Chats to 'Cello Students

About this eBook

Author

Broadley, Arthur, 1872-

Credits

Produced by Henry Flower, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

MT: Music: Musical instruction and study, Composition

Subject

Cello -- Instruction and study

Category

Text

eBook-No.

42378

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42378

Release Date

March 20, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CHATS TO 'CELLO STUDENTS.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. — The 'Cello a Difficult Instrument to Master. — The Choice of a Teacher. — The Choice of an Instrument and Bow.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. — Attitude of the Player. — How to Hold the Bow.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. — General Knowledge, etc. — Musical Notation.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. — Early Exercises. — The Left Hand.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. — Bowing. — Various Bowings Applied to Scale Practice. — Smooth Bowings.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. — Struck Detached Bowings. — Mixed Bowings.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. — Staccato. — Spiccato, or Springing-Stroke. — Slurred Springing-Strokes. — Sautillé. — Dotted Notes.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. — Positions, Shifting, etc.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. — Portamento.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. — Double-Stopping. — Chords.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. — Arpeggios. — Arpeggios (Bowing).
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. — Graces and Embellishments. — The Trill. — The Vibrato. — The Cadenza. — Grace Notes. — Pizzicato. — The Use of the Thumb. — Extensions. — Octaves.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. — Harmonics. — Artificial Harmonics.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. — Special Effects. — Sul Ponticello. — Flautando. — Pizzicato Effects.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. — Delivery, Style, etc.
19. 19.THE STRAD
20. 20.Technics of Violin Playing
21. 21.HOW TO STUDY THE VIOLIN — CONTENTS. — THE BOW Its History, Manufacture and Use
22. 22.CELEBRATED VIOLINISTS, PAST AND PRESENT — PRESS NOTICES.
23. 23.TECHNICS OF VIOLONCELLO PLAYING — Copy of Letter received by the Author from the great 'cellist, SIGNOR ALFRED PIATTI. — Copy of Letter received by the Author from the eminent 'cellist, HERR DAVID POPPER.
24. 24.VIOLIN PLAYING — CONTENTS
25. 25.THE OLD "STRAD." — PRESS NOTICES.

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