This book contains a selection of fiddle tunes arranged for the beginning cello player. The idea is to supply a sampling of melodies that will give almost instant gratification to the novice. One of the drawbacks of the classic way of teaching cello is the boredom of some of the early pedagogic repertoire. This book is meant to be an antidote to that tedium. Fiddle tunes are great ways to become accustomed to typical manipulations of major scales and to introduce the sound of arpeggios. The only technical requisite for the music is the ability to play a major scale of some sort.

The tunes were chosen for their fun melodic content while demonstrating some typical aspects of fiddling. They are grouped by key with a couple of exceptions and roughly arranged in order of difficulty within each key group.

The included downloadable online audio demonstrates many of the tunes with guitar accompaniment and will help teach  swing phrasing.

Fiddle Tunes for Beginning Cello

Black Eyed Susie      
Casey Jones      
Cincinnati Hornpipe      
Cluck Old Hen      
Cotton Eyed Joe      
Down Yonder      
Fire On The Mountain      
Folding Down The Sheets      
Goodbye Liza Jane      
Granny Will Your Dog Bite?      
Hobo Jig      
Hogeye      
Jennie Lind Polka      
Joys Of Quebec      
Life In The Finland Woods      
Little Brown Jug      
Make A Little Boat      
Muddy Roads      
My Own House Waltz      
Old Jaw Bone      
Peas In The Pot      
Poor Wayfaring Man Of Grief      
Put Your Little Foot      
Rabbit Where's Your Mammy?      
Stone's Rag      
Take Me Out To The Ball Game      
Texas Quickstep      
Tombigbee Waltz      
Too Young To Marry      
Year Of The Jubilo