MusicYears 0–2Cello

Cello Initial Grade: Performance Pieces

Simple first-position melodies; familiar tunes and easy duets

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Pretend your arm is a 🎻 cello! Hold it like you have a big guitar.

  2. 2

    Which hand holds the bow? 🎻

  3. 3

    Tap the strings where the bow goes — swish! 🎶

  4. 4

    Let's play the first note of your song — it's called an 'open string'. 🎵

  5. 5

    What do you call the first note on a string? 🎻

  6. 6

    Now play the next string — a thinner one. Swish again! 🎶

  7. 7

    When you play a thin string, the sound is… 🎻

Practise Cello Initial Grade: Performance Pieces with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 4–7. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.