Serial Shifting: Exercises for the Cello

The studies are in rows and patterns, systematically covering 'same-finger shifting', 'substitution shifting', and 'creeping'. This book is intended for study with an instructor.. The first section of the book teaches first to fourth positions, while the second half teaches first to eighth positions. Serial Shifting; Exercises for the Cello takes the cellist through the positions with basic shifting exercises. Teachers can also assign this book to more advanced students to help solidify their technique as they prepare for the concerto repertoire. This book can follow a study of the position books (Second Position for the Cello, Third Position for the Cello, Fourth Position for the Cello, and Fifth Position for the Cello) and help the student incorporate their knowledge of individual positions into a reliable shifting technique

EXCELLENT AID; EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE AUTHOR HERSELF! A. Nony Moose I have a relatively new cello teacher who stresses, and rightly so, practicing shifts over and over, and with the tuner. He is right. I am finally improving.One thing you could do with this book is to establish a warm-up routine, and vary it day-by-day, using this book for 5-10 minutes at the beginning of your practice session, say 2,3 or 4 times per week. If you do it with the tuner, you will seeo big improvement. I find that it is helping me figure out just what my hand shape should be, and it helps with muscle memory in the left arm. Using the tuner puts it in your ear properly so you hear i. This is not a method book. It does not Carol M. Davis This is not a method book. It does not break down the techniques necessary to do the drills in this book but they are progressive and there are a lot of them.. Amazon Customer said Great practice for shifting with and without extensions. I ordered this book to work through with students who were struggling with shifts and it does that, but it is also a course in understanding half- and whole steps. Many books over-mark the extensions and I really appreciate that with this book students have to UNDERSTAND that F to G and F# to G are different distances. The octave shifts always give me a kick at the end of the etudes! I think that if you can play these etudes accurately, with all the correct shapes and extensions, you are probably pretty great at shifting!