Exercises

Putting It All Together Schroeder No. 5 brings together all the elements learned in the previous 4 exercises and adds slurs! In the Schroeder No. 1 Exercise you learned your open strings. Schroeder No. 2 added 1st finger. Schroeder 3 added both 2nd and 3rd finger plus dotted half-notes. Schroeder 4 added 4th finger. The

Now You’ve Got All of 1st Position! In the Schroeder No. 1 Exercise you learned your open strings — C, G, D, and A. Schroeder No. 2 added 1st finger. Schroeder 3 added both 2nd and 3rd finger. Now it’s time to finish the set and learn to use your 4th finger! Go up one note-name

Now You Are REALLY Reading Music! Reading open strings and 1st fingers is a great way to start learning to read music. In the Schroeder No. 1 Exercise you learned your open strings — C, G, D, and A. Schroeder No. 2 added 1st finger and now we are adding four more notes to your toolkit

Becoming A Music Reader 1 Finger At A Time! Learning to read music can be so easy and even fun if you just take it one finger at a time! In the Schroeder No. 1 Exercise you learned your open strings — C, G, D, and A. Schroeder No. 2 adds the 1st finger so just

Reading Music On The CELLO Whether you are brand new to reading music or just learning to apply that skill to the cello, learning to say and play Schroeder Exercise No. 1 is an excellent place to start. It’s so easy that a 4 year old can do it well but fine tuning your bow