Cello Resource Book

-Table of Contents-
Scales…………………………….……………………………………… pgs. 1-50*
Scales at a Glance: Charts, General Fingerings

Feuillard 2, 3 and 4 Octave Scales (all scales written out) ……………... pg. 28-33
Klengel, Magg, Feuillard, and Matz scales………………………………….. pg. 10
Scale Finger Groupings ……………………………………………………… pg. 9
Table of Scale Fingerings …........................... pgs. 41 and 42 (found after pg.11)

Scale Sequences and Exercises

Scale Sequence I (all keys, 2 octaves) and II………………………………… pg. 1, 2

Lower Octaves in Feuillard “Daily Exercises” # 13 ………………………..pg. 2
D Major; Rhythm Patterns …………………………………………………....pg. 3
Arpeggio Sequences I, II, and III ………………………………………… pg. 4-5
Scale exercises across fingerboard, shifting (Great technique warm-up!)……..……. pg. 11

Flesch, Carl. Scale Excercises 1-11…………………………………………pgs. 12-17

C major, all strings………………………………………………… pgs. 12, 13
Thirds scale sequence………………………………………………….. pg. 14
Sixths scale sequence…………………………………………………… pg. 15
Octave scale sequence……………………………………………………pg. 16
Tenths scale sequence…………………......…………………………… pg. 17
Artificial Harmonics scale sequence…………………………………... pg. 17
Klengel, Julius. Scale Exercises 1-24……………………………....……... pg. 18-27
Magg, Fritz. Scales……………………………………………………………pgs. 34-37
Major, Minor Scales ………………………………………………….pg. 34.35
Whole Tone Scales…………………………….………………………. pg. 36
Chordal Scales………………………….………………………………..pg. 37
Matz, Rudolph. Scales and Exercises……………………………………pgs. 38-40, 50
Preparation and Excercises …………………………………………….pg. 38
D major Exercises ………………………….……………………….pgs. 39,40
Thumb position work……………………………………………….…..pg. 50
Rowell, Margartet. Scales…….…………………………………………….. after 116
Yampolsky, Mark(D Major and minor (scale, 3rds, chordal arpeggios, triads, thirds, sixths, octaves, broken
thirds and octaves, octave arpeggios, tenths, arpeggio in double stops, scale in chords) ……. ……..Pg. 43-49

Etudes, Excerpts, and Short Pieces

Bach, Obligato in F from Cantata BWV 68..................................pgs. 31-32 [BkII]

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Please note that [Bk II] indicates Book II. The absence of such a designation implies
location in Book I.
Baumgartner, Fuga………………………………………………………. pgs. 99-100
Bauting, Chrisotopher. Velocity Studies……………………………….pgs. 69-70; 75
Bazelaire, 12 Studies of Velocity……….…………………………………… pg. 63, 64
Boccherini Concerto in D mvmt 1………………………………………..pgs. 101-103
Boukmik Etude No. 4………………………………………………..pg. 26-30 [Bk II]
Brahms, Sextet in B flat major…………………………………………..pgs. 55, 56
Dotzauer , Potpourri pour Deux Violoncelles………........................pgs. 85-92 [BkII]
Duport Etude No. 7 with wrist exercise…………………………………. Pgs. 86-89
Dvorak, Cello Concerto, Preparatory Studies…………………………...pgs. 90-98
Gruetzmacher, Op. 38 Bk II Etudes
No. 13………………………………………………………….…… pgs. 61, 62
No. 15.....................................................................................pg. 23 [Bk II]
No. 16........................................................................................pg. 9 [Bk II]
No. 18................................................................................pgs. 42-47 [Bk II]
No. [ ]……….……………………………………………………………. Pg. 68
Paganini Cello Transcriptions:
Caprice No. 5………………………………………………..pgs. 57-58 [Bk II]
Caprice No. 24………………………………………….……pgs. 61-64 [Bk II]
Moto Perpetuo…………………………………………………………. pg. 57-60
Pais, Aldo. Book II. (left hand articulation)…………………………....….pgs. 1-8 [Bk II]
Piatti Caprices (with Preparatory Excercises):
No. 1 …………………………………………….…………………… pgs. 83-85
No. 3 …..………………………………………………………pgs. 39-41 [Bk II]
No. 4 ……………………………………………………………pgs 33-34 [Bk II]
No. 7 ……………………………………………………………pgs.35-38 [Bk II]
No. 8 ……………………………………..……………………pgs. 49-51 [Bk II]
No. 10 …………………………………...…………………….pgs. 52-56 [Bk II]
Servais, Op. 11 No. 2 (spiccato exercise) …………………………........ pgs. 65-67
Sevcik 40 Variations……………………………………………………….. pgs. 76- 82
Tartini “Art of Bowing” Variations………………………………………… pg. 71-74
Tchaikovsky, Rococo Var. 4, possible fingerings ……………………….. pgs. 51-54
Velocity Studies I, II, V, VI ………………………………………………… pg. 69-70
Velocity Study No. 9 …………………………………………………………..pg. 75

Other Technique Exercises

Left Hand Articulation…………………………… pgs. 1-8, 24, 59-60, 61, 69 [Bk II]
Shifting…………………………………………………pgs. 9, 13-23, 65-67, [Bk II]

20th Century Etudes and Works

Davidovsky, Synchoronisms No. 3…………………………………...pg. 115

Hampton, 20th Century Music – hearing lines by Interval……………….…….pg 110
Mainardi , 21 Studien………………………………………………....pgs. 68-76 [Bk II]
Sessions, Roger; 1. Prelude…………………………………………………….pg. 112
 3. Scherzo………………………………………………………………..pg. 113
5. Fantasy………………………………………………………………..pg. 114
Yun, Isaac; Glissées…………………………………………………pgs. 77-81 [Bk II]
Zimmerman, Bernd; Four Short Studies …………………………..pgs. 82-83 [Bk II]

Bach Suite No. 1 [Prelude (found after page103)]

Anna Magdalena Bach
Westphal
Kellner
Hausmann
Maurice Eisenberg (Casals)
Casals/Foley-Soyer
Paul Tortelier
Wenzinger
Mainardi
Alexanian
Wilkomirski
Selmi
Bylsma
Comparative Study and Dates

Reading
Cello Literature (list)……………………………………………pgs. 124-130 [Bk II] “On
Practicing”………………………………….…………… located before pg. 61
On the Conferring of an Honorary Doctorate on Margaret Rowell
by Bonnie Hampton……. ………………………………………..after 116
“Prelude to Cello Playing” from the video by Margaret Rowell……….. after 116
“When a Violinist Teaches the Cello” by Margaret Rowell…………….after 116