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Beginner Level 4

SECTION A; 1st Position A & D Strings

What is First Position?

A & D String 1st Position Notes (Placement & Letter Names)

Bowing “D”string notes in 1st Position

Bowing “A” String Notes in 1st Position

Percussive Fingers

2nd Finger Placement (in First Position)

Ascending & Descending Left Hand Skills

Recollections – D String (E, F, G)

Eastern Window – D, E & F# – Full Bows

SECTION B; 1st Position G & C Strings

Bowing Open Strings to 3rd Finger & Open to 4th Finger

Playing on the Lower Two Strings

G & C String 1st Position Notes (Placement & Letter Names)

G & C String Practices

Southern Jam – C String, 1st & 3rd Finger Practice

SECTION C; Music – Twinkle Study

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Part I – Isolating the Bow Hand

Twinkle – Part 2 – Isolating the Left Hand

Twinkle, Twinkle – Part 3 – Putting it All Together

SECTION D; Slurs & Double-Stops

Slurring Multiple Adjacent Notes

Non Stepwise Slurs

Slurring Between Two Strings

Double-Stops (Open Strings)

Slurs + Double-Stops (Open String & Stopped Note)

Figure “8” Slurs

SECTION E; Music Literature

Valsette – by Adam Carse

Primary Piece #4 by Trew – Four Note Slurs

Winter – arr. Krane

A Martial Tune – by Adam Carse

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SECTION F; Misc Info

Switching from Violin to the Cello

Getting Rid of the Squeaks!

Learning to Play Along with the Metronome

Why is My Cello Buzzing?

Muscle Warm-Ups w/out the Cello

Discomfort Issues

Consonant & Vowel Sounds

Previous Lesson

Twinkle, Twinkle – Part 3 – Putting it All Together

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