Check intonation – verify your intonation.As you descend place all 4 fingers and then peel off the fingers one by one. Keep fingers down as you play – as you ascend the scale don’t lift the finger you just played when you place the new finger.Bow hand – thumb slightly bent, index finger touching the stick between the first and second knuckle, hand pronated, fingers slightly apart - not overly spread or bunched together.Bow path – bow travels straight across the string (t-bow), midway between the fingerboard and the bridge (forte-freeway). Left hand – thumb and fingers bent (making a “C”), fingers arched and contacting the string with the pad of the fingertip, thumb bent and under 2nd finger.Posture – feet flat on the floor, cello between your knees, touching at your sternum, sitting straight up, shoulders relaxed, elbow out like a kickstand, straight EWP (elbow-wrist-pinkie).If you are still struggling with any of the healthy habits - arching your 3rd finger, or keeping a bent thumb, airing out your elbow, or sitting with upright posture - then now is the time to address those habits before adding the new world of complications that come with thumb position. This is the last scale major I teach before introducing thumb position. Please take the time to master C major separate, two, four, and eight notes per bow.
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