Method for Cello, Vol. 1 - 32 Lessons for Beginners

This method, which is based on the viola and violin methods by the same author, is intended for young children (6 to 12 years old). It can be used for 18 months to 2 years.Pupils can start cello and music theory at the same time and do not need to study them beforehand.This method can only be used with the help of a teacher who will, from the first lesson, give the pupils good principles concerning instrumental posture and bowing.The whole method can be used in individual lessons but also in a group teaching context. However, all duets, trios and quartets can be played alone (or with the accompaniment of the teacher). In all cases, each part of the ensemble pieces can be worked on.The folk songs used are often ignored by children. This is why the lyrics are included. The exercises are deliberately kept very short. The exercises are deliberately kept very short and are always directly related to the pieces they precede. It is not always useful to work on all of them - there are too many exercises and pieces for each lesson! In group teaching, it will be easy to divide them up - in any case, it will be useful to return to lessons already worked on. The backward extension of the first finger on the A and D strings is cautiously introduced in the last six lessons.The bow positions are indicated quite often (not always).The students' imagination is frequently called upon in a brief and simple way. A big thank you to my cellist friends for their recommendations and suggestions and, in particular, to Samuel Etienne who kindly reviewed these pages and gave me his wise advice.Claude-Henry Joubert