Grade by Grade, Book 3 The Complete Resource for Cello and Piano

Book/Online Material

Editor: Miriam Lowbury

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 Renée 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.