Teaching Notes for Popper Cello Étude No. 12
This is quite a tricky study that really works on the geography of the cello especially in thumb position. It’s a real workout for anyone’s cello playing chops, and features a difficult octaves passage at the end of 4 pages of thumb position! However, we really enjoyed the challenge. Definitely one to come back to repeatedly. Don’t forget to stretch. Little and often with this one…