This is a collection of ten very easy pieces for cello (or viola) and piano consisting of a limited range of note-values. The first two pieces use only open strings. As the pieces progress additional fingers are added. There is no need to study these pieces in numerical order. Some cello teachers prefer to teach the note F sharp (3rd finger on the D string) before F natural, largely because it is easier to play in tune. The piano parts have also been kept very simple in the hope that they can be played by another student.

There are also MP3 files of the piano accompaniments, so that in the absence of a pianist, the soloist could play along with them. These recorded piano parts could be copied to a CD, which could of course be played on a portable CD player. Much easier than humping a piano around! By the way, don't try to print out the preview of the music - it's just a small low-quality photo file to give you an idea of what the music looks like. To download the scores containing piano and cello (or viola) part, click on "Score". To download the solo part, click on "Cello part" or "Viola part" as required.

Feel free to download as many pieces as you want, but please read the information in the "About" menu above.

About This Photo:

The photo shows an evening on Lake Geneva, a lake shared by France and Switzerland and one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations of Switzerland. The greatest depth of the crescent-shaped lake, in the broad portion between Evian and Lausanne, where it is just 13 km. in width, has been measured as 310 meters. At this point, the bottom of the lake is 62 meters higher than the sea-level.