Recital Gems - Volume 1

13 Recital Pieces in First Position for Violin and Piano or Two Violins-New recital pieces for the tried and trusted Sassmannshaus Violin method.All pieces written in first position.With a second Violin part for duet performance.Available in freely accessible recordings on YouTube.These two collections give young students and teachers a rich selection of recital pieces either to complement the Sassmannshaus Early Start on the Violin method or to play independently from it. As all the pieces are written entirely in first position they can be used after just a few months of lessons.The Piano part may be played by the teacher or an advanced student. As an alternative the accompaniment can be played by a secondViolin.All the pieces are available in exemplary recordings on YouTube.From the contents of Volumes 1 and 2:Nursery rhymes folksongs but also less well-known gems as well as original pieces by the editors all precisely tailored to meet the needs of young students.Kurt Sassmannshaus the editor of a great many string editions in the Bärenreiter catalogue continues the tradition founded by his father Egon Sassmannshaus in the Early Start string methods. He developed these two new editions together with his wife Melissa Lusk and his son Christoph Sassmannshaus.Similar editions are in preparation for the Cello.

John Thompson's Modern Course-This third volume in the Classical Piano Solos series features 20 original pieces from the masters suitable for pianists at a Grade 3 standard. This series was compiled to correlate loosely with the Modern Course method and can be used to supplement any teaching method or situation. This volume features a mix of well-known pieces such as Burgmüller's ?Ballade? and Rebikov's ?Playing Soldiers? as well as lesser-known gems like CPE Bach's ?Presto? a fast motivating recital piece and the lovely lyrical ?Piece Romantique? by Cecile Chaminade.