The cello *should* be an ideal instrument on which to understand and deploy music theory concepts because of its regular tuning in perfect fifths (foundational for harmonic motion) and the cellists’ hand shape which spans a third (defining vertical structure in tertian harmony). In practice however, the cello fingerboard is frustratingly mysterious, and rarely intuitive. The Cellocentric Harmony project is my attempt to address this problem.

After learning and practicing the ideas in Cellocentric Harmony, I’m able to move around the fingerboard more intuitively while playing everything from classical to the blues. Hopefully others find this project helpful as well!