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Instrument Combination
One Unaccompanied Cello
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Music for 5 or More Cellos
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Technique
Basic Principles
Tension/Relaxation
Anticipation (Preparation)
Strength/Flexibility/Stability
Body Language
Control/Overcontrol
The Contact Principle
Claws or Paws ?
The Invisible Thumbs
Seating Posture
The Chair
The Spike (Endpin)
The Shoulders
Left Hand
Miscellaneous Left Hand
Finger Spacings
First Finger
Fourth Finger
Fingering
Fifths
Contractions/Snakes
Harmonics
Natural
Artificial
Left Hand Pizz
Trills etc
Chromatics
Transposition as a Practice Technique
Cello/Hand Size
Extensions
Different Extd Postures
Shifting and Extns
Lighten the Load
Extns in Different Fingerboard Regions
Double-Extensions
Other Extns
Finger-String Contact
Tips/Pads/Elbow Height
Finger Pressure
Articulation
Positional Sense
Fingerboard Regions
Neck Region
Intermediate Region
Thumb Region
Shifting
The Glissando
Finger Choreography
Same-Finger
Assisted
Scale/Arpeggio
Shifting and the Right Hand
Shifting On Open String
Shifting to Another String
Whole-Hand and Non-Whole-Hand Shifts
Left Hand Warmup
Thumbposition
Repertoire Compilations
Doublestops and Chords
Shifting Doublestops
Left-Hand String Crossings
Vibrato
Right Hand
Pizzicato
Slow Pizzicatos
Arco/Pizzicato Changes
Fast and Mixed-Hands Cello Pizzicato
Bowhold
The Wrist
Bow Changes, Starts, and Stops
Bow Starts
Bow Changes
Portato, Flying Staccato, and Hooked Bowings
Bow Speed, Pressure etc
Pressure
Speed
Contact Point
Bow Division
Hair Tension, Angle etc
Bow Trajectory
On String
In Air
The Retake
String Crossings
2 Strings
3 Strings
4 Strings
Leaps
Bouncing Bow
Choosing Bowings
Bow Division
Hooked, Portato, Flying
Unbalanced Figures
Reverse Bowings
Tremolo
Right Hand Warmup
Coordination and Fast
Musical Language
Pitch (Ear Training)
Rhythm
Dotted Rhythms
Rushing
Sing-Speak ? Rubato and Rhetoric
Tuplets and Strange Rhythms
Reading Problems
Pitch Reading Problems
Rhythm Reading Problems
Style and Epoch
Baroque and before
Classical
Romantic
Modern
Sound, Resonance, and Acoustics
Phrasing in Music
Articulations
Interpretation
Psychology
Phrasing
Rubato and Rhetoric
Articulation
Urtext?
Freedom-Obedience ?
Playing from Memory
Chamber Music
Miscellaneous
Tuning and Basic Warmup
Practice
Breathing
Pedagogy
Instrument, Bow and Setup
Amateur or Pro ?
Musician’s Injuries
Orchestral Playing
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