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The first attempts at 'cello playing must be made with long, smooth bow-strokes, care being taken to have a nice even tone from heel to point; great vigilance is here required on the part of the master, in observing that the motion of the arm and wrist is correct.

The pupil must not think that practising these long, slow bowings is a waste of time, it is the only way to obtain a good round tone, and afterwards, when whole bows are used for a quicker tempo, a command of the bow.

In practising studies in detached crotchets after the style of Ex. 1, Dotzauer, op. 120, or Ex. 1, Schroeder, op. 67, great firmness is required to stop the bow suddenly at the point; even pressure must be brought to bear on the bow, accompanied by great rigidity of the thumb. If the exercises previously mentioned, and similar studies are practised in this firm, detached, manner, it will prevent that "groping" for the note, a bad habit which the young player speedily contracts if not watched. The student being compelled to make a short pause between each note, will allow time for the hand to move into position, and the fingers to be firmly placed, before the bow is again set in motion.