From Klengel to Feuillard and Pais, cellists have been writing exercises for speed and agility. Oh, and the ubiquitous Cossmann exercise: start in 4th position on the A string and play 1434 (4x) 1424 (4x) 1323 (4x), then move back a half step and repeat, moving back and repeating until you reach open A, then go across to the D, G, and C strings, continuing the finger pattern until half position on the C string is reached. I use these books for agility with my students: And my sister uses these books with her violin and viola students: But here is an exercise I've found myself absentmindedly warming up with before recent performances. After a long drive, with cold hands; here's how I get my fingers warm.
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AuthorCassia Harvey is a cellist, a cello teacher, and writes technique for strings. Archives
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