Position Pieces for Cello
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Position Pieces for Cello is designed to give students a logical and fun way to learn their way around the fingerboard. Each hand position is introduced with exercises called Target Practice," "Geography Quiz," and "Names and Numbers." Following these exercises are tuneful cello duets that have been specifically composed to require students to play in that hand position. In this way, students gain a thorough knowledge of how to find the hand positions, and once there, which notes are possible to play. Using these pieces (with names like "I Was a Teenage Monster," "The Irish Tenor," and "I've Got the Blues, Baby"), position study on the cello has never been so much fun!" Review: Fantastic cello position learning book. - My son's Suzuki cello teacher recommended this book to help learn the varous cello positions. It has worked out quite well. Each position starts out with figuring out the notes and fingerings which are then followed by several peices to practice each position. They're even fun to play. The pieces can be a little challenge, at least for our 9 year old, as sometimes there is a little more music reading to be learned, which his teacher helps with. Depending on your level, you may need a little help to progress throught the book. You can also find people playeach each of the pieces online if you look, so at least you know how it each piece should sound. Review: Good for learning the different Cello positions - For example 2nd position. - My Cello instructor recommended this book, so I bought it. I bought it awhile back, but we are just now getting to the different cello positions. Right now I have only worked on the first 3 pages which is practicing the 2nd position. I started taking Cello lessons one year and four months ago. First I had to learn to read music (since I had never played an instrument in school or even learned about music). By the way, I started this at the age of 63, so it just goes to show, you are never to old or young to do something you like. :o)
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 790 Reviews |
L**R
Fantastic cello position learning book.
My son's Suzuki cello teacher recommended this book to help learn the varous cello positions. It has worked out quite well. Each position starts out with figuring out the notes and fingerings which are then followed by several peices to practice each position. They're even fun to play. The pieces can be a little challenge, at least for our 9 year old, as sometimes there is a little more music reading to be learned, which his teacher helps with. Depending on your level, you may need a little help to progress throught the book. You can also find people playeach each of the pieces online if you look, so at least you know how it each piece should sound.
G**N
Good for learning the different Cello positions - For example 2nd position.
My Cello instructor recommended this book, so I bought it. I bought it awhile back, but we are just now getting to the different cello positions. Right now I have only worked on the first 3 pages which is practicing the 2nd position. I started taking Cello lessons one year and four months ago. First I had to learn to read music (since I had never played an instrument in school or even learned about music). By the way, I started this at the age of 63, so it just goes to show, you are never to old or young to do something you like. :o)
J**E
Great book!
I searched for many years for a book to teach my students shifting. This is the one! It is a shifting bible for the first four positions. My students shift in tune and understand the notes in a position across strings.
C**.
Dispels the Mystery
I had been watching people shift to avoid open strings, and I didn't have it all straight. This book is fixing that. I love the way the book uses reference pitches to focus on intonation (that's why there is a target in the image) and simplifies matters. The written exercises where you have to say which finger plays what are awesome. The pieces are sweet, fun, short and musical.
A**Y
Great exercise book for intermediate cello students
My daughter is in middle school and has played cello for four years. She just got a private teacher because she’s struggling with learning to shift. He recommended this book and they have been playing their way through all the exercises. There is good variety, just challenging enough, the pieces are pleasant to listen to. No complaints.
W**A
Adult Cello Student
This book has been wonderful to help me, an adult, learn to play the cello outside of just 1st position! Even though I have a history of music when I was younger, changing positions has kicked my butt!! This makes it easy to understand: you have a picture of where your fingers should be, exercises to fill-in-the blank to test your knowledge, and songs to play in the each new position you learn. You can go at your own pace or, if you have an instructor, I'm sure they will guide you on what pace to go in. This is a lifesaver for me! I recommend this book to any adult, or younger person, who struggles as you progress out of first position only pieces.
J**E
Best way to learn the various positions on the cello
Excellent for helping one learn the various positions on the cello. Love the simple tunes that help one easily integrate these positions. It makes learning various positions on the cello fun.
S**Y
Perfect!
Great!
V**V
A must have !
Love it, love it, love it. Learning shifting and positions in other books is sooooo boooooring. This book makes it enjoyable. Fun fact : you learn a lot faster when you actually practice, and you practice a lot more when practice is something fun you actually look forward to do every day...
B**6
Unverzichtbar
Wirklich gut für das Üben der Lagen. Mal leicht, mal anspruchsvoll.
M**N
Great book to learn Cello Positions
My cello teacher recommended this book but I couldn't find it in my local music stores. Very helpful studies.
T**A
脱初級者のためには必須！
チェロで中級に向けて習得しなければいけないものの一つに、左手のポジション移動がある。これがなかなか難しい。音符と指を照合させることと、何の目印もない所にあたりを付けて押さえることの、両方ができなければいけない。結局、練習に次ぐ練習しかないのだが、この本はそのワークブックとしてなかなか良い。 また、第2ポジションとか第3ポジションとか言われる指使いのなかで、イレギュラーな指使いも、「これも第2（第3）ポジションです」などと言われて混乱させられるが、本書では、そんな指使いについて命名され、結果的にハーフポジションから第4ポジションまで、半音ずれるごとに名前付きで理解でき、すっきりした気持ちで練習できる。
F**S
Nice
Fun book to work on
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