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Cello methods

Posted by Searching for... on 12/23/2020, 5:32 pm

Hello, hive mind. For you string teachers out there, can you recommend a cello method that would be useful for an experienced adult musician (primarily winds) that wants to learn to play the cello? A few of the method/etude books that I have found are either very easy or they progress very rapidly without much variety to reinforce performance concepts.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Cello methods

Posted by Me on 12/26/2020, 1:00 am, in reply to "Cello methods"

When I started cello lessons in college I used the Deak. It’s old and shows it’s age but since I was more concerned with learning the instrument than with liking all the beginner pieces it worked well for me. Suzuki works well for adults too if you supplement some exudes (Lee or Schroeder) and practice scales and arpeggios. I like the Kayser book for scales.

Re: Cello methods

Posted by Me on 12/28/2020, 5:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Cello methods"

Sorry, Kayser is violin etudes. Klengel is the cello scales.

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