 tired of first position and ready to start playing at an intermediate level? Are you ready to learn and play new notes on the cello and perfect your shifting technique? Fourth Position Study Method for the Cello can help!

This book is a method for learning fourth position on the cello. Using short exercises and related pieces, skills such as shifting to fourth position, playing in extended fourth position, and more are taught. Pictures are included to show where the notes are on the cello. Tips for maintaining good form are included, as well as a section on how to get good tone in fourth position.

Studies play an important role in musical instrument training. Gerhard Mantel's new edition 'Etuden uben' [Practising studies] (3 volumes) complements his previous successful book 'Cello uben' (ED 8714). The basics of cello technique are worked on in selected studies, with the focus being not only on the ability to learn a technically and musically oriented text within a reasonable time but also on the solution of certain problems typical of the cello. Vol. 1 covers aspects ranging from the orientation on the fingerboard via changes of position, vibrato and trills to changes of strings and double stops. Vol. 2 deals with fingerings, whole-bow stroke, dynamics, articulation and types of bowing, among others. The final volume contains studies on legato, arpeggios, chords, martellato, staccato, spiccato and changes of rhythm. The accompanying volume of commentaries (for all three volumes) describes in detail the methodological practising processes.