Sheet Music and Etudes

Suzuki Materials:
Suzuki Cello Books and CDs
I Can Read Music Volume 1
I Can Read Music Volume 2

Technical Studies:
Position Pieces for Cello by Rick Mooney
​Thumb Position Book 1 by Rick Mooney
Thumb Position Book 2 by Rick Mooney
Double Stops for Cello by Rick Mooney

40 Easy Studies, Op. 70 by Sebastian Lee

Technical Studies -Julius Klengel

Alwin Schroeder Etudes for Cello Vol. 1

Changing the Positions, Op. 8 Ottakar Sevcik
Otakar Sevcik: Cello Studies - 40 Variations Op. 3

Violoncello Technique - Mark Yampolsky

15 Easy Studies - David Popper
Preparatory Studies op. 76 - David Popper
High School of Cello Playing  Op. 73 - David Popper

Solo Pieces:
Six Suites For Cello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 Three Easy Pieces for Cello - Paul Hindemith

Hungarian Rhapsody - David Popper
Cello Concerto in C Major -Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in D Major - Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in e minor - Edward Elgar
Kol Nidrei Op. 47 - Max Bruch

Recommended Recordings

Mstislav Rostropovich Dvorak Cello Concerto
Mstislav Rostropovich Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1
Cello Drones for Tuning and Improvisation
Bach Cello Suites - Truls Mork
Starker Plays Kodaly
Vivaldi 6 Cello Sonatas - Christophe Coin
The Road to Cello Playing - Janos Starker

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Recommended Strings (In order of cost/quality)

For fractional instruments:

D'addario Helicore
Larsen fractional sized strings

For full size instruments: (In order of cost/quality)
Jargar A, D
Helicore G, C
or
Jargar A, D
Pirastro Permanent G, C


Larsen A, D
Spirocore Tungsten G,C
and
Larsen A,D
Larsen Magnacore G,C