Essential Exercises

Barbara Heller opens a new world of etudes by combining finger technique with vocal quality. Pianist and teacher Irina Schwertfeger presents all these studies in progressive order from easy to difficu...

Increasing numbers of recent studies provide evidence that learning to play an instrument stimulates the intelligence and promotes a general aptitude for learning. Paul Dessau realised this as early a...

The studies and study works by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) are part of the standard repertoire of piano lessons. These collections count among the most popular and most important works in piano education.

The edition is part of the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 6)

Saxophone Training offre a tutti i sassofonisti esercizi e suggerimenti utili per creare una base efficace per suonare in ensemble e da solista. Gli esercizi, pensati per principianti e avanzati, stab...

La maggior parte dei trombettisti soffia un po' troppo verso il basso, il che fa sì che il punto di pressione si trovi sul labbro inferiore. Il risultato è un timbro spesso e poco brillante, privo di...

Questi studi ispirano e portano varietà alla pratica quotidiana! La violoncellista Susanne Paul combina nel suo lavoro musica classica, jazz, rock e world music. I suoi 4 studi sono influenzati stilis...

Analysis of fundamental principles, technical exercises and examples from the cello repertoire all demonstrate 'The Art of Playing the Cello', written during the lifetime of the celebrated cellist Mau...

'About the wide variety of piano sounds' - this is how the content of this volume could be summarised. For Czerny's 'School of Legato and Staccato' provides much more than technical exercises for the...

The interpretation of contrapuntal music makes particular demands on the pianist. Surprisingly there are very few collections which deal systematically with this important theme. In these two books Fr...

This collection of etudes by the virtuoso Sebastian Lee was used as a standard work for cello lessons at the Paris Conservatoire back in the 19th century. For thorough technical training and education...

This volume gradually introduces the most important thumb techniques: At first, the 4 finger patterns in thumb position are introduced systematically. The thumb first remains placed over the octave ha...

This collection of etudes by the virtuoso Sebastian Lee was used as a standard work for cello lessons at the Paris Conservatoire back in the 19th century. For thorough technical training and education...

Louis R. Feuillard (1872-1941) has become known chiefly as the teacher of Paul Tortelier who called him a man with an extraordinary educational instinct. His 'Daily Exercises' take up the most importa...

Maurits Frank (1892-1959) from Rotterdam was one of the leading cellists in the early 20th century. He studied with Pablo Casals among others and was a partner of Paul Hindemith in the Rebner and Amar...

Studies play an important role in musical instrument training. Gerhard Mantel's new edition 'Etüden üben' [Practising studies] (3 volumes) complements his previous successful book 'Cello üben' (ED 871...

At the age of 16, Friedrich August Kummer (1797-1879) was already a cellist for the Dresden Court Chapel where he was known particularly for his reliable technique and strong tone. As a teacher at the...

The studies by Friedrich August Kummer are perfect for music lessons, particularly because of their accompaniment of a second violoncello. They are characterized by a very systematic arrangement, clev...

Die Etüden von Friedrich August Kummer eignen sich bestens für den Unterricht, insbesondere wegen der Begleitung durch ein 2. Cello. Sie zeichnen sich durch eine sehr systematische Gliederung aus, füh...

Dotzauer études have been part of the standard repertoire in cello lessons for generations. Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) was among the major cellists and cello pedagogues of the 19th century...

Dotzauer études have been part of the standard repertoire in cello lessons for generations. Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) was among the major cellists and cello pedagogues of the 19th century and kne...

Come per lo sport, anche per il violoncello gli esercizi quotidiani sono importanti per familiarizzare con lo strumento e sviluppare la tecnica. Gli esercizi quotidiani di Lee offrono il materiale ide...