Solo Time for Strings, Book 2

Solo Time for Strings, Book 2
Author: Forest Etling
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457407922

Because a fine orchestra depends on fine players, Solo Time for Strings emphasizes individual accomplishment, progress, and achievement while preparing young students for participation in a school orchestra. The series teaches reading in conjunction with note learning, enabling students to start playing melodies as soon as possible, and is appropriate for class or individual instruction. The solos assist in a progressive technical development from "twinkle, twinkle" in Book 1 to music by Vivaldi in Book 5.

Tonalization

Tonalization
Author: Dr. Shinichi Suzuki
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 60
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457401190

Dr. Suzuki questioned why all vocalists vocalize every day to improve their voices, but instrumentalists do not do so every day with their instruments. He believes that on any instrument, one needs to practice to make a more beautiful tone. First he talks about playing a beautiful resonant tone with the bow while plucking the string with a finger. When a pizzicato is played, the resonance goes on for a long time. Students should listen to that resonance and play the same kind of clear beautiful sound. He talks about how to make a difference in the tone by using a different bow speed, how to practice to find the resonance point, how to change the weight of the arm on the bow to produce a different kind of tone, and how to change tone color. This book includes all of Dr. Suzuki's basic ideas about tone.

I Can Read Music, Volume 2

I Can Read Music, Volume 2
Author: Joanne Martin
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-07-29
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457402470

These easy-to-read, progressive exercises by Joanne Martin develop a student's reading skills one stage at a time, with many repetitions at each stage. I Can Read Music is designed as a first note-reading book for students of string instruments who have learned to play using an aural approach such as the Suzuki Method®, or for traditionally taught students who need extra note reading practice. Its presentation of new ideas is clear enough that it can be used daily at home by quite young children and their parents, with the teacher checking progress every week or two.

Cello Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 1-5

Cello Scales & Arpeggios, ABRSM Grades 1-5
Author:
Publisher: ABRSM Scales & Arpeggios
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Cello
ISBN: 9781848493520

This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grades 15 Cello exams. Contains all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns and suggested fingering, and a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.

ViolaFest, Volume 2

ViolaFest, Volume 2
Author: Joanne Martin
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 84
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457405624

ViolaFest is an eclectic collection of original viola duets, trios, and quartets. They cover a range from the easiest pieces in Volume 1, which can be played by violists with very little experience, through to the most complicated pieces in Volume 2, which could challenge advanced players.

Orchestra Expressions

Orchestra Expressions
Author: Kathleen DeBarry Brungard
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780757920660

Orchestra Expressions(tm) provides music educators at all levels with easy-to-use, exciting tools to meet daily classroom challenges and bring new vibrancy and depth to teaching music. The lessons were written based on the National Standards for the Arts in Music -- not retro-fitted to the Standards. The program is music literacy-based and satisfies reading and writing mandates in orchestra class. The pedagogy involves a "four-fingers-down" start for every instrument and separate but simultaneous development of both hands. Each student book features an attractive full-color interior with easy-to-read notes and includes: -A 59-track accompaniment CD that covers Units 1-15 (a second CD covering Units 16-33 is available separately, individually as item 00-EMCO2006CD or in a 25-pack as item 00-EMCO2007CD) -Historical notes on some of the most notable composers of orchestral music -A thorough glossary of musical terms -Scales and warm-up exercises Future reprints may be printed with black and white interiors. This title is available in SmartMusic.