Take Your Bow is a collection of 20 concert pieces for beginner string players written by Celia Cobb and Naomi Yandell. Years of string teaching have given them the inspiration to produce pieces which will both delight and engage. Their imaginative writing strengthens rhythmic and stylistic concepts whilst employing a variety of adventurous playing techniques that students will find to be a fun and achievable challenge. Each piece is compatible with any of the other instruments in the series in any combination making it an excellent resource for individual or group teaching. Take Your Bow is available in 4individual editions — for violin viola cello and double bass each with piano accompaniment — and as a separate full score.

Big Note/Large Print-Warm-ups for the Violist is an adaptation of Warm-ups for the Violinist. It is targeted to help build strengthen and develop the muscles and techniques needed for viola playing. It is especially suited and created for the morecasual violist who is sincerely interested in getting maximum benefit from a minimum of effort. I first tested these scales and exercises on myself for six months faithfully using them for about 20 minutes as warm-ups to my dailypractice. I was rewarded with a definite improvement in my technique. I was actually surprised to see my dexterity grow as I charted my metronomic progress on a calendar. I remember thinking 'I will never be able to play fasterthan this.' But then a couple of weeks later I would indeed climb a notch higher!Through the years I have used these exercises in countless workshops and with private students. The letters of thanks and positive feedback fromstudents who were thrilled with improved violin and fiddle technique have brought me great satisfaction. Progress with these exercises is like the progress of a body builder. Body builders do not get up in the morning and think 'I am going to develop and build my muscles today ' and instantly look like Mr. Atlas. It takes weeks months and for some years to attain results. It must be done over a period of time. Like all diets and exercise programs determination and dedication are most important to success! I sincerely believe that these exercises when faithfully practiced will help violists improve their skills. The exercises will help develop and strengthen muscles usedfor finger dexterity clarity of notes tone bowing-arm control intonation double stops and a flexible bowing-arm wrist. A companion audio play-along recording is available online.

The Ultimate Beginner Series has helped many aspiring musicians take their first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music. Now you can experience both volume 1 and 2 together for the first time on DVD! This disc is perfect for beginning students for students who are changing to another instrument or as a refresher for player returning to the instrument after many years. You will learn about Care and Maintenance Posture and Hand Positioning Simple Bowing and Plucking Techniques Basic Finger Patterns For Major Scales. Special features include: Getting To Know The Instrument Feature; Beginning Music Theory Interactive; Printable Reference Materials.

Instrumental Play-Along-Learn to play 15 favourites from the Great White Way with this exciting new collection of Broadway Hits for Viola from the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-along series.Features solo Viola arrangements of songs such as: Backwoods Barbie ? Breathe ? Expressing Yourself ? Find Your Grail ? Follow Your Heart ? Ireland ? Mama Who Bore Me ? and more! Includes CD accompaniment with backing tracks.

Music Minus One Viola-Schubert's seminal chamber composition the Piano Quintet in A major D667 commonly known as The Trout or Die Forelle is certainly one of the greatest pieces of music ever penned. Its rich textures and lovely melody create an unforgettable musical experience. Its celebration of nature's beauty stems from a summer trip in the Austrian Alps which inspired the young Schubert to rework a song into this complex chamber-piece. Composed of five alternating movements The Trout uses unique orchestration (substituting a double bass for the second violin) and gives special emphasis to the piano as well. But all the instruments take an equal role and this may also be a reason for thepiece's eternal popularity. The Trout instantly brings to mind the calm serenity of the summer mountain air and its sparkling melody and gentle poignancy leave a particularly happy feeling in both player and listener. It is a joy-filled piece but at the same time is filled with a serene quality that makes it one of the most exhilarating pieces for any musician to play and one of the most important compositions for any musician to learn. This Music Minus One edition gives you that opportunity in the comfort of your own home. Contains a high-quality printed solo part with informative liner notes and digitally remastered compact disc with accompaniments indexed for ease of practice. Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen piano The Classic String Quartet

Instrumental Play-Along-12 of the most enduring pop classic songs are included in this collection perfect for budding instrumentalists.Classic Pop Songs features online access to audio demonstration and great-sounding backing tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound.Songs include Bridge over Troubled Water ? Candle in the Wind ? Dust in the Wind ? Every Breath You Take ? Fire and Rain ? Good Vibrations ? Have I Told You Lately ? Heaven ? Lean on Me ? She's Always a Woman ? Tears in Heaven and With a Little Help from My Friends.

10 Selected Solos with Piano Accompaniment-Philip Sparke’s Super Solos is the third volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young string player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first two books in the series (Starter Solos and Skilful Solos) this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musicians. Specifically tailored for each instrument Super Solos extends technical and musical demands takes the player into new keys with larger instrumental ranges and adds new notes in a gradual and logical manner.The books provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method. Including play-along CD.

Instrumental Play-Along-Fifteen hits from the first season of this popular Fox TV show for solo instrumentalists! Each volume includes a great full-accompaniment play-along CD so you can sound just like a pro.

The celebrated and award-winning series continues with a selection of pieces in a wide range of styles and varieties chosen to give you a superb repertoire of music at an early stage.From well-known classical melodies andshowstoppers of the stage to jazz hits folk songs and film themes - the diversity of these accessible arrangements will provide vital early experience in all manner of performance styles. The music includes full accompanimentsfor Piano Keyboard or Guitar making this volume the perfect companion to A New Tune A Day Book 1. Furthermore a professionally produced audio CD packed with stunning recorded accompaniments and demonstrations willallow you to develop your confidence and skills at home as well as offering spectacular backing tracks for your showcase performances.Take your playing to a new level with this superb collection.Voted Best InShow at NAMM 2006 by Music Inc. Magazine.

Instrumentalists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 timeless pop songs! Songs include: Another Brick in the Wall · Billie Jean · Dust in the Wind · Easy · Free Bird · Girls Just Want to Have Fun · Hey Jude · I'm a Believer · Jessie's Girl · Lean on Me · The Lion Sleeps Tonight · Livin' on a Prayer · My Girl · Piano Man · Pour Some Sugar on Me · Reeling in the Years · Stand by Me · Sweet Home Alabama · Take Me Home, Country Roads · With or Without You · You Really Got Me · and more. / Cordes / Hal Leonard

for Viola-An amazing selection from VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs Of Rock & Roll arranged for solo Viola.Includes the songs: All Along the Watchtower All Shook Up American Pie Beat It Blowin' in the Wind Blue Suede Shoes Bohemian Rhapsody Born to Be Wild Born to Run Bridge over Troubled Water California Dreamin' Dream On Every Breath You Take Fire and Rain Free Bird Gloria Good Vibrations Great Balls of Fire A Hard Day's Night Hey Jude Hotel California (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction I Heard It Through the Grapevine Imagine Jump Layla Let It Be London Calling Maggie May My Generation Piano Man Proud Mary Respect Rock Around theClock Roxanne Smells like Teen Spirit Stairway to Heaven Stand by Me Sunshine of Your Love Superstition We Are the Champions When Doves Cry Yesterday You Shook Me All Night Long and more.

Scales For Viola-For several decades the 'Carl Flesch Scales System' for both violin and viola has been a central technical manual for aspiring advanced and professional players and teachers of these string instruments. However it has become increasingly clear that the 'system' needs upgrading for 21st Century applications and the opportunity has been taken to clarify the essential principles that Flesch outlines in his 'Art of Violin Playing' to which the Scale System was an explanatory and practise supplement.3 and 4 Octave Single-Stop Scales and Arpeggios Collated and Fingered by Mark Knight.

for Viola. Instrumentalists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 timeless pop hits and favorite standards/ Recueil / Alto