Contents 
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• Foreword
• Teminology and Abbreviations
• Philosophical considerations
• Psycho-physiological considerations
• Mental-Emotive considerations
• Repertoire Building and Sight-Reading
• Pedaogical considerations (student-teacher-parent triangle)
• Principles of Practice
• Practice Logistics and Methods
• Unity of Mind-Body-Musical Performance
• Anatomical units
• Bio-mechanics (principles of movement)
• Coordination-Independence-Interdependence
• Hand Exercises (Warm-up and Cool-down)
• Independence and Interdependence Exercises
• Part of the Cello and Bow
• Geography of the Fingerboard
• The (only) 3 Positions of the Left Hand
• Position and Bow Hold
• Basics of Music Theory Applied to the Cello
• Open Strings / Rhythm Exercises
• Bow Distribution
• Tone Development
• Ultimate Finger Drills (number-based; concise)
• Ultimate Finger Drills (music-based; spelled-out)
• Extensions, Super-Extensions, Contractions
• Small Shifts (Substitution/Replacement)
• Finger Independence and Interdependence (One Position)
• Finger Independence and Interdependence (All Positions)
• Shifts Within One Position
• Shifts Connecting All Three Positions
• Fingerboard Fluidity