THE FIRST-YEAR VIOLONCELLO METHOD

LESSON 1: Play an open string whenever you see o printed above or below a note. "Contentment". "An important person". "A sad dream". "A happy rambler". LESSON 2: Plucking open strings and first finger notes. "Recruits' march". "Trumpet sounds". "Striding along". "First waltz". LESSON 3: Plucking with open strings, first finger notes and second finger notes on the D and A strings. "A kind greeting". "A sad song". "Jumping". "Conversation". LESSON 4: Bowing on single open strings. LESSON 5: Bowing on successive open strings. "A wish". "The sentry's march". "A pleasant smile". "The clock". LESSON 6: Bowing with open strings and first finger notes. "The gay soldier". "The sleeping child". "Morning awakening". "Tramping song". LESSON 7: Bowing on open strings, first and second finger notes. "Lament". "The happy tyrolean". "To and fro". "Second waltz". LESSON 8: Bowing with open strings, first and third finger notes on the G, D and A strings. "Meditation". "Marching song". "Swinging along". "Flow gently on". LESSON 9: The scale on G Major. "Now the day is over". "Winter passes". "Happy meeting". "Franconia". "The joyful companion". LESSON 10: "A solemn tune". "Gtaceful dance". "Country walk". "Three blind mice". LESSON 11: The scale of D Major. "Dutch round". "Victory march". "There was an old woman". "Lead me, lord". LESSON 12: The Scale of G major on the G, D and A strings. "Old hundredth". "Trumpet voluntary". "Golden slumbers". "The noble duke of York". "Robin Adair". LESSON 13: The sacale of C Major. "The roundabout". "Humming song". "Trombone tune". "All glory, laud and honour". "Vesper hymn". LESSON 14: The Scale of C Major again. "Hob-y-derri-dando". "Rigaudon". "Davy-davy". LESSON 15: Some more pieces to play. "Hymn to joy". "The blacksmith". "German folk song". "Minuet". "Men of harlech".