I Can Read Music Volume 1 Violin

SKU: AP.36-52710599

ISBN 9781633610040. UPC: 679360611654. English.

This volume continues the development of playing skills found in Book 1 and progresses to more complex rhythms, left-hand finger patterns and techniques, bowing techniques, and preparation for shifting. Book 2 introduces students to: long and controlled bow strokes, slurred legato and staccato bow strokes, string-crossing slurs, and producing dynamic contrasts; new rhythmic patterns including dotted notes, triplets, sixteenth notes, swinging eighth notes, and syncopated rhythms; new time signatures including 6/8 and 3/8, along with cut time for cello/bass; and major and minor left-hand string patterns, extended fingerings, and beginning octave harmonics and shifting. Online audio available.

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SKU: AP.36-52710595

ISBN 9781633610002. UPC: 679360611197. English.

Volume 1 begins with open strings and basic notation, rhythms, and bowing skills. New notes, notation, and bowing skills are added in logical progression, reinforcing both right- and left-hand technique and developing the cognition for string performance. This book introduces students to: the basic major and minor tetrachords on all four strings; essential rhythmic notation from whole notes through eighth-note patterns; left-hand techniques such as easily played double stops, left-hand pizzicato, differentiating whole and half steps; and a variety of bow techniques. Audio available online.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SKU: AP.36-52711566

ISBN 9781628769692. UPC: 746241285935. English.

The third volume in this series includes advanced-intermediate level duets compatible for violin, viola and cello, and the arrangements are also appropriate for gigs. This volume is true chamber music playing, as it uses higher positions, treble clef for viola, tenor clef for cello, and double stops in all parts.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.

SKU: AP.36-52711561

ISBN 9781628762952. UPC: 660355014598. English.

The second volume in this series includes intermediate level duets compatible for violin, viola, cello and bass. Learn dotted rhythms and 6/8 meter, chromatic fingerings, facility with pizzicato, varying types of bow strokes, and double stops as students are introduced to shifting with familiar classic tunes. This volume is a technique builder and works best with the more treble of the two instruments on the top line.

These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.