. Serial Shifting for the Violin presents shifting exercises in rows and patterns.The first part of the book consists of studies in first through third positions, while the second part of the book works on shifting through fourth position, and the book concludes with exercises through fifth position.
The exercises teach one or two notes at a time, while corresponding pieces utilize the notes that were just learned. Teachers can use this book as a method for teaching the clef to their students, preparing them for tenor clef found in many intermediate and advanced cello pieces, including Saint-Saens' Allegro Appassionato and The Swan, and Vivaldi's Cello Concerto in E Minor.
The first part of the book consists of studies in first through third positions, while the second part of the book works on shifting through fourth position, and the book concludes with exercises through fifth position. Serial Shifting for the Violin presents shifting exercises in rows and patterns..