Amazon.com description: Product Description: How I wish I could have read this book years ago! It would have saved many hours of practicing which often have had disappointing results for the time invested". -Phyllis Young, Playing the String Game and The String Play The Advancing Cellists Handbook is a concise but thorough treatise on virtually every aspect of practicing and learning to play the cello. This book is primarily designed for intermediate cellists, which usually means ages 14 to 20, but which could be any age from 6 to 80. The purpose of this book is to provide you with much of the basic information that you need in order to become good at practicing the cello. This is the book for you if: You want to learn how to improve rapidly as a cellist; You don't feel that you know how to practice; You want to get a faster rate of advancement out of your available practice time. Table of Contents: Part I - Introduction Chapter 1 -Why You Need This Book Chapter 2 - The Psychology of Practicing Chapter 3 - Organizing Your Practice Time Part II - The Content of Practicing Chapter 4 - Helpful Practice Tools Chapter 5 - Daily Warm-up Routine Chapter 6 - Practice Techniques and Exercises Chapter 7 - Improving Intonation Chapter 8 - Marking Your Music Chapter 9 - Practicing Without Your Instrument Chapter 10 - Sample Practice SessionPart III - Advancing Your Musical Training Chapter 11 - Fingerings and Bowings Chapter 12 - Bowing Styles Chapter 13 - Musical Styles Chapter 14 - Playing Musically Part IV - Practical Applications Chapter 15 - Examples from the Literature Chapter 16 - Trouble shooting Chapter 17 - Postlude Appendix 1 - The Cello Repertoire Appendix 2 - The Science of Intonation