Truckin Through the South - played by Aaron Minsky (the composer)

Aaron Minsky plays Truckin Through the South from his Ten American Cello Etudes published by Oxford University Press. The suite was released in 1988 and in only a couple of decades has become part of the standard cello repertoire. It is performed, studied, and taught around the world and is in the curriculums of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, U.K., the American String Teachers Association, and those of many other countries. Noticing recently that some students have started to put videos of his etudes on You Tube, the composer has decided to put up some of his own! This is the second. You can view many other videos of his playing, including cuts with his band Von Cello (also his stage name) on You Tube. Von Cello has his own voncello website and is mentioned on thousands of web pages. Aaron Minsky hopes that more and more people will post performances of his music on the web. Even though he has his own interpretations, he enjoys hearing the interpretations of others.

For more information go to:
http://www.aaronminsky.com

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• South
• Southern
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• Lynyrd
• Skynyrd
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[1995jlyh]

where can i get this score ?

[voncello]

@1995jlyh Go to the website of Oxford University Press and do a search on "Ten American Cello Etudes". You can buy them direct from Oxford or from any supplier of classical sheet music and music books. If there is a store near you they may have it, or you can have them order it too. Enjoy!

[marfa316]

Love this :) playing it for an audition, any good tips?

[voncello]

@marfa316 Yeah - play the heck out of it! ;-)

(with good intonation, rhythm, phrasing...)

[25pugwash]

doing this for grade 8, along with allegro appassionato.

[voncello]

@25pugwash I used to play Allegro Appassionato too! If you ever make a video of Truckin' Through the South and post it let me know! A few other students from around the world have done this.

[HaBaDaza]

doing this for my grade 8, loving this piece

[orangesmarties2012]

@stockyrocky31059able I played Train Whistle for my Grade 7 exam and loved it! Enjoy:)

[orangesmarties2012]

@QueenMusicBee I'm so impressed!! Grade 8 at her age is definitely going some! I'm starting Grade 8 standard pieces and I'm 16:)

[QueenMusicBee]

I love this! My daughter, 11 years old is playing this for her grade 8. I wish he was her cello teacher <3

[RainbowGeek12345]

@bachsxoxogirl i can play broadway :) im doing it for my grade 6 :D

[bachsxoxogirl]

i bought the book when i was in grade 3 and couldn't play a single piece in it, and now i'm grade 6 and learning Broadway! yay! next will be Train Whistle and then Trucking Through the South!

[stockyrocky31059able]

Trying to learn this at the moment. Nice and easy after Grade 6, oh I do love challenges. But Train Whistle first I think

[bryllama]

Such an amazing piece and so good to hear it played by the actual composer, minsky! Can't wait til I can play it properly ready for the exam! D:

[TheITproject]

@crypticcurls its like two notes on adjacent strings played together, something like chords