Teaching Cello - Late-Intermediate Etude Books
Etudes are designed as a bridge between technique and solo pieces. They can be assigned to work with a specific difficulty, or as a more general preparation for playing.
Feuillard's FinestThese etudes are more technical than melodic but they are pure teaching genius. Great for students in middle school and older.
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De'ak, Popper's Student!A must-play book of intermediate and early-advanced etudes by a student of the great David Popper. De'ak seems to have written these etudes to prepare his own students to play the Popper etudes.
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Great cello study books!Losche abbreviated etudes and interspersed them with his own exercises resulting in an efficient and playable series of study books. Book Four focuses on the often-neglected 6th and 7th positions.
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Kummer's MelodiesMelodious and playable cello etudes by Kummer. If they're too expensive, try searching for them used. Or, here's a link for a free copy: Kummer Op. 57 10 Melodious Exercises.
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More from SchroederThe second volume of the famous series of etudes by Alwin Schroeder that increases in difficulty from the first volume.
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Feuillard's CompilationsFeuillard's elegant series of cello etudes continues with collections that help students work on precision in both the right and left hands.
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Lee's Beautiful EtudesRemarkably complex etudes that can teach the intermediate student much about cello playing.
Here's a link to a blog post I wrote that teaches Etude No. 2 in this book in more detail: Free Exercises on Lee's Etude Op. 40, No. 2 |
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Lee's Etudes in Keys; Also Playable as Duets!Wonderful intermediate etudes by Lee (each about one page) that go through the keys systematically and include a duet part!
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