Selections from the Student Repertoire-This first volume of Solos For Young Violinists contains selections from the student repertoire compiled and edited by Violinist Barbara Barber. Includes the Violin Part and the Piano Part.

Violin Part and Piano Acc.-Suzuki Solos For Young Violinists Volume 5. Selections from the Student Repertoire. Compiled and edited by Violinist Barbara Barber.

The 'prequel' to Barbara Barber's widely-used Scales for Advanced Violinists is here! Scales for Young Violinists is a user-friendly scale system which presents two-octave major melodic minor and harmonic minor scales with arpeggios. The first five Foundation Keys (C D E F G) introduce beginning double-stops in octaves 3rds and 6ths remaining in first position. One-octave scales in double-stop octaves 3rds 6ths and harmonics are presented in all twelve keys. Preparatory shifting exercises bowing and rhythmic variants a helpful circle of 5ths and progress chart make this the perfect beginning scale book for every Violinstudent.

Violin Play-Along Volume 54-The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music listen to the demonstration tracks to hear how the Violin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The purchase price includes online access to audio for download or streaming. This volume features eight Scottish tunes: Barbara Allen The Blue Bells of Scotland Loch Lomond The Skye Boat Song Water Is Wide Weaving Lilt Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon and Flow Gently Sweet Afton.

All the fiddle tunes on the CD The World's Hottest Fiddlers (C.M.H. Productions 8651; 2002) except one are transcribed in detail for this book. These fifteen cuts which include seventeen tunes incorporate old-time standardssuch as 'Sally Ann' as played by Kenny Baker bluegrass standards such as 'Orange Blossom Special' as played by Steve Thomas Texas swing tunes such as 'Beaumont Rag' as played by Johnny Gimble and song tunes such as 'Blue Moonof Kentucky' as played by Benny Martin. Other highlights include the complete twin fiddling parts for Benny Martin and Buddy Spicher's 'Down Yonder ' and the twin fiddle parts for Johnny Gimble's 'Black and White Rag.' Elevenother tunes are featured by fiddlers Barbara Lamb Mike Hartgrove Glen Duncan Sonny Mead Ramona Jones Paul Warren and Fiddlin' Red Herron.

There are 50 well known waltzes fully notated in the book and played on the CD with a full backing band. (play-a-long tracks including melody line played by another instrument). These pieces are all easy to learn. If you do not read music well (or at all) you can pick up the melody from the CD.The book can be used to build a repertoire of waltz music. At live engagements especially weddings the audience will always ask for a few waltzes. The material in this book covers a wide range of tempos and styles not just slow waltzes.The melodies of these pieces are easily recognizable although you may not remember the name of a specific tune.Many of the tunes are verywell known such as: Daisy Home On The Range Anniversary Waltz After The Ball Ash Grove Greensleeves Laredo Scarborough Fair Star Of The County Down The Black Velvet Band The Greenwood Tree Southwind The Four Marys Barbara Allen Flowers Of The Thorn Beautiful Brown Eyes Give Me Your Hand and many more.

Fiddler Magazine in conjunction with Mel Bay Publications Inc. has compiled a wonderful collection of tunes and interviews with contributions from 36 of the world's greatest fiddlers. The featured artists are Charlie Acuff PaulAnastasio Randal Bays Byron Berline Kevin Burke Vassar Clements Michael Doucet Jackie Dunn J.P. Fraley Johnny Gimble Bruce Greene John Hartford Richard Greene Ivan Hicks Jerry Holland Olav Johansson James Kelly Barbara Lamb Laurie Lewis Sandy MacIntyre Natalie MacMaster Frankie McWhorter Bruce Molsky Juan Reynoso Dale Russ Oliver Schorer Pierre Schryer Bjorn Stabi Alicia Svigals Athena Tergis & Laura Risk Jay Ungar Jean-Marie Verret Claude Williams George Wilson and Jennifer Wrigley.