​Playing in Keys for Cello
Book One: C, G, and F major

Do you struggle to remember sharps and flats while you are playing? Do you wish you had better muscle memory for finger positions? This book can help!

By focusing on the finger positions in each key that are hard to remember (for instance, knowing whether to play 2nd or 3rd finger on each string), this book gives you a deep knowledge of how to play in each key.

Sharps and flats are presented as vocabulary in the language of music that you are learning along with your instrument.

With carefully graded exercises and short pieces, this book is a valuable addition to the first position cello repertoire, giving teachers and students a much-needed tool for teaching and learning to play in key signatures.

Playing in Keys for Cello, Book One is appropriate for late-beginning and early-intermediate cello students, as well as adult learners. This book works well along with The Triplet Book for Cello, Part One  and can be followed by Cello Stretching: Extended First Position. 

CHP242
by Cassia Harvey
53 pages
©2013 C. Harvey Publications

Sample pages

You might also like:

The Triplet Book for Cello, Part Two

Cello Stretching: Extended First Position

First Position Scale Studies for Cello, Book One

Late-Beginning Cello Study Map

Methods	Supplemental Technique	Study Books
Learning the Cello, Book Two	Finger Exercises for the Cello, Book One	-
-	Double Stop Beginnings for Cello	-
-	The Triplet Book for Cello, Part One	-
-	The Triplet Book for Cello, Part Two	-
-	String Crossing for the Cello, Book One	-
-	Half Position for the Cello	-
Playing in Keys, Book One	​Cello Stretching: Extended First Position	Getting in Shape for Cello ("A" pages in this book use 1st position, while "B" pages use 1st & 4th positions.)
-	Trill Studies for the Cello, Book One: Preparatory Studies	Warming Up for Cello, Book One  ("A" pages in this book use 1st position, while "B" pages use 1st & 4th positions.)