Download or read book Basic Thumb Position Studies for the Young Cellist written by Alfred Music and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These exercises have been written for the specific purpose of introducing cello students to the thumb position at the earliest practicable stage in their development. The material in this introductory volume retains the thumb on the octave harmonic. The supplementary material in Part II provides examples of musical value which may be interspersed with the materials of Part I.