Conceived as a workbook for the cello apprentice, this book is entirely devoted to the left hand of the cellist. The detailed exploration of the positions, including those of the thumb, may sometimes seem daunting or redundant, but it will offer greater freedom of play to those who have assimilated its logic through patient work. A bit like the multiplication tables learned with effort, but whose knowledge gives mental calculation a certain ease...
As in Ma première année de violoncelle by the same author, the teacher's place remains preponderant. He is the only one who can bring the student to see in his progress the absolute necessity of this work. It is up to each teacher to find the balance between the pleasure of playing and the technical requirements.