Cello Basics

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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