Aloha again everyone,

I am planning on broaching the subject, to my wife, of getting a cello after we get back from vacation, but in the meantime, I've been collecting all kinds of cello music from International Music Score Library Project (they have tons of Public Domain sheet music), and learning about the cello.  This first etude does go out of 1st position, but only for a few notes (you have the play the E and F# above middle C, so the best position would be 3rd position, then sliding back to 1st position on the way down).  Take a gander at this and let me know what y'all think.  It's pretty short, but it's something I'll start once I get me cello, upon my wife's approval, that is