FOR THE CURIOUS CELLIST

Simple Extensions in Neck Region: Exercises

1: FAST FLUIDITY EXERCISES ON ONE STRING: MOVING THROUGH ALL POSITIONS BUT NO SHIFTS (JUST CRAWLING)

First and Second Fingers Only      First and Third Fingers Only

First, Second and Third Fingers Only       All Fingers

2: FAST FLUIDITY EXERCISES ACROSS TWO STRINGS: MOVING THROUGH ALL POSITIONS BUT NO SHIFTS (JUST CRAWLING)

Exercise 1A        Exercise 1B        Exercise 2

3. DOUBLESTOPPED EXERCISES IN ONE POSITION

3.A: PROGRESSIVE PREPARATORY EXERCISES WITH OPEN STRINGS

First Level        Second Level      Third Level

3.B: ULTIMATE LEVEL: NO OPEN STRINGS

   Cossmann Doubletrill Exercises In Extended Position

4: DOUBLESTOPPED CRAWLING EXERCISES ALL OVER NECK REGION

First and Second Fingers Only       No Extended Fourth Finger     All Fingers

5: EXERCISES INVOLVING EXTENDED POSITION WITH THE OPEN STRING

Extended Position With Open String

Finding Extended Positions After Same Open String

Extended Position With Higher Open String: DOUBLESTOPPED EXERCISES