Mel Bay

Author: Melanie Smith
Format: Book
Instrumentation: Cello
Level: Beginning-Intermediate

Book 3 in the Beginner Cello Theory for Children series is an engaging resource that allows students to develop a deeper understanding of important theory concepts. Key signatures, enharmonic, diatonic and chromatic semitones, whole tones, major scales, musical terms and symbols and how to write music are all covered in this workbook. Unique to this book are detailed, fill-in-the-blank diagrams of each major scale played on the cello. These diagrams allow students to visualize their scale and its theoretical structure in an easy-to-understand format. With this book, there will be no complaints about theory homework.

Contents:

• Drawing Sharps
• Order of Sharps
• Learning Key Signatures with Sharps
• Drawing Flats
• Order of Flats
• Learning Key Signatures with Flats
• Time Signature Review
• Learning to Write Music
• Make up your own Music
• Writing Music Page
• Sharps, Naturals, and Flats
• Notes on the Cello
• Beginner Enharmonics
  • 1st Finger
  • 2nd & 3rd Finger
  • 3rd & 4th Finger
• Enharmonics Review
• Semitones
  • Chromatic Semitones
  • Diatonic Semitones
• Semitone Review
• Wholetones
• Semitone & Wholetone Review
• Major Scales
  • A Major
  • D Major (2 parts)
  • G Major
  • C Major (2 parts)
  • F Major
  • Bb Major
  • Eb Major (2 parts)
• Scale Review
• Musical Terms & Symbols
• Finding Musical Terms & Symbols in Music Page
• Book Review
• Answer Keys