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St dent Edition
(no accompaniment)
by Sheryl Smith
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Introduction
What makes this book special? It includes:
1. Pieces in the low register of the cello. Beginner books often focus on the A and D strings.
2. More lyrical pieces, meaning more song-like, more Romantic than Baroque style.
3. A teacher accompaniment part. The students find it enjoyable, and it teaches them how important
it is to listen and to play in time, in tune, and with dynamics. Can also be used for recitals.
4. Familiar tunes. What is familiar to one person is unknown to others, but I tried to put in pieces that
many people would be familiar with.
5. Shifting with familiar tunes. When I was a student, I found it easier to learn a shift if the piece was
familiar. My ear knew where to go. I have included a few pieces with two versions: first position and
shifting . The student can learn the first position version and then be able to learn shifting with a
familiar tune.
6. There is plenty of empty space on the pages for teachers to add markings.
I have a way of marking shifts that I find helpful. I include this description for each piece that has
shifting.
Shifting notation:
*1*: stars mean shift on this note.
(1): parentheses means stay in position for this note.
1x: means extended position.
All other numbers are in first position.
This book is dedicated to my students. I learn from you every day about teaching, playing, and life. It
brings me great joy to watch your musical growth!
~ Sheryl Smith
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Blue Bells of Scotland 4
Amazing Grace 8
Oh, Shenandoah 9
Silent Night 12
We Gather Together 13
Crossing to Ireland 17
Dynamics Exercies 19
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Blue Bells of Scotland
First position only, no extensions.
Learn about F natural with second finger, F# with third finger.
Traditional
Arr. Sheryl Smith
Key: C major
Moderato
2
˙2 œ œ œ œ œ
? 44 .. œ ˙ œ œ œ2 œ ˙.
œ
F p
5 2 2
? ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ2 œ
œ œ œ ˙.
f
A 2
9
? œ. j œ ˙2 œ œ œ œ œ œ # œ3 ˙ œ œ
œ œ
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What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor
First position, no extensions
Learn to count 16th notes and use dynamic contrast.
Key: D minor
Moderato Traditional, arr. Sheryl Smith
6 2 2
2
A
13 2 2
2
20
26
2
A
2 2 2
6 2 2 2
2 3 B 2
13
19 2 rit. U
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Auld Lang Syne
First position, no extensions. For learning the lower range of the cello.
Suggestion: have the student add slurs.
? b 44 ≤ j j j œ
œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ
œ
F
4
? ˙ Œ œ≤ œ . œj œ œ
≤
b œ . œj œ œ œ . œj œ œ ˙
Œ œ
f
A ≤
9
? b œ. j j œ œ. j œ ˙ Œ œ2
œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ
B
13 rit.
? œ. j j
b œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. j ˙.
œ œ œ
p
John Newton
Key: G Major
Arr. Sheryl Smith
Slowly
? # 43 ≤ Œ
˙ œœ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œœ ˙ œ
œ œ œ
p
7 ≤ ≤
? # ˙. œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙
p
14 A
œœ ˙ œ
?# ˙
œ Œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ Œ œ
˙. œ
p
21
?# ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ. œ œ œ ˙
Œ J œ
f
27
? # œ. œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙.
J ˙ œ
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Oh Shenandoah
? # 44 ≤ œ œœ ˙ œœœœ œœ ˙
≤
œ œœœ œœœœ œ ˙ ‰œ
J
p
5
?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j ≤j
œ œ. œ ‰ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ Œ œ œ
Shifting notation:
*1*: stars mean shift on this note.
(1): parentheses means stay in position for this note.
1x: means extension.
All other numbers are in first position.
21 œ œ œ œ ˙ *1*
œ œ œ
(3)
œ œ U̇
(1)
? ## J
f rit.
Franz Lehar
Key: D Major Arr. Sheryl Smith
Very legato, as smooth as possible
Fast Waltz
A
10
B
19
C
27 rit. 2nd time
? # 43 œ . œ œ ˙ . œ . œJ œ ˙ . ˙ œ ˙. ˙ œ ˙.
J
p dolce
A
9 , ≥
?# ˙ œ œ . Jœ œ œ . œ œ ˙ . ˙ œ œ . Jœ œ œ . œ œ ˙ .
J J
F p
B
17
?# ˙ œ œ2 œ œ ˙. U
˙. œ œ
œ œ . œj œ ..
˙.
F p
? 43 œ≤ œ. œ œ
J œ œ2 œ œ2 . œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ
J
J
F
2
. œ œ œ2 œ œ
? œ
6
J œ. œ œ ˙ œ≤ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ2 œ
J J J
f
12
?œ œ œ œ2 . œ œ œ2 œ . œ2 œ œ œ2 œ. j
œ ˙.
J J
p
Key: F Major
Allegro (feel in 1) *1*
≤ œ. œ œ
œ 1x
œ . Jœ œ
17
? b 43 J œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ
J
F
(2) (4) (2)
œ . œ (1)œ *4*œ . œ œ ˙ *1*
œ *2*
23 œ œ . Jœ œ œ œ œ . Jœ œ œ
?b J J
f p
œ œ œ.
? b œ œ œ œ . Jœ
29
œ œ œ œ œ. œ ˙.
J J
π
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Greensleeves
Also known as What Child is This?
Teaches counting in 6/8 time.
Two versions: one in first position, one shifting.
? bb J œ œ œ. œ œ #œ. nœ œ œ. œ.
J
26
C *2*
œ. œ . n (1)œ *4*
œ œ œ 1x
œ 4x
? b J œ. œœ œ œ. #œ œ œ #œ œ.
b J J
f p
30
D *2*
œ. œ . n (1)œ *4*
œ œ œ 1x
œœ œ. œ œ #œ. nœ œ œ. œ
? bb J œ.
f
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Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
Shifts up to second position,
or first position only if you stop before A.
? J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
œ
F
B
2 2 molto rit.
17œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ. œ , *2*
? J œ œ J ˙ œ œ œ œ
f
Lento, rubato
(4)
21 œ. *4*
œ œ œ2 œ œ œ Tempo 1 rit.
? J œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ U
w
ƒ F
? # 44 œ≤ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
œ œœ œ œ ˙ œ œ
F A
5 2 2
?# ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œœœ œ ˙ œ œ œ œœœ œ
(4) *4*
10
œ œ 2
œ œ œ œ œ 2
œ œ *2* ˙ œ œ œ œ2 œ œ œ œ œ2 œ
?# œ ˙ œœ œ ˙
F
B
16
?# œ œœ˙ ≥˙ œ œ ˙ œ œœœ œ ˙ œ
œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
f
2
C 2 2
22 2
œœœ œ ˙ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ œ œœœ œ
?# ˙ œ œ œ
(4) *4*
28 *2* ˙ œ œ œ œ2 œ œ œ œ œ2 œ œ œœ˙ U̇.
?# ˙ œœ œ ˙
Shifting notation:
*1*: stars mean shift on this note.
(1): parentheses means stay in position for this note.
1x: means extension.
All other numbers are in first position.
Traditional
Key: D minor Arranged by Sheryl Smith
Andante
2
? b 43 ≤ œ œ2 . . œ 2
œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ2 œ
∑ Ó œ .
œ œ œ œ J œ J œ. œ.
.
F
8 2 2 2
? b œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ2
œ œ œ œ . œ 2
œ
. . œ œ . œJ œ J œ
œ. J .
A
(1) (3) (4)
(1) (1)
(1)
. 2 *1*
˙ (1)
œ *1*
˙ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ0. (1)˙ ˙.
? b œ2 . œ œ n œ œ n œ œ.
15
J
0 f
*3* *4*
≤ *4*
œ œ (2) (1)
*2* ≤ (2)œ (1) (2)œ *1*
œ
22 œ œ œ œ. œ. . ˙ ˙. œ J œ .
œ .
œ 0
.
*4*
œ. œ
?b œ œ
‰J ‰ J
B
*1* *4* *1* *4* (3) (4) (1) (1)
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œ œ œ œ œ2 ˙ . œ œ œ œ.
˙
(2) *1*
˙ œ œ œ œ. œ. 0œ ˙
?b œ œ œ
Alt. *2* (4) (2) (1x) (2x) (4) (2) *2* p
*3*
(1) (3) *4* (4) (2)
(4) 0
≥œ œ œ œ œ œ (1)œ *2*
(2)
≥ œ *1*œ œ œ œ(1) (2)œ . (1)œ *1*
37 ˙. œ. œ. œ ˙ ˙. œ œ
?b J
F f
(3) (1)
œ . œ # *1* (2)
œ .
*2*
œ n œ. œ. œ œ
J œ
44 n œ œ œ œ œ2 ≥ . œ œ n œ
?b J œ œ J œ œ ˙.
p
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Ave Maria
First position with extensions.
Challenging counting - teaches counting long held notes, triplets, dotted eighth/sixteenths.
G Major
Adagio
? # 44 ∑ ˙≤ . œœ ˙ œ. œ ˙
J Ó
œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ
p
1x 2
6
?# ˙ œ≤ œ. œ œ œ œ #œ ˙ #œ. œ nœ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œœ
Œ œ J J
3 3
F p
4x A
11 œ 4x ≥ œ . œ œ . # 4xœ œ . œ œ . œ n œ œ
? # œ . œ œ # œ œ œœ ˙ œ œ œ n œ œ œ ˙ Œ œœ J Œ
J
3
3
F
3 3
P F
4x 2
2
16 œ
? # œ œJ œ # œ œ œ œ n ˙
. œ. œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ≤
Œ œ J
3 3 3
f
B rit.
1x
20 ≥ œ . œ Uw
? # œJ œ Jœ œ œ œ b œ œ œ ˙ . Œ ˙. œ œ ˙
J
3 3
π
Exercise 1: Start as quiet as possible, crescendo to as loud as possible! Pick any note - try it
with very high and very low notes. If playing with others, play a chord. Try this with
different tempos.
? 44 .. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
∏ p
Don't get faster or slower as you change the dynamics! Use a metronome if necessary.
?œ œœœ œœ œ œœœ œœ œ œœœ œœ œ œœœ œœ œ œœœ œœ
F f ƒ
? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..
f F p ∏
Exercise 2: play this one as slowly as possible. Start at the tip for the pp, then build to the frog.
Try this with different notes, too.
? .. w≤ w≥ w≤ w≥ ..
π ƒ π ƒ
It is much more challenging when starting with a downbow.
? .. w≥ w≤ w≥ w≤ ..
π ƒ π ƒ
Play a scale and crescendo on the way up and decrescendo on the way down - or the other way!
Practice the above using only ONE method to change dynamics. Either change arm weight OR change the contact
point (near the bridge/fingerboard) OR change the bow speed OR play exercise 1 while staying either near the frog
or near the tip.
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Simple Folk Songs
with shifting to second position
Twinkle
G Major
(4) (2)
4 *2* *2* (2) *2*
1 0 *2* 1 0
4
(4) (2)
4 2 4 *2* *2*
7 1 0 1 0
4 4
F Major Bingo
13 4 4 4 (4) 1x
0 *2* *2* 0
2 2
Shifting notation:
*1* stars mean shift on this note.
(1) parentheses means stay in position for this note.
1x means extension.
All other numbers are in first position.
Old MacDonald
F Major
26 4 (2) (4) 4 4
0 *4* (2) *2*
2 2
II
31 (2) (4) 4
0 *4* (2) *2*
2
II
37 4 (2) (4)
0 *4* (2) *2*
2
II
4 *1* (2)
42 3 1 (4)
*4* 3 1
49 *1* (2)
0 1 3 *1* 3 4
(2) *3*
56 *2* (4) 1 0
4 3 1 0 1 0
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Simple Folk Songs
with shifting to third position
Twinkle
G Major 4 *1*
(3) (1)
4
2 1 0 2 1 0
4 4
F Major Bingo
13 4 4 4 (3) 1X
0 *1* *2* 0 4X *1*
2 2
21 (3) 4
*2* 4 2 1 0 1 2
Old MacDonald
F Major *1*
26 4 (3) (1) 4 4
2 0 *2* 2
II
49 *1*
0 0 1 3 *1* 3 4
(1)
56 (3) 3 1
*1* 0 4 3 1 0
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Pieces I’d like to Play Someday
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Circle of Fifths
C
F A min.
G
D min. E min.
BÑ D
B min.
G min.
EÑ A
F# min.
C min.
AÑ E
C# min.
F min.
DÑ B
EÑ /D# min. G# min.
BÑ min.
GÑ/F#
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Notes
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Notes
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