Have fun shifting!!!
Position Pieces – Position Pieces for Cello
D major 2 octaves
- careful when moving back into non extended
- use the full bow
- add 2 notes per bow
- left arm a little higher for the C string
- makesure to use the full bow. Make sure to connect Down bow to Up bow and vise versa
2nd posiiton shifting exercise
- repeating 4th finger in first position shift to 2nd finger in 2nd position
- shift initiates with the elbow.Draw a semi circle to lift the weight out of the string, slide up for the next position. Slide the thumb along the back of the neck.
- Thumb should stay against the neck during the shift, and under the 2nd finger
- nothing changes except how open the elbow is. No wrist rotation
- repeat shift 4 times in a row, in tune, then play a scale up to D on the A string (4th finger on the A string, first position)
- A string repeat 4 times in a row in tunes, play a scale back down to G on D string. Rinse and repeat!
- it is a fluid motion, like throwing a ball
- you can check intonation with open D and G strings, but also D or G drones
Sight read Fanfare – Plucking
- analyze where each position is, and when have to shift
- plucking only!
Allegretto
- Great memorizing!
- 4th finger a little lower – thinking closer to 3rd finger
- Dots – practice the stroke on the open strings. Sink into the string, make a quick semi circle motion. Think of a bouncey motion. We want each note to have a sticky consonant sound
- small amount of bow for dotted notes, make sure to come out of the string
- pinky on the bow!
- after plucking, and practicing just open strings, then add everything together under tempo