Cello Pack — Absolute Beginner

Six short lessons for someone who has just opened the case — the parts of the cello and bow, sitting and holding, the four open strings on the bass stave, first fingers, note values, and bowing marks — with a 30-mark test paper and answer key.

What's inside

• Six lessons for a brand-new cellist, each with a teaching page and a matching exercise page to write straight onto
• Meeting the cello and bow, then sitting, holding and the bow hold, with common set-up mistakes and their fixes
• The four open strings on the bass stave, then first fingers on the D and A strings — the compact semitone-spaced hand frame behind the D major scale
• How long notes last — semibreve to quaver — and counting beats in 4/4 time
• Bowing marks, dynamics and a fully-marked warm-up, finishing with Hot Cross Buns adapted to the first-finger pattern
• A 30-mark test paper covering parts, holding, open strings, notes and fingers, note values and signs, with a full answer key