String Tunes (Viola) + Cd

The A Flying Start for Strings series presents a carefully graded sequence of music for teaching the beginning string player. The books are suitable for teaching individuals or groups of the same instrument. Many tunes in the series for violin viola and cello are in the same key and can be played together.Teachers can use this versatile series in a way that suits their own teaching style. There is ample room in all books for the teacher wishing to add more dynamics slurs bowing signs tempos instructions or explanations. The large easy-to-read notes and clear and simple layout help students concentrate on the notes they are learning. Lively folk and traditional tunesmake learning fun and lead to confident playing.With only one tune on most pages the young student gains a sense of achievement from turning the pages quickly and moving on.Book 2 starts with D string tunes to consolidate reading skills and provide the most comfortable pitch for singing. Students progress from one-string tunes to two-string tunes. The book introduces slurs simple dotted rhythms and dynamics. There is a page of bowing variations with rhythms and bowings to apply to a scale arpeggio or melody. Ensemble playing is brought in with canons and rounds.

This collection contains 16 traditional fiddling tunes from across North America. They are arranged in a theme and variation format typical of American fiddling. The authentic fiddling style harmonies are written so that variouscombinations from solo instrument with piano to duets and trios to full string quartet/orchestra are possible. Includes viola melody (solo) viola harmony third violin and full score which includes violin viola and cello partswith piano accompaniment. American Fiddle Tunes for Solo and Ensemble books are written as ensemble books so they can be played as solo books with piano accompaniment or together as ensemble.

Une approche basée sur l'auto-apprentissage et la reconnaissance de motifs rythmiques et mélodiques.Chansons originales, plutôt que des exercices de lecture à vue abstraites.214 pièces soigneusement classés dans une gamme de styles musicaux.Huit sections allant de cordes ouvertes à la 3ème position.Chaque section se termine par une série de duos et pièces accompagnées pour la pratique de l'Ensemble de déchiffrage.Tunes progrès vers toutes les signatures clés jusqu'à trois dièses et des bémols.Préliminaire à la 5e année. / Alto

A collection of very short tunes written by Sheila M. Nelson. Initially notated with numbers (fingering) rather than notes and then later written in staves.Tetratunes allows young players to learn note reading in blocks of four step-wise notes on each string. This system develops physical skills slightly ahead of note-reading.Sheila M. Nelson (b. 1936) is a British composer string teacher and pedagogue. She studied at the Royal College of Music and also in Denmark and the USA. She has become known as one of the foremost music educators of her generation and also for her highly popular pedagogicalworks.

From Shakespeare’s England-Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’ level does not normally exceed Grade 2 in difficulty with most partsplayable in first position while the ‘Moderately Easy’ level includes some parts of around Grade 3 standard. At easy level alternative parts are provided so that the absence of viola or a double bass does not prevent the piecefrom being performed. Available in score or sets of instrumental parts. There are over 30 titles covering a wide range of styles including classical pieces folk tunes and Christmas collections. Playstrings is an idealintroduction to orchestral playing for young string players. Set of 21 parts contains: 4 x Violin 1 4 x Violin 2 4 x Violin 3 2 x Viola 1 2 x Viola 2 2 x Cello 1 2 x Cello 2 1 x Double Bass.

Viola Violin 3 and Ensemble Score-This collection contains 14 arrangements of 22 traditional tunes from Ireland and Scotland in a variety of styles including jigs reels hornpipes slip jigs strathspeys waltzes and airs. The harmonies are written so thatvarious combinations from solo instrument with piano to duets and trios to full string quartet/orchestra are possible. The viola book includes melody (solo) viola viola harmony third violin and full score including violin viola and cello parts with piano accompaniment. All of the Celtic Tunes for Solo and Ensemble books (Violin Viola and Cello/Bass) are written as ensemble books so they can be played as solo books or together as ensemble.

Strolling Strings Vol. 1-A collection of some of the most popular tunes of all-time arranged for easy level String Quartet with Piano accompaniment by James 'Red' McLeod.