Sevcik Cello Studies

Sevcik's cello studies are a superb collection of exercises to help develop bowing style, accuracy, rhythms and wrist speed/strength. Part 1 of Opus 2 of this excellent series covers: how to hold the...

Part 2 of this excellent series covers triplets, semiquavers, developing soft tone, sustained tones and economizing the bow-length.

Part 3 of this excellent series contains numerous exercises for developing suppleness of the wrist.

Since 1901, Otakar Sevcik's works have formed the basis of many schools of string playing around the world. Part 4 of this excellent series focuses on arpeggios on two strings.

Part 5 of this excellent series contains numerous exercises for developing power of the wrist.

Part 6 of this excellent series covers arpeggios on 4 strings, variations in triplets, variations in semiquavers and bowing styles.

These exercises lead the student through the various thumb positions and, by constant use of the fourth finger, strengthen it and give it security in the higher positions. Indeed, the book deals with...

40 variations covering different aspects of technique.

A volume of studies and exercises in position changes and scales throughout three octaves, suitable for relatively advanced pupils. This adaption of Otakar Sevcik's violin method is a renowned, compre...