The Shifting Book for Viola

SKU: AP.36-52720600

ISBN 9781429126267. UPC: 679360613795. English.

This volume continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shifting. Book 2 introduces students to: long and controlled bow strokes, slurred legato and staccato bow strokes, string-crossing slurs, and producing dynamic contrasts; new rhythmic patterns including dotted notes, triplets, sixteenth notes, swinging eighth notes, and syncopated rhythms; new time signatures including 6/8 and 3/8, along with cut time for cello/bass; and major and minor left-hand string patterns, extended fingerings, and beginning octave harmonics and shifting. Online audio available.

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SKU: AP.36-52701323

ISBN 9781628761726. UPC: 746241200365. English.

Includes works by Bach, Handel, Telemann. Viola to 3rd position, shifting in cello through 4th position. Compatible with 721006 (Viola Duets).

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SKU: AP.36-52721562

ISBN 9781628760873. UPC: 660355097317. English.

The second volume in this series includes intermediate level duets compatible for violin, viola, cello and bass. Learn dotted rhythms and 6/8 meter, chromatic fingerings, facility with pizzicato, varying types of bow strokes, and double stops as students are introduced to shifting with familiar classic tunes. This volume is a technique builder and works best with the more treble of the two instruments on the top line.

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SKU: AP.36-52720604

ISBN 9781633610088. UPC: 679360614877. English.

The third volume moves students toward more advanced playing techniques and literature. This text continues to develop playing skills found in Book 2 and advances the student through more rigorous and lengthy literature. Instrument-specific selections promote performance, reinforcing shifting skills, more advanced bowing techniques, and complex and multiple-meter pieces. The book contains solo literature that: enables the student to use higher positions with suggested fingerings; features accidentals that challenge left-hand intonation; utilizes more complex time signatures, multiple-meters, and challenging rhythmic patterns; and develops the bow stroke to perform more expressive dynamics and musicianship. Digital audio available.

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