The Violoncello Studies by Bernhard Cossmann (1822-1910) provide specific exercises for the development of the left hand such as double-stop trill studies, finger dexterity exercises, chord, scale, and thumb position studies which intensively include the use of the fourth finger in particular. This is what gives these studies their special value and makes them indispensable to the training as a cellist. They are aimed at the advanced pupil and student, but also at the professionally trained cellist who wants to improve and maintain the dexterity and velocity of the left-hand fingers by means of short exercises.
Harvey, String Crossing for the Cello Book One, The Open String Book
Improve your cello bowing technique! This book teaches string-crossing technique on the cello with open-string studies that allow you to focus on the right hand.
Through the use of staccato bowing to encourage precisely-timed string crossing, these cello studies can help you develop bow control, smooth and even string crossing, and a more beautiful tone.
This book could be followed by String Crossing for the Cello, Book Two, which uses double stops to work on balance between two strings as a fundamental principle behind string crossing.
Useful for cellists of all ages and abilities, Open String Bow Workouts for the Cello by Cassia Harvey is especially helpful for adult learners who have limited time to practice but want to sound the best they can.
A collection of Christmas arrangements which can be played by the entire string group or by individual soloists. Each song is correlated with a specific level in the Essential Elements Method books. Includes: Frosty the Snowman · A Holly Jolly Christmas · Jingle-Bell Rock · Jingle Bells ·Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! ·Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree · Silver Bells · The Hanukkah Song · Up on the Housetop · We Wish You a Merry Christmas · White Christmas.
