Lemoine Bourin Odile - Les Gammes Au Violoncelle
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Essential Information About This Method
Essential Information About This Method
- Fingerings Designed for Efficiency : a pragmatic approach to "simple" scales, with fingerings usable in all styles.
- Comprehensive Ear Training : exploration of double stops in fourths to refine intonation and harmonic perception.
- Playing Comfort and Prevention : carefully studied third fingerings to protect tendons, particularly suited for small hands.
- Arpeggios in High Positions : an original concept that develops ease across the entire range, on each string, not just the A string.
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Summary of This Method
This method dedicated to scales and arpeggios for the cello clearly embraces a guiding idea: to offer efficient, musical, and transferable fingering solutions rather than a catalogue of variants. For so-called "simple" scales, the authors favor fingerings deliberately chosen to work in all styles, emphasizing fluidity, coherence, and the productivity of daily practice.
The workbook places significant emphasis on developing listening skills through double stops, notably work in fourths, renowned for stabilizing intonation and structuring the ear. The book also discusses thirds fingerings selected with comfort in mind, aiming to reduce tension and avoid excessive tendon strain, a particularly valuable point for smaller hands.
The section dedicated to arpeggios offers a less "usual" approach: the goal is to maximize the use of high positions on each string, not just on the high string. This approach aims to develop overall ease on the fingerboard and to intelligently complement the technical work found in repertoire and études (with direct benefits for projection, intonation, and mastery of shifts).
Finally, the method does not seek exhaustiveness at all costs: certain keys were deliberately excluded as they would have resulted in notation overloaded with accidentals. To preserve readability, when a key demands too many naturals, the book may choose to omit the key signature and only notate the necessary accidentals. It is then up to each teacher and musician to explore bowings, rhythms, and practice variations, in order to maintain an element of creativity and imagination within the routine of scales.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Instrumentation | cello | Language | French |
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Questions frequently asked
Does this cello method include work on double stops?
The workbook places significant emphasis on double stops, with specific exercises in fourths. This approach helps stabilize intonation and develop listening skills.
Does Les Gammes Au Violoncelle offer fingerings adapted for small hands?
Third fingerings are favored to ensure comfort and to limit tension and excessive tendon strain. This selection can be especially relevant for smaller hands.
How are arpeggios addressed in this method?
The approach to arpeggios uses higher positions on each string, not just on the A string. The work aims for more overall ease on the fingerboard. It complements the technical demands encountered in studies and repertoire, particularly regarding shifts, intonation, and projection.
Are the scale fingerings usable across different styles?
For simple scales, fingerings are chosen to work stylistically across genres. The method emphasizes fluidity and coherence in daily practice.
Which keys are included in the cello scale method?
Some keys are deliberately excluded when their notation would require too many accidentals. In passages with numerous naturals, the key signature can be removed in favor of only the necessary accidentals.
