Learn to play traditional Irish melodies on the cello. The Irish Cello Book covers traditional articulations concepts and practices of Irish music many traditionally for fiddle but here adapted to thecello. It includes technical lessons and a tune book of over 100 traditional Irish melodies. The demonstration and play-along tracks features a traditional Irish ensemble. You will learn to play Irish melodies usingtraditional articulations and performance nuances such as cuts pats rolls and slurs. You'll also learn to recognize distinguishing features of song forms adapt melodies to the cell play in a traditional Irish ensemble andmuch more.

I Can Read Music is a beginning note-reading book for cello students who have learned to play using an aural approach such as the Suzuki Method or for those traditionally taught students who need extra note-reading practise. Rhythm and pitch are taught separately so that the student can work on one thing at a time. When the aspects of reading are established they can be combined successfully at a later date.

51 Traditional Pieces-Cellist Ben Davis presents a collection of pieces for solo cello drawn from the rich tradition of Irish folk music. The collection covers a range of styles including Jigs Reels Hornpipes and Marches. The volume includes notes on the tunes and is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as PDF downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8.

For more than three decades the ?Sassmannshaus Tradition? has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries.More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication. The publication of the four Violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success.On the back of this success story Bärenreiter has now published the four books for Cello in a newly adapted version for today?s English speaking children.What makes this Cello method so unique?- The leading German Cello method now available in English.- Large print notes andtexts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.- Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.- Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.- Advanced Cello techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.

For more than three decades the ?Sassmannshaus Tradition? has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries.More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication. The publication of the four Violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success.On the back of this success story Bärenreiter has now published the four books for Cello in a newly adapted version for today?s English speaking children.What makes this Cello method so unique?- The leading German Cello method now available in English.- Large print notes andtexts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.- Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.- Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.- Advanced Cello techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.

Tortelier's Cello Book Two covers twelve more Classical and folk pieces arranged for Cello in first position with accompaniment for second Cello or Piano. Contains classics from masters like Bach Mozart andSchubert and traditional tunes from France Norway and Israel. Edited and arranged by the French cellist and composer Paul Tortelier.

A third book of pieces for cello-Cello Time is a great series for young Cellists. Packed with lively original tunes easy duets and traditional pieces the books are carefully paced and organised to build confidence every step of the way. Cello Time Sprinters includes: Extended pieces in first position. Fourth position using the finger patterns 1-34 12-4 and 1234. A Range of techniques including hooked bowing string crossing and double-stops. Scales and arpeggios to suit the pieces and at the level of Grade 3. 2 CDs with performances andbackings for all of the pieces many with Drums and Bass added as well as tuning tracks.

Hymns Made Easy for Cello is a collection of favorite traditional hymns with guitar accompaniment suitable for church teaching or recreational settings. The material includes cello parts and bowing indications in first position with guitar chord names written above the staff. All the arrangements in this book are compatible with Hymns Made Easy for Violin and Hymns Made Easy for Viola.

A suite in six movements for unaccompanied cello inspired by the composer's travels in Spain Portugal and Morocco. It incorporates fragments of traditional melodies and the composer chose the cello as a suitable instrument to depict the heat richness and cruelty that are part of Spanish history.

For solo cello this book is a collection of straightforward wedding arrangements without piano. Inside you will find the most commonly requested music for wedding ceremonies from traditional favourites to beautiful classicalpieces that are sure to provide an elegant musical experience.

This is a deeply felt concerted work for cello and orchestra. It is in a moderate twentieth century style modal rather than chromatic a tonal work with a mood that is elegiac and dramatic. The Kaddish is a prayerordinarily given during Jewish services for the dead though it never mentions Death. There are traditional melodies and Hebrew cantillation associated with the text but Diamond did not use any of these nor indeed anyparticular Jewish music. The themes he says are his own concept. In describing the form and style of the music Diamond relates the Kaddish to others of his compositions that have some connection to ritual neither theater musicnor abstract music.The music is primarily melodic. Its modal quality suggests the work's Jewish connection but the actual mode is not specifically Jewish in sound. The work rises to a serious and affirmative climaxtowards its end then subsides.

From Scotland-Ireland-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 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 fromJames Oswald's Airs for the Seasons and Burke Thumoth's Collection of Scots and Irish Tunes 1745.

for Fiddle Tunes-Eclectic cellist Renata Bratt has written the ultimate book for the fiddling cellist this time from the perspective of an accompanist. Herein you???ll find the theoretical and technical foundation for everything you need to creatively back up the lead players in a fiddle jam session not to mention playing the lead yourself. This progressive method includes detailed fingerings and bowings for traditional fiddle tunes like: Salt Creek Jenny Dang the Weaver The Water Is Wide The Girl I left Behind Me The Road to California Mason???s Apron and Green Grows the Laurel ??? plus three jigs and a slip-jig. Accompaniment elements include single chord-tone backup bluegrass bass style 2 and 3-note chords and arpeggios in the common fiddling keys one and two-measure rhythmic bowing patterns the Charleston rhythm the traveling beat and many variations of the ever-popular chop bowing technique. With the knowledge and experience conveyed by this book a cellist can become a valuable asset to any musical group no matter the style! Includes access to 100 online audio tracks expertly played by the author.