Additional Resources
Must-Read Technique Books:
Richard Aaron: Playing the Cello
Pamela Devenport: Cellostart
Steven Doane: Cello Ergonomics
Hans Jørgen Jensen, Minna Rose Chung: CelloMind
Hans Jørgen Jensen, Oleksander Mycyk: PracticeMind
Recommended Études/Scales:
Beginning-intermediate:
Bernhard Cossman: Studies for Developing Agility for Cello
Rick Mooney: Position Pieces Book 1 & 2, Thumb Position Pieces Book 1 & 2, Double Stops
David Popper: 15 Easy Studies
Alwin Schroeder: 170 Foundation Studies
Advanced:
Hans Jørgen Jensen: The Ivan Galamian Scale System for Violoncello
Alfredo Carlo Piatti: 12 Caprices
David Popper: 40 Studies High School of Cello Playing, Preparatory Studies to High School of Cello Playing
Otakar Ševčík: 40 Variations
Useful Websites:
CelloBello.org – is free, accessible to everyone, providing world-class lessons, masterclasses, interviews, and interactive live-streamed chats with renowned artist-teachers from the solo, chamber music, orchestral, and teaching professions.
Stringsmagazine.com – for teachers and students, amateurs and professionals, Strings magazine connects you to a global community of string players. Published since 1986, the editors and expert contributors cover the personalities, music, news, events, instruments, and gear that matter.
TheStrad.com – is the essential resource for the string music world, with over 2,300 listings providing information on string businesses across North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
