Abracadabra Cello Beginner Pupil's book & CD

This pupil's book provides a fun and thorough introduction to the very first steps of playing the cello.

All the titles in the Abracadabra series work together, making them ideal for ensemble, group and whole class tuition. If they are used alone they are great for individual lessons.

The book contains activities, games and pieces that teach the basics of playing the cello: good posture (with and without the instrument), bow hold, finger position and pitch awareness in addition to developing rhythm and notation reading. The CD also aids pitch development with performances of the pieces and backing tracks to encourage pupils to practise pieces and activities outside of their lessons. The basics are constantly reinforced and revisited with the pupils leading up to 'performance pieces' that combine and display all the skills they have developed.