25 Elementary Studies Op. 176

This terrific book provides invaluable practice material for building technique over twenty-four studies in the first position. Originally for Violin it has been accurately and faithfully transcribed for Viola by Margaret Banwell from Kinseyâ??s classic studies. This is a comprehensive exploration of Viola playing and helps train left and right hand dexterity and bow strokes as well as honing knowledge of tempo and time signatures and varying keys. Musical varied and practical these elementary studies will help to point the early stages of development in the right direction.â??The building of technique understanding and reading â?¦ are very thorough and usefully progressiveâ??European String Teachers Associationâ??These transcriptions are a welcome addition to any young violistâ??s etude repertoire.â?? American Music Teacher

This essential collection of 100 piano études is divided into 15 units that survey the technical challenges at the early intermediate, intermediate, and late intermediate levels. The early units review technical issues that students experience at the elementary levels, such as five-finger patterns and articulations. The later units introduce more difficult technical challenges that prepare students for advanced repertoire, such as playing ornamentation, octaves, and large chords. Each unit contains between five and ten études written by master composers from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Contemporary periods. Within each unit, the études are arranged in order of difficulty. Each piece appears in its original form - notes have not been added or removed. The composers' original dynamics, tempo marks, phrase indications, and articulations have been preserved. Ornamentation is realized in footnotes. Added measure numbers provide easy reference, and editorial suggestions for fingering and pedaling have been provided. A concise foreword discusses technique at the intermediate levels. Two indexes are included: one by unit and technical skill, and another by level and composer.Unit listing: Five-Finger Patterns * Articulation * Coordination between the Hands * Scales * Triads, Inversions, and Broken Chords * Double Notes * Left-Hand Development * Velocity * Arpeggios * Finger and Hand Independence * Repeated Notes * Accompaniment Patterns * Ornamentation * Octaves * Four- and Five-Note Chords. / Piano

Twenty-four studies in the first and third positions for viola. Written by Herbert Kinsey and transcribed from the violin by Margaret Banwell.

Short studies for beginners, directed at particular technical difficulties / Violon Etudes

This book was written in the same format as 20 Modern Studies. Again the pieces are of moderate length and cover a wide variety of styles. As the studies are technically demanding they are all written in comfortable saxophone-orientated keys to allow the student to focus on interpretation. Each study is designed to improve the student's musical as well as technical abilities.James Rae• More modern studies for soprano alto tenor or baritone saxophone complementing the established favourite: 20 Modern Studies• Musical styles vary from modern Classical through to Jazz and Rock• For elementary to more advanced levels (1 -8*)• Ideal for developing musicianship and technique by way of accessible but challenging material • These studies make attractive performance pieces and are suitable for examination purposes

Edited by Renato Zanettovich-All 36 studies for violin from H. E.Kayser combined in one volume.This revision of the Studies by Kayser will help beginners get used to adopting rational fingerings right from the start.However complicated they may seem at first sight rational fi ngerings actually provide more reliable solutions even to the minor technical problems encountered in these elementary studies. Some passages use the second position (sometimes to avoidunnecessary extensions) on the assumption that anyone using these studies will already have begun to practise the positions.The fi ngerings placed in brackets are either more demanding or given as an alternative; the teacher will be able to guide thestudent as to which option to choose. Finally I have prefaced almost all the studies with preparatory exercises and variants (from the preface by Renato Zanettovich).