Cassia Harvey

The Faure Elegie Study Book for Cello helps you learn and perfect every measure of the famous piece. The Elegie is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises. Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shifts and fast scale patterns, can now be mastered. You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Faur l gie Study Book gives you essential tools to be a better cellist. The entire cello part to Gabriel Faur 's l gie, Op. 24 is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included).

Learn how to read treble clef on the cello This book teaches you how to read and play notes in treble clef on the cello, one note at a time. The exercises help you see how bass clef and tenor clef connect to treble clef. Carefully crafted studies help you recognize and remember each note as you learn it. Short pieces are included to use the notes that were just learned so that you can practice playing in treble clef. If you are an intermediate or advanced cellist and you know bass and tenor clef (if not, see Tenor Clef for the Cello by Cassia Harvey), this book will help teach you the final clef Advanced cello solo, chamber, and orchestral music regularly uses bass, tenor, and treble clef. One skill that is not typically taught in cello playing is reading treble clef an octave lower. Some cello music has parts written in this "false" treble clef that you are expected to be able to read and play. This book can help At the end of the book, after the regular study of the clef, there is a section on reading treble clef one octave lower, followed by study pages that teach the treble clef sections of the cello part to an excerpt from Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4 and all of the treble clef sections in the cello part to Dvorak's American String Quartet Op. 96, No. 12 This book could be studied after Tenor Clef for the Cello (CHP109) and along with Learning Three-Octave Scales on the Cello (CHP356) and Thumb Position School for the Cello (CHP361.)

The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume Two helps you learn and perfect every measure of the third "movement" of this major cello concerto.The Concerto is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises.Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shifts, fast scale patterns, double stop octaves, and artificial harmonics can now be mastered.You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume Two gives you essential tools to be a better cellist.The entire cello part to the third "movement" of the Concerto is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included).This book could be studied along with The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One and The Popper High School Study Book for Cello, Volume One.

Improve Your Third Position Intonation and Finger Speed on the Violin Do you want faster fingers and better intonation? Do you want to improve muscle memory and overall facility in third position on the violin? Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book Three can help This book gives you short warm-up exercises that focus on specific finger patterns in the 12 major keys, exercises for reaching fourth finger harmonic, and finger exercises that shift The overall focus of the book is on learning finger spacing in violin third position. Each exercise focuses on patterns that can be used to help your fingers feel less awkward in third position.These studies will help you prepare for the complicated finger patterns in repertoire and pieces and will help you develop faster fingers on the violin. Playing one or two of these finger exercises at a time is a great way to build your technique and improve your finger speed.After using books like Third Position for the Violin and Third Position Study Book for the Violin to introduce the position, this book can help take your technique to the next level. Improve your violin playing today with these essential technical studies

One way to maximize your viola practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings.Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful sound.This third book of new and exciting bowing workouts for the viola gives you 99 exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice.The main focus of Book Three is bow control. The exercises in this book help you develop bow control using long sustained bow work, string crossing, staccato, and spiccato, as well as special exercises for bow starts and bow landings.Since there are no left hand notes, you can focus entirely on improving the dexterity and control of the right (bow) hand.This book gives violists a tremendous resource for developing an all-around bow technique that meets the demands of the viola repertoire, as well as a path to creating better tone.​Smooth, connected bows and tone are the focus of Open String Bow Workouts for Viola, Book One, and articulated bowings are the focus of Book Two.

One way to maximize your violin practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings.Open-string studies on the violin can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful sound.This third book of new and exciting bowing workouts for the violin gives you 99 exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice.The main focus of Book Three is bow control. The exercises in this book help you develop bow control using long sustained bow work, string crossing, staccato, and spiccato, as well as special exercises for bow starts and bow landings.Since there are no left hand notes, you can focus entirely on improving the dexterity and control of the right (bow) hand.This book gives violinists a tremendous resource for developing an all-around bow technique that meets the demands of the violin repertoire, as well as a path to creating better tone.​Smooth, connected bows and tone are the focus of Open String Bow Workouts for Violin, Book One, and articulated bowings are the focus of Book Two.

Welcome to a friendly, easily playable Christmas viola book with lots of options for players and teachers alike This book contains 25 Holiday practice segments, one for each day of the Christmas season. Each segment contains an exercise, a Christmas tune, and a fun, inventive variation on the tune, plus a duet part so that you can play with another viola in a lesson or chamber music get-together If you are looking for viola Christmas music that will inspire you for the entire month of December, A Viola Advent is the perfect addition to your holiday practice sessions.Want to play Christmas music with friends? This book is compatible with A Violin Advent Book (CHP431) and A Cello Advent Book (CHP433) and can be used to play duets with those instruments as well Looking for a stress-free solo or duo gig book this holiday season? Whether you want just the basics or something a little fancier, these tunes and variations are all completely sight-readable. With interchangeable harmonies so both instruments can take the lead, and an easy-to-read layout for those low light situations, these books are an effortless way to expand your holiday rep This viola Christmas solo and duet book is all in first position, is set at a late-beginning/early intermediate level, and includes accidentals, including high and low finger patterns. Play Along tracks are available through a link in the book.This book could be followed by Sailing Into Bethlehem; Christmas Duets for Two Violas and Following the Star; Solo Christmas Carol Arrangements for Unaccompanied Viola.

Welcome to a friendly, easily playable Christmas violin book with lots of options for players and teachers alike This book contains 25 Holiday practice segments, one for each day of the Christmas season. Each segment contains an exercise, a Christmas tune, and a fun, inventive variation on the tune, plus a duet part so that you can play with another violin in a lesson or chamber music get-together If you are looking for violin Christmas music that will inspire you for the entire month of December, A Violin Advent is the perfect addition to your holiday practice sessions.Want to play Christmas music with friends? This book is compatible with A Viola Advent Book (CHP432) and A Cello Advent Book (CHP433) and can be used to play duets with those instruments as well Looking for a stress-free solo or duo gig book this holiday season? Whether you want just the basics or something a little fancier, these tunes and variations are all completely sight-readable. With interchangeable harmonies so both instruments can take the lead, and an easy-to-read layout for those low light situations, these books are an effortless way to expand your holiday rep This violin Christmas solo and duet book is all in first position, is set at a late-beginning/early intermediate level, and includes accidentals, including high and low finger patterns. Play Along tracks are available through a link in the book.This book could be followed by Sailing Into Bethlehem; Christmas Duets for Two Violins and Following the Star; Solo Christmas Carol Arrangements for Unaccompanied Violin.

Welcome to a friendly, easily playable Christmas cello book with lots of options for players and teachers alike This book contains 25 Holiday practice segments, one for each day of the Christmas season. Each segment contains an exercise, a Christmas tune, and a fun, inventive variation on the tune, plus a duet part so that you can play with another cello in a lesson or chamber music get-together If you are looking for cello Christmas music that will inspire you for the entire month of December, A Cello Advent is the perfect addition to your holiday practice sessions.Looking to play Christmas music with friends? This book is compatible with A Violin Advent Book (CHP431) and A Viola Advent Book (CHP432) and can be used to play duets with those instruments as well This cello Christmas solo and duet book is mostly in first position, with occasional fourth position, includes some extensions, and is set at a late-beginning/early intermediate level. Play Along tracks are available through a link in the book.This book could be followed by Sailing Into Bethlehem; Christmas Duets for Two Cellos and Following the Star; Solo Christmas Carol Arrangements for Unaccompanied Cello.

Discover a whole new way to learn cello repertoire This comprehensive practice edition of Squire's magical Tarantella for cello and piano gives you preparatory exercises that teach each difficult spot and then gives you the Tarantella with marked study notes, teaching positions, rhythms, and more.A newly written cello duet part is included so that you can play along with another cellist The book finishes with a performance copy of the solo part, the piano accompaniment, and an overview of how the Tarantella can be used within a structured cello curriculum.The Squire Tarantella is included in Suzuki Cello School, Volume Six and is listed at Grade 7 for ABRSM. This piece is at an intermediate level and is nearly all in bass clef, with just several measures in treble clef that use (optional) thumb position. A staple of the cello teaching repertoire, the Squire Tarantella is an exciting and energetic piece that cello students of all ages love

Discover a whole new way to learn violin repertoire This comprehensive practice edition of Gabriel-Marie's La Cinquantaine (a pedagogical staple for introducing violin third position in repertoire) gives you preparatory exercises for each difficult spot and then gives you the piece with marked study notes, including finger spacing, rhythms, and more.A newly written violin duet part to La Cinquantaine is included so that you can play along with another violinist.The book finishes with a performance copy of the solo part, the piano accompaniment, and an overview of how La Cinquantaine can be used within a structured violin curriculum. Upgrade your violin training today

Learning the Bass, Book Two continues the popular string method presented in Learning the Bass, Book One. Besides extensive work in note-reading, techniques such as string crossing, slurs, and both right and left-hand agility are taught. This book can be studied in private lessons, in single-string classes, or in mixed-string classes, along with Learning the Violin, Book Two, Learning the Viola, Book Two, and Learning the Cello, Book Two. A score and piano accompaniment is also available. This book could be studied along with Playing the Bass, Book One.

Do you struggle to recognize notes in your violin music? Is it hard to remember where each note is? Or are you just starting your violin journey and know you want a strong foundation? The Learning the Notes on the Violin series can help Starting with open E, this book teaches you the violin notes on the E string, one at a time. Short exercises and songs are interspersed with note-speller pages and workbook pages for time signatures and note-drawing. Learning the Notes on the E String works well for young beginners, students who are starting to read music after using an aural-focused method, violin students at any age who are having difficulty with note-reading, and self-taught students. This book works well with Learning the Notes on the Violin, Books 1, 2, and 3.Conquer note-reading today and open up the wide world of sheet music