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The Ivan Galamian Scale System for Violoncello, Vol. 2.(Book Review)

American Music Teacher

| December 01, 2004 | Morrow, Elizabeth | COPYRIGHT 2004 Music Teachers National Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Ivan Galamian Scale System for Violoncello, Volume II, arranged and edited by Hans Jorgen Jensen. ECS Publishing Corporation/Galaxy Music Corporation (138 Ipswich St., Boston, MA 02215), 2004. 57pp. $24.95.

Cellists can continue to benefit from the comprehensive and systematic approach of the Ivan Galamian Scale System for Violin, thanks to Northwestern University cello professor Hans Jorgen Jensen and ECS Publishing. ECS has just issued Volume II of Galamian's opus arranged for cello containing extensive work in double and multiple stop scales and arpeggios.

I have used Volume I of this set for teaching and practice since its appearance in 1994 and have discovered Volume II to be equally useful. A portion of this material can be found scattered within other scale books, particularly scales and exercises in thirds, sixths and octaves. However, Jensen expands on standard fingering options to offer many possible solutions for double-stop relationships. To best suit the cello, Jensen has selectively added or omitted material from the violin edition.

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