Grade by Grade Cello Grade 1 by Boosey & Hawkes, 48 pages, includes scales, exercises, and a piano accompaniment booklet.

The Grade by Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical contemporary and educational repertoire highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Edward Huws Jones and others.

Carefully selected by Miriam Lowbury this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 1 cellist and creates the perfect package for teaching exam preparation and performance.

Each volume contains:
• a diverse collection of pieces each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
• grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
• brand new sight-reading music-theory and improvisation activities
• newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
• a piano accompaniment booklet

Full performance demonstrations piano accompaniment tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources available online.

Miriam Lowbury is an experienced performer and teacher. She performs regularly with the BBC Concert Orchestra ENO City of London Sinfonia and the Bath Philharmonia as well as in trios quartets and jazz groups. She has appeared on stage radio and television with artist from across the musical spectrum including Renee Fleming, Peter Donohoe, Nicola Benedetti, Quincy Jones, Tom Jones, Ed Sheeran, Donny Osmond and Burt Bacharach. As a teacher Miriam works with cellists of all ages and abilities. She is a tutor at the Royal College of Music Junior department and loves passing on her knowledge and enjoyment of playing to her students.

Grade by Grade Cello Grade 1 Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Instrument: Cello Pages: 48 Series: Grade by Grade