Contents

• Introduction
• Note on the Translation
• Carl Davidoff's Legacy: The Russian School of Cello Pedagogy
• Part One: First Position
  • Article I: Posture and Instrument Hold
  • Article II: Bow Hold
  • Article III: Placing the Bow on the String and Guiding the Bow
  • Article IV: Position of the Left Hand and Fingers
  • Article V: First Position
  • Article VI: Different Strokes
  • Article VII: Bow Speed
  • Article VIII: Transition of the Bow from One String to Another
  • Article IX: String Crossings on Notes of Unequal Duration
  • Article X: Connection of Several Notes Within a Bow (Slurs)
  • Article XI: Extended Position
• Part Two: Positions and Position Shifts
  • Article I: The Concept of Positions
  • Article II: Fourth Position
  • Article III: Shifting from First to Fourth Position and Vice Versa
  • Article IV: 1 ½ Position
  • Article V: Half Position
  • Article VI: Second Position
  • Article VII: Third Position
  • Article VIII: 3 ½ Position
  • Article IX: 4 ½ Position
  • Article X: Position Shifts
• Part Three: The Higher Positions (Excepting Thumb Position)
  • Article I: Higher Positions in General
  • Article II: Shifts from Lower to Higher Positions
  • Article III: Major and Minor Scales in Two Octaves