| Author: | Benjamin Whitcomb | ISBN: | 9781546230687 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse | Publication: | March 29, 2018 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Benjamin Whitcomb |
| ISBN: | 9781546230687 |
| Publisher: | AuthorHouse |
| Publication: | March 29, 2018 |
| Imprint: | AuthorHouse |
| Language: | English |
There are many resources for practicing scales and arpeggios on the cello, but extremely few for practicing chords. Understanding chords on the cello can be a very useful skill for cellists for a variety of reasons, the most obvious of which is that chords appear a significant number of times in the cello repertoire. In addition, understanding chords: helps you to think harmonically, helps you to better analyze music, improves your ability to sight read and to play arpeggios and double stops, helps the fingers of your left hand to work better together as a team, and facilitates composition and improvisation.
There are many resources for practicing scales and arpeggios on the cello, but extremely few for practicing chords. Understanding chords on the cello can be a very useful skill for cellists for a variety of reasons, the most obvious of which is that chords appear a significant number of times in the cello repertoire. In addition, understanding chords: helps you to think harmonically, helps you to better analyze music, improves your ability to sight read and to play arpeggios and double stops, helps the fingers of your left hand to work better together as a team, and facilitates composition and improvisation.
