Matériel : Partition + CD
With Performance Strategies-In Recital Throughout The Year is a series that focuses on fabulous repertoire with musically engaging pieces by leading FJH composers and arrangers. This series of books is carefully levelled to ensure that goals are attainable which is essential in motivating students. Providing excellent teaching material these books address the strengths and weaknesses of students with progressive discussions by Dr. Helen Marlais on the art of performance and an analysis of performance strategies.The pieces presented in these books provide repertoire for the entire year including pieces for Halloween and Christmas as well as arrangements of famous classicalthemes with original solos and duets.The accompanying CD includes demonstrations of the pieces presented in this book allowing the student to develop their interpretive skills.Volume Two Book 1 is suitable for Early Elementary pianists and covers many basic principles including:Basic notes such as quarter half dotted half and whole notes3/4 and 4/4 time signaturesUse of 8va signs and therefore practicing moving up and down the keyboardUse of the pedal to create a larger soundPlaying with both a detached and a smooth touchUnderstanding of basic musical terminology such as forte piano and repeat signsPieces which use the middle C position as well as other basic hand positionsUse of basic keys C D F and A minor (with accidentals instead of key signatures).
SKU: GI.G-10810
ISBN 9781622777167.
The Audition Method for Violin is a must-have for all violinists on the audition circuit. Bowings, fingerings, and, most importantly, David Kim’s personal insights and detailed instructions for every passage—not to be missed! —Marin Alsop Chief Conductor Vienna Radio Orchestra, Ravinia Festival The Audition Method for Violin is for aspiring and established violinists looking to win orchestral auditions. This book can be used throughout the entire process of preparing for an audition, including at the audition itself. In this volume, David Kim, concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra, provides standard violin audition excerpts in three versions: the excerpt as it appears in the score, a fully annotated version, and a sparsely annotated version to use in the audition. All annotations are made in blue ink for ease of reading. Kim provides detailed instructions for preparing each excerpt as well as an insightful Q & A in which he discusses the ins and outs of auditioning and offers musical and technical advice for violinists. The Audition Method for Violin, the second book in a series co-created by Mark Nuccio and Benjamin Baron, is an invaluable aid that will transform and improve the entire audition experience. Repertoire: Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1, No. 3, and No. 9, Brahms: Symphonies No. 2 and No. 4, Debussy: La Mer, Mahler: Symphony No. 9, Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mozart: Symphony No. 39, Prokofiev: Classical Symphony, Schubert: Symphony No. 2, Schumann: Symphony No. 2, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, R. Strauss: Don Juan David Kim has been concertmaster of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1999, and he regularly performs as a soloist with the orchestra, performs recitals, and engages in teaching residencies every year. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from The Juilliard School and was awarded honorary doctorates from Eastern University and Dickinson College.
