Ultimate Fun in Thumb Position

Inkermezzo illustrated this new book through collaboration with Hans Jørgen Jensen, Professor of Cello, Northwestern University, and Minna Rose Chung ,

Professor of Cello at the Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba

The Ultimate Fun in Thumb Position offers a fresh, fear-free approach to one of the most powerful and misunderstood skills on the cello. This book guides cellists step by step toward confidence, freedom, and joy across the entire fingerboard.Through clear explanations, body-smart technique, and playful fingerboard games, you’ll learn how to build strength without tension, master essential thumb handshapes, and move effortlessly through every register of the instrument.Whether you’re new to thumb position or refining advanced technique, this book transforms challenge into curiosity—and technique into music. Purchase includes access to online video resource library with over 140 sample videos!

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