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Do you struggle to recognize notes in your violin music? Is it hard to remember where each note is? Or are you just starting your violin journey and know you want a strong foundation? The Learning the Notes on the Violin series can help!...

Are you ready to learn three-octave arpeggios on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help! Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book...

Discover a whole new way to learn cello scales! Are you ready to learn three-octave scales on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help!...

Minor Scale Studies for the Cello gives you rhythm and bowing studies on single-string minor scales that can help you improve your shifting and intonation. Each two-page section has the scale as a theme followed by a number of shorter variations. This book can be...

These 21 very simple duets for beginning violin use only 1st, 2nd, and 3rd fingers for the first half of the book. The pieces are all named after chess moves, in honor of the mental athletics required to start studying a stringed instrument.  Note: this is...

A hauntingly beautiful duet for viola and cello, this early-advanced arrangement of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel blends the ancient plainchant melody with warm, cinematic harmonies. Flowing rhythmic lines pass seamlessly between the instruments, giving each player an expressive, rewarding part. Ideal for holiday...

Advanced Daily Training that Solidifies Your Thumb Position Octave Scales for the Cello, Book One gives you daily training in advanced thumb position using double stop octaves that shift in scale patterns. All advanced cellists can benefit from daily study of octaves. Octaves form...

Master Accurate Octave Shifts on the Cello Large shifts are among the greatest technical challenges for cellists. Whether you're preparing advanced études, orchestral excerpts, or major concerto repertoire, confidently moving long distances on the fingerboard is essential for secure intonation and fluent playing. Octave...

Master Advanced Octave Shifts High on the Cello Fingerboard Confident shifting is one of the defining skills of advanced cello playing. As repertoire moves higher up the fingerboard, large shifts become more frequent and less forgiving, requiring exceptional accuracy, coordination, and fingerboard awareness. Octave...

Take Your Octave Shifting to the Next Level Once you've developed a foundation in large shifts, the next challenge is making them accurate, dependable, and effortless in a wide variety of technical situations. Octave Shifts for the Cello, Book Two builds on the skills...

Do you know how to play in thumb position? Are you ready to take your playing to the next level and get ready for playing advanced cello literature? Octaves for the Cello, Book One can help you learn to play thumb position double stop...

The study of double-stop octaves on the cello, for advanced cellists, continues in Octaves for the Cello, Book Three. Exercises and short pieces link the A and D octave hand positions learned in Books One and Two with the new "high A position", near the end of the fingerboard. Teachers...

Are you finished with Octaves Book One? Are you ready to take your playing to the next level and get ready for playing advanced cello literature? Octaves for the Cello, Book Two can help you learn to play thumb position double stop octaves.  In this book,...

This e-book teaches one-octave major scales, each played on a single string. All four strings are covered, along with a variety of keys. At the end of the book, there are twelve bowing variations and twelve rhythm variations to use in the study of...

This book of new and exciting bowing workouts for the cello gives you 97 exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice. Since there are no left hand notes, you can focus entirely on improving the dexterity...

One way to maximize your cello practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings! Open-string studies on the cello can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful...

One way to maximize your cello practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings. Open-string studies on the cello can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful sound....

Improve Your Viola Bowing and Tone! One great thing to add to the beginning of your viola practice (at any level of playing!) is a short study on open strings.Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it...

One way to maximize your viola practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings. Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful...

Improve Your Viola Bowing and Tone! One way to maximize your violin practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings.​ Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique...