 | |  Improve Your Sight-Reading Violin is a step by step book which helps the player to build up a complete picture of each piece. How this is done is by firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific problems then by the study of a prepared piece for the learning student to answer. This then finally leads on to the real unprepared sight-reading test itself. This workbook is specifically intended to help over come sight-reading problems for violinists working for the Grade 1 Examination. |
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 | | The very thought of sight-reading, especially in examinations, makes most young players groan. But now more than ever, the ability to sight-read fluently is an essential part of the training of musicians on any instrument, amateur or professional. This workbook is designed to help overcome sight-reading problems, especially for violinists working for the Grade 2 examination. |
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 | | Improve Your Sight-Reading! Violin has been specifically designed for violinists working for their Grade 3 Examination. Step-by-step, this book helps the player to build up a complete picture of each piece, through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific problems, then by study of a prepared piece with associated questions for the student to answer. This leads up to the sight-reading test itself. |
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 | | Improve Your Sight-Reading! Violin has been specifically designed for violinists working for thier Grade 5 Examination. Step-by-step, this book helps the player to build up a complete picture of each piece, through rhytmic and melodic exercises related to specific problems, then by study of a prepared piece with associated questions for the student to answer. This leads up to the sight-reading test itself. |
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 | | Fourteen original, imaginative studies for solo violin, designed to lead on from elementary studies for younger players to those of Mazas and Kreutzer. Each piece concentrates on one or two aspects of technique, and the whole set covers a wide range of left and right hand skills including spiccato bowing, string-crossing, moto perpetuo, cantabile and easy double-stopping. |
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 | | Twelve great jazz standards specially arranged for violin with play-along accompaniments on the CD. |
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 | | 15 irresistible intermediate level jazz studies for solo Violin and Violin duet expertly written and arranged by Mary Cohen to extend players' technique. Approximately grade 4 to 6 level. Each piece concentrates on a specific jazz style, and has practice and performance tips to guide the student and outline technical and musical goals. A perfect introduction to true jazz playing, including all-time favourites such as Summertime, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and Let?s Do It (Let?s fall in love). |
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 | | Edited and revised by Edmund Singer, with a biographical sketch of the author by Dr Theodore Baker. |
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 | | Carefully arranged and graded pieces for young violinists. Three volumes of attractive popular repertoire with piano accompaniments. |
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 | | Carefully arranged and graded pieces for young violinists. Three volumes of attractive popular repertoire with piano accompaniments. |
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 | | A terrific volume of fifteen carefully arranged and graded pieces for young violinists. Making the Grade Violin And Piano is spread across three volumes each containing appropriate and attractive popular repertoire with piano accompaniments which will provided needed relief from set pieces whilst inadvertently continuing the development of technique! |
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 | | Here is a fantastic opportunity for you to become the soloist in these specially selected Disney favourites! Each song is presented in clear notation, and the accompanying CD features a full demonstration and backing track for each song so that you can experience the sound of a professional ensemble as your band! Fifteen songs have been selected from rich Disney heritage, including unforgettable moments from Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book all specially arranged for Violin. |
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 | | Violin Star 1 is part of a three-book series offering beginner violinists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles. This Student's book contains the solo violin parts, along with colourful illustrations, activities and a playalong CD. The Accompaniment book, available separately, includes piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. Key features of the series: An approachable progression from beginner level to Grade 2 Playalong CDs with each Student’s book, which contain specially created instrumental arrangements to convey style and mood Original compositions and arrangements by Edward Huws Jones |
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 | | Violin Star 2 is part of a three-book series offering beginner violinists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles. This Student's book contains the solo violin parts, along with colourful illustrations, activities and a playalong CD. The Accompaniment book, available separately, includes piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. Key features of the series: An approachable progression from beginner level to Grade 2 Playalong CDs with each Student’s book, which contain specially created instrumental arrangements to convey style and mood Original compositions and arrangements by Edward Huws Jones |
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 | | Learn to play the best of Broadway with this special selection of themes from the world of music theatre, all arranged for the elementary Violin student. This fantastic album features ten blockbuster hits from Cabaret, The Phantom of The Opera, Showboat, South Pacific and more! Each song has been carefully adapted to be accessible to the early performer, giving you the chance to master your skills and techniques by playing the tunes you know and love. You will even find a section of helpful performance tips to guide your learning and inform your practicing. The accompanying CD has professional performances of every piece, plus backing tracks so you can play along. FREE internet downloads are also available with this publication, with piano accompaniments and practice demos downloadable to your computer along with 2 bonus tracks! |
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 | | Solo Violin arrangements of ten hits from the smash Disney movie, each with CD accompaniment tracks. |
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 | | Step into the spotlight and play along with the superb backing tracks on the specially recorded CD. Includes hits by David Bowie, Abba and Robbie Williams. On the CD: Hear the full performance versions of the songs on Tracks 2 – 11. The instrument part is then omitted from tracks 12 – 21 so you can play along with the recorded accompaniment. The book has top line arrangements for all the songs plus a fingering guide. |
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 | | This comprehensive collection features 100 favourite melodies, including popular and traditional songs, classical tunes and more, all with a melody line and optional guitar chords. Set here for C instruments including Recorder, Flute, Violin and Oboe, selected and arranged by Colin Hand. |
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 | | A collection of pieces from all over the world that represent a colouful cross-section of fiddle music of all ages. Whether you are looking for a Hot Club trad-Jazz classic, an Irish folk tune, an old Bluegrass standard or something more exotic, this special selection of fiddle melodies has it all. What's more, the book also boasts a play-along CD of backing tracks and examples recorded to accompany your practices and performances. You'll find a pull-out part containing a full set of Piano accompaniments too. There are supplementary Violin parts for elementary players, so everybody can enjoy this wonderful selection of pieces from around the globe, whatever your ability! |
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 | | Fiddler Playalong Collection 2 is a second collection of pieces from all over the world that represent a colourful cross-section of fiddle music through the ages. Whether you are looking for a Hot Club trad-Jazz classic, an Irish folk tune, an old Bluegrass standard or something more exotic, this special selection of nineteen fiddle melodies has it all! What's more, the book also boasts a play-along CD of backing tracks and recorded examples to accompany your practices and performances. You'll find a pull-out part containing a full set of Piano accompaniments too, as well as supplementary Violin parts for elementary players, so everybody can enjoy this wonderful selection of pieces from around the globe, whatever your ability! |
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 | | Thirty-three jigs, reels, hornpipes, airs, dances and ballads from England, Ireland and Scotland. |
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 | | The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips with traditional fiddle tunes from England, Ireland and Scotland. Some of this music is familiar, some more unusual, but all of it is absolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. |
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 | | The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your own ceilidh, barn dance, jazz club, Sarajevo street-café or Gypsy gathering. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it is absolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the violin edition (with an optional easy violin part and guitar chords): or the complete edition, wich also includes both keyboard and violin accompaniments. Either format is highly flexible, which means the music can be played as solos, duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles. Edward Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style, giving his own suggestions for a lively performance. And to help recreate the spirit of the music, every book in the series is beautifully illustrated. |
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 | | This full size book & CD is an introduction to the basics of violin playing and reading music. The student will learn pizzicato and bowing technique along with rhythm reading and introductions to music terms such as sharps, repeat signs and lead-in notes. Illustrated throughout in full color. |
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 | | Now in a third edition, Abracadabra Violin has a fresh and contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teacher. This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other books in the Abracadabra Strings series, so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone, they remain ideal for individual tuition. With tunes you know and want to play, carefully graded in 20 learning steps, this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets, trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teach the fundamentals of the instrument, and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique. Abracadabra Violin now also includes two CDs of performance and backing tracks, featuring selected orchestral backings. |
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 | | Razzamajazz is the fun way to learn and the jazzy pieces in this book will give you the encouragement and confidence you need to sound really great! This edition includes a CD for you to play along with and there are clear, easy-to-follow instructions. |
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 | | This series of books is for the beginner violin student, and is designed to improve all areas of violin technique, both right- and left-hand. Each book contains numerous exercises and melodies. |
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 | | Otakar Sevick was a Czech musician and violin teacher who wrote many studies, methods and teaching tools. Many of which are still important today. For instance his violin methods are still useful a century later and his studies remain second to none. This volume of 40 studies for right-hand technique includes exercises in string-crossing, arpeggios, triplets, changing bowing styles, staccato playing, legato playing and more. |
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 | | Postion 3 is a well thought-out and instructive introduction to the third position for violinists who have some playing experience. In this book you will find 10 exercises and 27 tunes in different styles. With the fantastic accompanying CD, practising in the third position will become an enjoyable experience! Each tune has two tracks, one solo with accompaniment so you can hear what it should sound like and the same tracks with the accompaniment only, so you can take the lead! |
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 | | A Tuneful Introduction To The Third Position does not deal with the changing of position of the Left Hand. The only movement is the initial one from First to Third Position. Once this has been achieved, the hand remains in place throughout each melody. Students should remember to keep the thumb opposite the forefinger when the hand is in Third Position. |
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 | | Katherine and Hugh Colledge present a collection of 26 brilliant little pieces for the elementary Violin student, complete with a CD of accompaniments. The pieces are designed to help with playing scales, slurs, jumping melodies, quick quavers and many more fundamental Violin techniques. The backing tracks will make performing the pieces lots of fun, and provide valuable early experience of playing accompanied. An ideal choice for every young Violin beginner! |
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 | | Stepping Stones, part of the highly regarded Easy String Series, has long been the repertoire choice of string teachers. The book offers a collection of twenty-six simple pieces for beginners. Open strings, first finger notes and simple rhythms are all introduced. |
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 | | These exercises are suitable for class or individual use. The position changes in the book are from 1st to 3rd and vice versa and are designed so that students may learn the correct method of shifting from one position to another. When the various finger changes have been mastered the same technique may be applied to all other position changes in which the left hand moves up or down the neck of the violin. The melodies are edited in order that pupils may improve their musicianship by observing tempi, expression marks, and phrasing. Phrases are punctuated by means of commas or rests. |
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 | | Fiddle Time Joggers is a first book of very easy pieces for violin with open string pieces and tunes using the finger pattern 0-1-2-3-4. There are well-known tunes and original pieces from rock to calypso using simple slurs and a few dynamics. Notice-boards introduce new notes and rhythms and there are easy duets to play. The accompanying CD provides performances of all the pieces. |
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 | | Fiddle Time Runners is a second book of easy pieces for violin using finger patterns 0-12-3-4 and 0-1-2-34. Includes traditional tunes, familiar pieces and original material, plus plenty of duets. The ideal opportunity to develop an early repertoire of pieces that are great fun for any occasion. An accompanying CD features example performances and play-along tracks for all lessons. |
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 | | Fiddle Time is a great series for young violinists. Packed with lively original tunes, well known pieces, and easy duets, the series is carefully paced and organized to build confidence every step of the way. |
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 | | This exciting new series by the authors of Fiddle Time, Viola Time, and Cello Time provides great new ensemble material for all string groups, whatever their size. String Time Joggers is a must-have for all those looking for imaginative and enjoyable ensemble repertoire. |
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 | | Revised edition features: New engravings in a 9" x 12" format New editing of pieces, including bowings and fingerings 16 additional pages Additional exercises, some from Dr. Suzuki, plus additional insight and suggestions for teachers Glossary of terms in English, French, German and Spanish Musical notation guide Fingerboard position New photos. |
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 | | Revised edition features: New engravings in a 9" x 12" format New editing of pieces, including bowings and fingerings 16 additional pages Additional exercises, some from Dr. Suzuki, plus additional insight and suggestions for teachers Glossary of terms in English, French, German and Spanish Musical notation guide Fingerboard position New photos. Includes CD. |
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 | | This volume has been specially designed to be taken by Violin players who have been learning for a few terms. |
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 | | Containing nine pieces from the ABRSM 2008-2011 Violin syllabus, this album is indispensable to teachers and pupils alike. Featured here is the Violin part for selected examination pieces for the Associated Board Grade 1 Violin Examinations, from 2008 through 2011. |
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 | | Containing nine pieces from the ABRSM 2008-2011 Violin syllabus, this album is indispensable to teachers and pupils alike. Included is both a Piano Score and Violin part for selected examination pieces for the Associated Board Violin Examinations, from 2008 through 2011. |
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 | | ABRSM: Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Tests - Grades 1-5 (From 2012) contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for ABRSM Violin exams, Grades 1-5. Key features: specimen tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from 2012 written in attractive and approachable styles representative of the technical level expected in the exam ABRSM: Violin Specimen Sight-Reading Tests - Grades 6-8 (From 2012) contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for ABRSM Violin exams, Grades 6-8. Key features: specimen tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from 2012 written in attractive and approachable styles representative of the technical level expected in the exam |
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 | | ABRSM: Violin Scales And Arpeggios - (From 2012) contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Violin exam. Key features: all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam user-friendly format and clear page layout |
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 | | Music Medals Violin Ensemble Pieces are five volumes of enjoyable and accessible repertoire for the developing ensemble, progressively graded Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. They contain original pieces and imaginative arrangements for duets, trios and quartets. |
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 | | ABRSM Music Medals Violin Ensemble Pieces - Platinum |
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 | | Fifteen great Christmas songs specially arranged for Violin with play-along accompaniments on CD! |
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 | | Dip into this stockingful of easy Christmas music for Violin! Unwrap a traditional carol, dance to the 'Skaters' Waltz' and a 'Christmas Calypso', and pull a cracker full of solos and duets. With words to sing along, chords for Guitar or Keyboard, and a fantastic play-along CD, Fiddle Time Christmas is the perfect gift for any young violinist. |
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 | | Ten classic Christmas songs in melody line arrangements by Simon Lesley with specially recorded backing tracks. |
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 | | Here is a fantastic opportunity for you to become the soloist in these specially selected favourite Christmas Carols! Each song is presented in clear notation, and the accompanying CD features a full demonstration and backing track for each song so that you can experience the sound of a professional ensemble as your band! Fifteen evocative and heart-warming seasonal songs have been selected including Deck the Hall, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Good King Wenceslas and The First Noel all specially arranged for Violin. |
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 | | Easy popular Christmas pieces for young Violinists, carefully arranged and graded to provide attractive teaching repertoire by Jerry Lanning. New concepts and techniques are introduced progressively, and the familiarity with the material will stimulate pupils' enthusiasms and encourage their practice. Suitable for players grades 1-2 standard. This edition includes demonstration and backing tracks on CD. |
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