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Contemporary Cello Etudes book!

30 brand-new, never-before-published, non-classical cello etudes, composed by 13 contributors

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Contemporary Cello Etudes book!

Contemporary Cello Etudes book!

Contemporary Cello Etudes book!

Contemporary Cello Etudes book!

Contemporary Cello Etudes book!

30 brand-new, never-before-published, non-classical cello etudes, composed by 13 contributors

30 brand-new, never-before-published, non-classical cello etudes, composed by 13 contributors

30 brand-new, never-before-published, non-classical cello etudes, composed by 13 contributors

30 brand-new, never-before-published, non-classical cello etudes, composed by 13 contributors

Mike Block
Mike Block
Mike Block
Mike Block
2 Campaigns |
Cello City, United States
$29,001 USD 449 backers
96% of $30,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Overview
Welcome to our pre-sale campaign for the NEW book “Contemporary Cello Etudes: Studies in Style and Technique”!  This book features 30 never-before-published, non-classical cello etudes, composed by 13 contributors from a range of stylistic backgrounds.  The purpose of this campaign is to pay all of the contributors as well as possible, and pay them NOW, for the wonderful work they’ve been doing on this book for the past 1.5 years!  We are hoping to pre-sell 500 books through this campaign.

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS:

Ashley Bathgate (member of Bang on a Can All-Stars)

Stephan Braun (jazz cellist from Berlin)

Rushad Eggleston (rhythm goblin from the Land of Sneth)

Rufus Cappadocia (African cello specialist)

Erik Friedlander (modern jazz cellist with John Zorn’s Masada Trio)

Eugene Friesen (GRAMMY-winning multi-style cellist)

Natalie Haas (Celtic cellist with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser)

Giovanni Sollima (cellist/composer from Italy)

Mark Summer (GRAMMY-winning founder of Turtle Island Quartet)

Jacob Szekely (jazz cellist and educator at String Project Los Angeles)

Matt Turner (jazz cellist and educator at Lawrence University)

Jeffrey Zeigler (former member of the Kronos Quartet)

Mike Block (GRAMMY-winning member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble)

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Foreword, by Yo-Yo Ma

Preface

Acknowledgment

1. “Nice Tuxedo” by Mike Block: 3:2 Polyrhythm • Aeolian Mode • Improvisation

2. “Cradle Song” by Stephan Braun: Fingerstyle Pizzicato

3. “Kill the Bugs!” by Mike Block: Chopping • Improvisation

4. “Slap” by Eugene Friesen: Pizzicato • Percussion

5. “Don’t Ever Rush!” by Mike Block: 2:3 Polyrhythm • Phrygian Mode • Improvisation

6. “Krakow” by Stephan Braun: Chopping

7. “The Investigator” by Natalie Haas: Celtic Style • Melody • Ornaments

8. “The Reformer” by Natalie Haas: Celtic Style • Rhythm • Chords

9. “I Need to Go Outside” by Mike Block: 3:4 Polyrhythm • Mixolydian Mode • Improvisation

10. “Bilateral Coordination” by Erik Friedlander: Coordination • Warm-up Routine

11. “In the Witching Hour” by Rushad Eggleston: Rhythm • Chords • Chopping

12. “I Won’t Ever Love You” by Mike Block: 4:3 Polyrhythm • Locrian Mode • Improvisation

13. “Bibi’s Blues” by Mark Summer: Jazz Style and Vocabulary • Bowing

14. “The Chicken” by Mike Block: Singing While Playing Rhythmically • Chopping

            Low Voice Version

            High Voice Version

15. “Polyphony Utopia” by Giovanni Sollima: Four-Part Harmony with Two Bows

16. “My Toy City” by Stephan Braun: Chopping • Tapping • Coordination • Improvisation

17. “Prelude to a Dream” by Mike Block: Fingerstyle Pizzicato

18. “Gaucher” by Rufus Cappadocia: Rhythm • Percussion • Afro-Latin Style

19. “I’ll Never Clean My Clothes Again!” by Mike Block: 4:5 Polyrhythm • Dorian Mode • Improvisation

20. “Going Home” by Mike Block: Singing While Playing Harmonization

            Low Voice Version

            High Voice Version

21. “Bebop Bowing” by Matt Turner: Jazz Style and Vocabulary • Bowing

22. “I’ll Escape the Spinning Planet!” by Mike Block: 5:4 Polyrhythm • Lydian Mode • Improvisation

23. “The Blue Danube in Budapest” by Mike Block: Pizzicato • Improvisation

24. “A Cat’s Front Door” by Rushad Eggleston: Rhythm • Chords • Chopping

25. “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!!” by Ashley Bathgate: Alternating Polyrhythms

26. “The Rake” by Jacob Szekely: Pizzicato • Funk Style • Rhythm

27. “Caribounteney County” by Rushad Eggleston: Rhythm • Chords • Chopping

28. “Mirrors” by Jeffrey Zeigler: Electronic Looping • Improvisation

About the Contributing Composers

About the Author


 

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Etude Book (nothing extra)

$35 USD
We will mail you a copy of the book the moment it is ready!
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  • Etude Book (nothing extra)
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January 2018
104 claimed
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Etude Book + DIGITAL EXTRAS!!

$55 USD
Includes 4 bonus etudes, extra text background and advice, extra prep exercises, and listening recommendations. These digital extras will not come with the book once published, and are ONLY available through this campaign! You will sleep better at night knowing that other people aren’t getting better at things you aren’t able to work on! ;)
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  • Etude Book + DIGITAL EXTRAS!!
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January 2018
249 claimed
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Etude Book + EXTRAS + 3 albums

$95 USD
Mike Block has spent the past 2 years foolishly recording multiple albums simultaneously. They are ALMOST ready to be shared with the world, and you can get them here FIRST through this campaign! They feature a mixture of originals, folk covers, classical music, and world music.
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  • Etude Book + EXTRAS + 3 Albums
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Book/Extras/Albums/3-Months AW

$195 USD
Includes 3-months membership to Mike Block’s online Multi-Style Cello School at www.ArtistWorks.com/Cello, with a library of videos dedicated to these Etudes, as well as other lessons on Jazz, Improvisation, Bluegrass, rhythmic playing, chopping, and more! You can also submit videos of your playing for personalized video feedback from Mike!
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  • Book/Extras/Albums/3-Months AW
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5 claimed
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Book/Extras/Albums/6-Months AW

$275 USD
Includes 6-months membership to Mike Block’s online Multi-Style Cello School at www.ArtistWorks.com/Cello, with a library of videos dedicated to these Etudes, as well as other lessons on Jazz, Improvisation, Bluegrass, rhythmic playing, chopping, and more! You can also submit videos of your playing for personalized video feedback from Mike!
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  • Book/Extras/Albums/6-Months AW
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Book/Extras/Albums/12Months AW

$365 USD
Includes 12-months membership to Mike Block’s online Multi-Style Cello School at www.ArtistWorks.com/Cello, with a library of videos dedicated to these Etudes, as well as other lessons on Jazz, Improvisation, Bluegrass, rhythmic playing, chopping, and more! You can also submit videos of your playing for personalized video feedback from Mike!
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  • Book/Extras/Albums/12Months AW
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January 2018
2 claimed
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