Based on Playing The Cello this book includes old and new material to offer a direct and interesting approach to sound technique. By Alison Milne.

Rhythm Studies-A highly effective and comprehensive for developing complete technical and musical skills on the saxophone. This Berklee Workshop features innovative exercises and solos that will help you learn melody harmony rhythm andimprovisation techniques for the saxophone. Once you've completed the studies and exercises in Volumes 1 and 2 this volume offers more advanced study of Saxophone technique. An awareness of rhythmic notation and rhythmicinterpretation are esential in developing reading skills.

The Viola Wall Chart presents innovative finger-pattern drawings for all twelve major scales in first position and movable patterns for higher positions. It also includes note names superimposed on an actual viola picture and alist of bowing terms.

String Method for Class or Individual Instruction-Young Strings in Action is a two-volume course in the fundamentals of string playing and has been designed for the dual purpose of in-class or individual instruction. This well-tested approach offers students the opportunity to progress quickly while developing an understanding of the instrument as they learn to play.This is the student book Volume 2 for Viola by Paul Rolland as edited and compiled by Sheila Johnson.

Méthode progressive d'initiation aux doubles cordes en 1ère position (1er cycle)

The DVD edition of this hugely popular series of tutors gets you even closer to your instrument with a set of real music lessons right there on your screen! A New Tune A Day features the same logical gentle pace andkeen attention to detail that made earlier editions so hugely popular and successful. Clear explanatory diagrams and photographs help guide you through the lessons and achieve the very best in tone technique and posture. Theselection of music is fresh and exciting including duets and rounds to inspire the student and ensure that those vital practice hours are never boring!The book includes:Advice on your instrument and the equipmentyou will needInstructions for effective technique and comfortable playingExplanatory pages on reading and understanding musicTests to check your own progress and comprehensionThe accompanying audio CD featuresa virtuoso performance and backing track for each pieces as well as recorded examples to support the lessons.The DVD features lessons on:Basic techniquesPutting the instrument togetherPostureLookingafter your instrumentBasic music notationHow to approach your first piece

Scales For Viola-For several decades the 'Carl Flesch Scales System' for both violin and viola has been a central technical manual for aspiring advanced and professional players and teachers of these string instruments. However it has become increasingly clear that the 'system' needs upgrading for 21st Century applications and the opportunity has been taken to clarify the essential principles that Flesch outlines in his 'Art of Violin Playing' to which the Scale System was an explanatory and practise supplement.3 and 4 Octave Single-Stop Scales and Arpeggios Collated and Fingered by Mark Knight.

Mary Cohen’s Superstudies For Viola Book 1 is a collection of nineteen original imaginative studies for solo viola which have been specially designed for young players. 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 spicatto bowing string-crossing moto perpetuo cantabile and easy double-stopping. Teachers and pupils will find this invaluable yet light-hearted collection both enjoyable and stimulating.

27 pieces to play in third position-5 Collections to give a structured training scheme for the viola player to play in position.Position 3 contains ten exercises and 27 varied pieces to make the most important introduction to playing in the third position and the extra performing possibilities this brings. The accompanying CD for this book insures that learning and playing in the third position is an enjoyable experience.

Available for more than a dozen instruments these coordinated method books teach how to play in a rock band. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitively how to listen interact and respond improvise and become part of the groove. This book and play-along CD will help improve your timing technique and reading ability to become the great Viola player that everyone wants to have in their band! Topics in the Viola book include: warming up practice routines learning by ear theory & technique rhythmic interpretation reading improvisation interpreting lead sheets and more. The accompanying CD features Berklee players and coversa wide variety of styles.

Big Note/Large Print-Warm-ups for the Violist is an adaptation of Warm-ups for the Violinist. It is targeted to help build strengthen and develop the muscles and techniques needed for viola playing. It is especially suited and created for the morecasual violist who is sincerely interested in getting maximum benefit from a minimum of effort. I first tested these scales and exercises on myself for six months faithfully using them for about 20 minutes as warm-ups to my dailypractice. I was rewarded with a definite improvement in my technique. I was actually surprised to see my dexterity grow as I charted my metronomic progress on a calendar. I remember thinking 'I will never be able to play fasterthan this.' But then a couple of weeks later I would indeed climb a notch higher!Through the years I have used these exercises in countless workshops and with private students. The letters of thanks and positive feedback fromstudents who were thrilled with improved violin and fiddle technique have brought me great satisfaction. Progress with these exercises is like the progress of a body builder. Body builders do not get up in the morning and think 'I am going to develop and build my muscles today ' and instantly look like Mr. Atlas. It takes weeks months and for some years to attain results. It must be done over a period of time. Like all diets and exercise programs determination and dedication are most important to success! I sincerely believe that these exercises when faithfully practiced will help violists improve their skills. The exercises will help develop and strengthen muscles usedfor finger dexterity clarity of notes tone bowing-arm control intonation double stops and a flexible bowing-arm wrist. A companion audio play-along recording is available online.