Sassmannshaus Early Start on the Cello Volume 2

A cello method for children.

For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication. The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success.
On the back of this success story B_renreiter has now published the four books for cello in a newly adapted version for todays English speaking children.

What makes this cello method so unique?
- The leading German cello method now available in English.
- Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
- Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
- Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
- Advanced cello techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form

Contents:
The Fourth Finger Is The Tonic
Triads In C major, F major And G major
Songs With The New Finger Pattern
The Dotted Quarter Note
Songs Using Second And Third Fingers
Extended Finger Pattern
Triads In E-flat major, B-flat major And F major
Songs With The New Finger Pattern
Sixteenth Notes
Alternating Between Normal And Extended Finger Patterns
Double Stops
The First Finger Is The Tonic
Triads In A major, D major And E major
Songs With The New Finger Pattern
Alternating Finger Patterns
Pieces In Various Keys