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Buchholz & Jesselson - The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios

Catalogue No: 31153M
A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach

ArrangementCello
Product FormatSheet Music/Online Audio
ComposerTheodore Buchholz & Robert Jesselson
£27.99
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Pages140
Publication Date2024
Grade of DifficultyEASY
ISBN9781513478449 (1513478443)

The Cellist's Guide to Scales and Arpeggios A Comprehensive, Systematic, Sequential Approach

Contents

  1. PART I: INTRODUCTION
  2. Preface: Why Another Scale Book?
  3. The Sequential Plan for Learning and Practicing Scales
  4. How to Use the Drones
  5. PART II: BEGINNING SCALES
  6. Chapter 1 - The First Scales and Arpeggios
  7. The First Scales and Arpeggios: C, G, D, and F
  8. Backward Extension Scales: Bf and Ef Major
  9. Forward Extension Scales: A and D (Lower Octave) Major and D Major (Two Octaves)
  10. PART III: PREPARATION FOR INTERMEDIATE SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS
  11. Chapter 2 - The Right Arm
  12. The Three Principles of Tone Production
  13. Maintaining a Consistent Contact Point
  14. Core Sound
  15. Block of Sound
  16. ...
  17. Relaxation and Good Body Mechanics
  18. Upper Arm/Lower Arm
  19. Elbow Arc
  20. Balance and Left/Right Motion (“Contrary Motion”)
  21. Important Rules for Controlling Sound
  22. Chapter 3 - The Left Arm
  23. left-hand positions
  24. Diagram of Cello Positions
  25. Extensions
  26. The Five-Step Process for Training Extensions
  27. Chapter 4 - Intonation
  28. Helpful Ways to Improve Intonation
  29. Checking Intonation with Open Strings
  30. The Jesselson “Five-Step Process for Playing in Tune”
  31. Three Tuning Systems
  32. ...
  33. PART IV: INTERMEDIATE SCALES
  34. Chapter 5 - Pre-Feuillard Two-Octave Major Scales and Arpeggios
  35. “1, 2, and 4-to-a-Bow” and Off-the-String Bowing Variations
  36. Chapter 6 - Two-Octave Scales and Arpeggios Based on the Feuillard Systems
  37. Chapter 7 - Two-Octave Scales and Arpeggios: The Next Steps
  38. Bow Distribution
  39. Four Basic Bow Distribution Exercises
  40. Frog and Tip Bow Coordination Exercises
  41. Shifting
  42. One-Finger Scales on One String
  43. Over-Extensions
  44. Ghost Shifts
  45. Chapter 8 - The “Mary” System
  46. Chapter 9 - Thumb-Position One-Octave Scales and Arpeggios
  47. Establishing Thumb Position
  48. ...
  49. Interval Spacing Between the Fingers in Thumb Position
  50. Bow Intonation
  51. PART V: ADVANCED SCALES
  52. Chapter 10 - Three-Octave Scales and Four-Octave Arpeggios Based on the Feuillard Systems
  53. Descending New-Finger Shifts
  54. Thumb Placement
  55. Bowing Variations
  56. Chapter 11 - Scales on One String
  57. One-Octave Scales on One String
  58. Two-Octave Scales on One String
  59. Two-Finger Two-Octave Scale on One String
  60. Three-Finger Two-Octave Scale on One String
  61. Two-Octave Arpeggios on One String
  62. Chapter 12 - The “Around and Around” System
  63. Chapter 13 - Universal Fingering System
  64. Two-Octave Major and Minor Scales with the Universal Fingering
  65. Two-Octave Arpeggios with the Universal Fingering
  66. Three-Octave Scales with the Universal Fingering
  67. Three and Four-Octave Arpeggios with the Universal Fingering
  68. Chapter 14 - The Galamian System
  69. Buchholz Variation
  70. Lucktenberg Bowing and Rhythm Variations
  71. Chapter 15 - Velocity Scales
  72. Chapter 16 - The Fourth Octave
  73. Chapter 17 - Chromatic, Whole-Tone, Octatonic, and Quarter-Tone Scales
  74. Chromatic Scales
  75. Whole-Tone Scales
  76. Octatonic Scales
  77. Quarter-Tone Scales
  78. Chapter 18 - Thumb-Position Tetrachord Scales
  79. ...
  80. Thumb-Position Scales Using Tetrachords
  81. Thumb-Position Modal Scales
  82. PART VI: SCALES IN DOUBLE STOPS
  83. Chapter 19 - Introduction to Double-Stop Scales
  84. Just Intonation
  85. Six Double-Stop Bowing Variations
  86. Chapter 20 - Scales in Sixths
  87. One-Octave Major Scales in Sixths
  88. Gordon Epperson’s Fingerings for Two-Octave Major Scales in Sixths
  89. Richard Aaron’s Major and Minor Scales in Sixths with a Universal Fingering
  90. Three-Octave Major Scales in Sixths
  91. Chapter 21 - Scales in Thirds
  92. Chapter 22 - Scales in Octaves
  93. PART VII: OTHER SCALE SYSTEMS
  94. Chapter 23 - Other Scale Systems
  95. ...
  96. Bibliography
  97. Appendix A - Answer Key for the Pre-Feuillard System
  98. Appendix B - Answer Key for the Feuillard Two-Octave System
  99. Appendix C - Instructional Videos
  100. Appendix D - Drones
  101. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  102. About the Authors
  103. ...
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