Viola Violin 3 and Ensemble Score-This collection contains 14 arrangements of 22 traditional tunes from Ireland and Scotland in a variety of styles including jigs reels hornpipes slip jigs strathspeys waltzes and airs. The harmonies are written so thatvarious combinations from solo instrument with piano to duets and trios to full string quartet/orchestra are possible. The viola book includes melody (solo) viola viola harmony third violin and full score including violin viola and cello parts with piano accompaniment. All of the Celtic Tunes for Solo and Ensemble books (Violin Viola and Cello/Bass) are written as ensemble books so they can be played as solo books or together as ensemble.

Three vamp parts are layered on each other in this innovative improvisation collection allowing soloists to join in as they please.Some vamps are simple others more challenging. Improvising becomes accessible with soloing guidelines and tips. 35 different styles are covered including jazz classical hip-hop rock country-western Asian African Celtic Latin Gregorian and more.Each page has sugested notes for soloing so your solo will always fit with the other players. These volumes are available for four instruments ? Violin Viola and Cello/String Bass ? so string players can improvise together.

Parts I & II on DVD-Whether you want to learn a new style be ready for anything that comes up in a jam session or meet the demands of new orchestral scores with ease this DVD will help you develop the necessary right and left-hand skills. Julie Lyonn Liebermann has examined he technical demands of all the modern alternative styles (such as blues swing rock Celtic Cajun Flamenco and more) and organises the most essential skills the fundamentals that you’ll need to progress all onto one insightful DVD with both parts One and Two of her method guide. In part one: The Bow Hand Four essential bow control techniques ten approaches torhythmizing the bow contemporary techniques you can use to navigate the bow so that each note speaks! Part Two: The Left Hand Basic Set-up Thumb Hinge Trampoline Fingers Chromatic Motion Vibrato Ornaments (such as trills slides grace notes turns jazz embellishments and more) Double Stops (Unisons octaves and chords) Playing on chord changes Walking bass lines Slap and more. Overall an interesting insightful comprehensive and enjoyable guide to contemporary string playing on this great value and brilliant DVD guide.