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Cello Time Joggers (Second Edition)

by Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell

Instrumentation
Cello, Piano
Composed
2022
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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About this piece

Very easy pieces for cello (sometimes cello duet) and piano. The pieces range in style from Irish Folk, Jazz, Cajun, and much more. The pieces progress from plucking open strings to using the bow with notes in first position. Please see here for sheet music previews: amazon.com

Technical overview

Plucked notes, 8th notes, bowed notes, syncopated rhythm in the piano, bowed notes (as the book progresses), and various key signatures. Please see this website for sheet music previews: amazon.com

Level rubric

Early Beginner

Left Hand

  • Basic setup: open strings & 1st-finger in 1st position.
  • No shifting or extensions.
  • No vibrato; harmonics only as open-string effects.

Right Hand

  • Proper bow hold with straight strokes.
  • Basic détaché on open strings.
  • Mid‑bow focus; clean start/stop exercises.
  • Simple adjacent string crossings.

Bow Strokes

  • Détaché.
  • Stopped notes
  • Continuous string contact.

Rhythm & Musicality

  • Simple rhythms (quarters, 8ths, repeated patterns).
  • Short pieces in 2/4 or 4/4.
  • Minimal phrasing (1–2 bars).
  • Steady dynamics for clear tone.

Levels are approximate guides, not strict requirements.

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