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Scale Studies for the Cello (One String), Book One

by Cassia Harvey

Instrumentation
Cello
Publisher
C. Harvey Publications
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Scale Studies (One String) for the Cello, Book One presents the advanced cellist with an exciting array of scale studies and variations up a single string. The books in this series are particularly useful as essential daily technique, helping the cello player acquire a mental map of the higher positions of the fingerboard, and prepare for scales in concert literature. Other books in the series are Scale Studies (One String) for the Cello, Book Two and Book Three, and related studies are included in Broken Thirds (One String) for the Cello, Book Two. This is an extended edition, with additional keys and variations.

Technical overview

An intensive advanced cello scale book that helps you shift better and play more in tune.

Level rubric

Advanced

Left Hand

  • Unrestricted fingerboard operation.
  • Effortless high‑register passages with thumb position.
  • Execute large leaps, rapid shifts & fast runs with precise intonation.
  • Render double stops with clarity and even vibrato.
  • Crisp, stylistically appropriate ornamentation (trills, turns, mordents).
  • Instinctive micro‑adjustments in intonation for expressiveness.
  • False harmonics in low positions

Right Hand

  • Complete command of all bow strokes at any tempo/dynamic.
  • Comfortable execution of virtuoso passages (sautillé, intricate ricochet).
  • Tone projection from whisper‑quiet to fortissimo.
  • Integrate advanced bow patterns with expressive phrasing.
  • Demonstrate technical precision with a broad dynamic range.

Rhythm & Musicality

  • Interpret large‑scale structures with nuanced pacing and rhythmic freedom.
  • Highly refined phrasing with subtle note grouping & expressive rubato.
  • Convey emotional depth and stylistic authenticity.
  • Incorporate personal interpretive choices while meeting stylistic demands.

Levels are approximate guides, not strict requirements.

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