“Chats to 'Cello Students” by Arthur Broadley is a musical study about Violoncello Playing. In the first place it is impossible to thoroughly exhaust the whole science and art of 'cello technique and 'cello playing; recognizing this, it has been the author's aim to draw on his own experience as a teacher of the instrument, rather than follow in the trail of any existing work. With respect to the intentions of the work, nothing can equal viva-voce instruction and the personal supervision of a good master, but it is to be feared that many who are really talented cannot afford lessons from anyone who is thoroughly capable of directing their studies—it is this class of player who will derive the most benefit from a conscientious study of the ensuing pages.
