[ebooks] Position Pieces for Cello; Book 2 by Rick Mooney at Arts-Photography

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Learned a lot from thisBy EbbersMy teacher uses this method book along with many others. but I like the layout of this one. It presents things in a certain order to make you understand it. and it doesnt give fingerings for every single note like some books. First couple bars or lines have the fingerings then they start getting scarcer and scarcer as the piece goes on. That way you are not using them as a crutch but if you get stumped you can look back at the beginning to figure it out. Unlike Suzuki books which offer two sets of fingers for every single note. I also like the written exercises at the beginning of each new position so that you can make sure you "get it" before you actually play. Nice musically flowing little etudes.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Helpful for getting used to upper positions and sight-reading in other clefsBy R. SchiffmanThis book has been very helpful for me. Ive been using it within lessons with my teacher. I have never been that comfortable playing or sight-reading further down the neck but repeating the exercises and pieces in this book have helped me get used to those awkward positions. The book is also helping me sight-read the higher notes and also sight-read in different clefs.Minus one star for the binding of this book. Its pretty thick and is bound like a paperback novel making it very difficult to keep open on your music stand. I had to batter it a bit by pressing down the spine really hard just to be able to read the notes close to the middle. I wish they made a spiral bound version.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Extremely UsefulBy James D. AikinI use Position Pieces with all of my lower-intermediate students. and Ive spoken with other teachers who do the same. The positions are introduced in a careful way. the pieces are short and clever. and theyre all duets. which gives the student an opportunity to make music with the teacher.Unlike the Suzuki cello books. Mooney doesnt tell the student when to shift. He simply provides a finger number at the point of each shift and leaves it to the student to learn how to deduce the meaning of the number. The first time a note is used outside of first position. the finger number is always given. Use of positions on the lower strings is included.In the first 3/4 of the book. each piece alternates between first position and the position being studied. but the final half-dozen pieces are more adventurous. Simple pencil exercises test the students academic understanding of the material. Mooneys other books are good. but this one is essential.