High Tech for Strings: Cello (MUSIQUE D'ENSEM)

A fresh and innovative collection, created by experienced performer and teacher, Doris Gazda, High Tech for Strings, is designed to take young performers from basic technical competency to the more advanced levels of string technique. Using technical exercises in all areas of string instruction and a varied repertoire of performance pieces, some familiar classics and some special arrangements of folk material, the author has crafted a series that will systematically increase the playing proficiency of young string players and prepare them for the challenges of solo and ensemble playing. High Tech for Strings touches all bases in its unique mix of technical and musical instruction. Bowing, intervals, advanced positions, rhythm, ornaments and vibrato are among the topics that are covered. The musical piano accompaniments are by composer Kirt Mosier and will allow the book to be used as a solo repertoire collection, as well as in any ensemble configuration. High Tech for Strings is one of the most exciting string publications to be released in many years.

Doris Gazda is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Penn State University. She played violin professionally with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and as a free-lance musician in the Washington, D.C. area. She also taught strings for many years in the public schools of Montgomery County, MD and most recently served as a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University, where she taught string methods classes.