Books published by C. Harvey Publications

About the bookAre you ready to learn three-octave arpeggios on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help!Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book teaches the notes and spaces in three-octave major and minor arpeggios on the cello. Studies for three complete sets of fingerings are included, included "shifting across strings," "shifting up the A-string," and "shifting into thumb position." After practicing these exercises, your hand can have a much better grasp of where the notes are in each arpeggio and how to reach those notes consistently and precisely.The book uses bass, tenor, and treble clefs and would be most helpful for advanced cellists. A prior or simultaneous study of three-octave scales is recommended.Learn Three-Octave Arpeggios, Note by Note and Space by Space Instead of just listing the arpeggios for you, this book takes them apart and teaches them, note by note and space by space. By focusing on developing muscle memory, the book can help your hand develop a reliable knowledge of fingerboard geography. While scales teach you the notes in order, they don't cover larger shifts. Arpeggios are one of the best ways to learn bigger distances on the cello. What's in the BookBecause this book gives you exercises for three complete sets of traditional fingerings for all of the major and minor arpeggios, the book has something for everyone!As a bonus, the arpeggio workout by Sevick has been adapted for cello and included to cover an even more comprehensive set of arpeggios.

Written to follow Playing the Bass, Book One, this book combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the early-intermediate bass student play as much as possible. With exercises for agility andfi nger patterns, this book helps train students in essential technique, while oat the same time introducing students to bass fiddle tunes, classical pieces, and folk melodies. The aim of Playing the Bass, Book Two is to help the student with reading and playing skills, developing fluency that can help them in playing orchestra or solo music. With its emphasis on playable, fun tunes, this is a great supplement to other methods or studies! This book can be studied in private lessons, in bass classes, or in mixed string classes, along with Playing the Violin, Book Two, Playing the Viola, Book Two, and Playing the Cello, Book Two.

Are you ready to learn three-octave scales on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help!Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book teaches the notes and spaces in three-octave major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and chromatic scales on the cello. After practicing these exercises, your hand can have a much better grasp of where the notes are in each scale and how to reach those notes consistently and precisely. The book uses bass, tenor, and treble clefs and would be most helpful for late-intermediate or advanced cellists.

Are you ready to learn three-octave scales on the violin? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help! Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book teaches the notes and spaces in three-octave major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and chromatic scales on the violin. After practicing these exercises, your hand can have a much better grasp of where the notes are in each scale and how to reach those notes consistently and precisely. With exercises for multiple traditional fingerings as well as for a universal fingering, this book also gives you studies to increase your speed in scales.

Open String Bow Workouts for Viola, Book OneOne great thing to add to the beginning of your viola practice (at any level of playing!) is a short study on open strings.Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful sound. This book of new and exciting bowing workouts for the viola gives you 97 exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice.Since there are no left-hand notes, you can focus entirely on improving the dexterity and control of the right (bow) hand.Useful also for students who are struggling with reading notes, this book gives violists a tremendous resource for creating better tone.The exercises work on bow distribution, rests and retaking bows, slurs, triplets, dotted rhythms, double stops, string crossing and more.Note: The main focus of this book is achieving a steady, even, smooth tone. Dynamics, staccato, spiccato, and other articulated bowings are covered in Open String Bow Workouts for Viola, Book Two.

Do you want to make better sound on the cello?With over 90 daily workouts that train your right hand in essential cello skills, this book gives you exercises to improve your bow control and tone. Useful for cellists of all ages and abilities, Open String Bow Workouts for the Cello is especially helpful for adult learners who have limited time to practice but want to sound the best they can. Since the entire book uses only open strings, note-reading isn't a distraction and you can focus on gaining control over your right hand and bow. Teachers can use Open String Bow Workouts for Cello to work on bow distribution, retaking bows, slurs, triplets, dotted rhythms, and more, with their students.These cello exercises could be studied along with scales and finger exercises to create a daily routine that truly helps move you forward; beautiful tone is now within your grasp! This book could be followed by Open String Bow Workouts for the Cello, Book Two.

The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One helps you learn and perfect every measure of the first two "movements" of this major cello concerto.The Concerto is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises.Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shifts, fast scale patterns, and double stops can now be mastered.You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One gives you essential tools to be a better cellist.The entire cello part to the first two "movements" of the Concerto is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included). This book could be studied along with The Popper High School Study Book for Cello, Volume One.

The Romberg Sonata in C Major Study Book for Cello helps you learn and perfect every measure of this essential teaching piece.The Sonata is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises. Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as agile bowing and shifting, can now be mastered.You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Romberg Study Book gives you essential tools to be a better cellist.This book is appropriate for intermediate level cellists who have learned first through fifth positions and are ready for the next challenge. Fifth Position Preparatory Studies, Fifth Position for the Cello, and The C Major Scale Book are helpful preparatory books.No tenor clef is used in this book. ¿The entire cello part to the Sonata is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included).

The Two Octaves Book for Cello gives intermediate cellists a complete study of major and minor scales, arpeggios, and broken thirds in two octaves. Numerous bowing and rhythm variations help you train your left and right hands in essential skills. These daily exercises are great scale warm-ups and can help you prepare properly for playing cello repertoire.Make your cello practice more efficient and more effective with this scale variation study book today!

Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book One presents a series of exercises that train the beginning violinist's left hand in strength and agility in first position. With sections that focus on "high second finger", "low second finger", and "high third finger", these studies are a great way to build muscle memory and work on intonation. This book can be followed by Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book Two.

This book is an introductory violin method for the absolute beginner. Starting with open string letters and songs with simple finger numbers, the book progresses to short exercises and familiar songs with large, easy-to-read notes to get the student to play as much as possible. Useful for all ages, Learning the Violin, Book One is especially helpful with younger beginners or students who struggle with note-reading. This book can be studied in private lessons, in single-string classes, or in mixed-string classes, along withLearning the Viola, Book One, Learning the Cello, Book One, and Learning the Bass, Book One. A Score and Piano Accompaniment is also available. This book could be studied along with The Open String Book for Violin and could be followed by Learning the Violin, Book Two.

Looking for intriguingly beautiful early-intermediate violin holiday duets?Sailing into Bethlehem: Christmas Duets for Two Violins gives you a chance to play the carols you love with your teacher, your students, or your friends.Weaving melodies with accompaniment, Myanna Harvey has created a Christmas book in the style of Flying Fiddle Duets for Two Violins.Playable, enjoyable, performable: these duets are a welcome addition to the Christmas chamber music repertoire.Know any violists or cellists? You can pick up a copy of theviola book or the cello book and play with those instruments as well; the viola book is fully compatible with the viola and cello books!Here's the technical nitty-gritty:•all in first position•in keys of G, C, and D

First Position Scale Studies for the Cello teaches the easiest scales on the cello. The book presents easy cello scale exercises and bowings on the C, G, D, A, F, B-flat, and E-flat major scales. Useful asan introductory book for scales, this book is also helpful with building tone and exploring extended first position. Each scale is followed by four pages of variations, with bowings and rhythms to help improve your technique. The book begins with the C major scale and teaches basic slur patterns and easy rhythms. After exercises on the G and D scales, the book progresses to other keys, grouped by finger patterns. ¿¿Rhythms are taught in 3/4, 4/4, and 6/8 timing. The book ends with slow scale exercises for vibrato work andeighth-note studies for speed. ¿First Position Scales works well with Finger Exercises for the Cello, Book One, and Playing the Cello, Book One.

Introducing Third Position for the Violin!This book teaches the third position on the violin through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept. Third Position for the Violin, Book One is a step-by-step method for introducing the position to you in the least daunting way!Each skill is taught with one or more exercises, followed by a short piece that uses the skill that was just taught. This teaches the student how to use skills in the most practical way, in so that they will be able to easily play third position when it is encountered in standard violin repertoire, such as the Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A Minor. With a systematic approach that includes a strong emphasis on shifting, Third Position for the Violin, Book One is a valuable addition to the violin teaching repertoire. This book can be accompanied by Third Position Study Book for the Violin, Book One, which focuses on playing across strings and reading notes in third position.

Looking for intriguingly beautiful intermediate cello holiday duets?Sailing into Bethlehem: Christmas Duets for Two Cellosgives you a chance to play the carols you love with your teacher, your students, or your friends.Weaving melodies with accompaniment, Myanna Harvey has created a Christmas book in the style of Flying Fiddle Duets for Two Cellos.Playable, enjoyable, performable: these duets are a welcome addition to the Christmas chamber music repertoire.Know any violinists or violists? You can pick up a copy of the violin book or the viola book and play with those instruments as well; the cello book is fully compatible with the violin and viola books!Here's the technical nitty-gritty:•uses only bass clef (no tenor or treble clef)•uses both closed and extended hand positions•uses first, second, third, and fourth positions