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Extreme Training for the Advanced Cellist, Book Two

by Cassia Harvey

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Cello
Publisher
C. Harvey Publications
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This book presents further studies for the very advanced cellist that can challenge the limits of their technique. Extreme Training for the Advanced Cellist, Book Two, uses shifts and stretches on the cello in intense and highly concentrated exercises that aim to bring the cellist toward total fingerboard mastery.

Technical overview

This advanced cello technique book gives you exercises that teach your hand better shifting, speed, and intonation using scales, thumb position, and more.

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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