Tricks To Tunes Book 1 Cello

Description

Book One progresses in steps from a single open string to the scale of D major. One divergence from the usual approach is that the note G is taught after E but before F#.

This better develops the left hand position, especially for cellists. The tunes in this section of the tutor are based on the minor 3rd interval and correlate with the Kodaly method in classroom music. As the primary intention of this tutor is for group tuition of mixed strings, the note A is presented as an open string (except for the double bass). It is left to the discretion of the teacher to decide at what point to introduce the use of the fourth finger to violin and viola players.