Good fingerings are very important for good cello playing. Some passages are impossible with a poor fingering but relatively simple with a great fingering.

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A-Chording to the Cello

For all the resources that exist for teaching young string players how to play scales and arpeggios, there are surprisingly few that address the playing of chords. Understanding how to play chords can be a very useful skill for a variety of reasons, aside from the number of times that they appear in the repertoire.

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Why Chords

Don’ts!

Finger Patterns II (Arpeggios)

Fingerboard Geography

Do What Makes You Sound Best

Varietyof pizzicato

Intonation Tendencies on the cello

Broken Thirds, part 1

Perfect 5th's

Broken Thirds, part 3

Vibrato trouble shooting

Legato bow stroke

Add-a-note technique

Bach Suite No 1 Prelude string crossing pattern SLOW MOTION

Intro to Shifting part 3

Introduction to Thumb Position

George Neikrug finger lifting exercise

Major & Minor Chords

Other Factors

Modes!

Fast Technique vs. Slow Technique

Know Why You Are Shifting

Practing passages in double stops

How to practice the prelude to Bach Suite No 1

Major scales

Double-stop octaves exercise

Adding the third and fourth octave to scales

Intro to the Bow Hold

Spiccato Bowing SLOW MOTION

String Crossing (slurred, 4 strings) SLOW MOTION

Intro to Shifting part 1

Extensions part 1

George Neikrug finger sliding exercises

Universal fingering for harmonic minor scales

Diminished Chords

Finger Patterns III (Small Group of Notes/ Small Shifts)

Finger Patterns I - Scales

Marking Your Music Clearly

Know Why You Are Shifting

Melodic shape - directional prickups

Eliminating Bow Wobbles

Melodic minor scales

D flat Major scale practice

Broken thirds, part 2

Long Tones

Intro to Vibrato

Slurred String Crossings SLOW MOTION

Intro to Shifting part 2

Extensions part 2

Christopher Bunting "flower petals" exercise

Fingeratively Speaking

A-Chording to the Cello

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