Fiddler's Fun: Violin: Instrumental Album

Red Parrot Green Parrot brings a fresh approach to the young fiddler's first year. Each of the 16 original pieces introduces a new technical point in an atmosphere of fun and recreation. The combination of lively music imaginative themes delightful illustrations and a smooth steady technical progression ensures that your pupils not only learn fast but enjoy themselves! Both violin and keyboard accompaniments are provided throughout together with technical points and suggestions for actions and games.

Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2 Favorite American Hornpipes For Fiddle presents over a hundred classic and lesser-known Fiddle tunes inhornpipe style from all parts of the United States some with multiple versions.All tunes are transcribed from the playing of some of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present including Benny Thomasson BobWalters Howdy Forrester James Bryan Rodney Miller Ruthie Dornfeld and many more. Bowings and chord accompaniment are included.Teachers are you looking for short pieces that will solidify scales and arpeggios thatdon't bore your students? Tired of the same old classical etudes? Hornpipes can also serve as effective and fun exercises for all Violin students not just fiddlers. Many of them could have come right out of the baroque periodof art music. But they also illustrate some of America's great tradition of fiddling.

Two-Steps & Marches- Fiddle-Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2 Favorite American Listening Pieces Two Steps and Marches for Fiddle presents over 120 classic andlesser-known fiddle tunes from all parts of the United States some with multiple versions.This treasure trove gathers many of mysterious and lonesome sounding sometimes twisty but always beautiful melodies that don'tneatly fit into the typical fiddle categories yet are some of the melodies most beloved by fiddlers.All the pieces are transcribed from performances of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present includingKenny Kosek Pete Sutherland Eck Robertson Bruce Greene Hoyt Ming Jere Canote Luther Strong John Salyer Clark Kessinger Kenny Baker Howdy Forrester John Hartford and dozens more.Bowings and chord accompaniment areincluded. This book will also be of value to students of classical music and Suzuki trained children. The tunes can serve as fun changes-of-pace from the drudgery of scales and arpeggios. And they illustrate America's greattradition of fiddling.

At last the excitement of traditional folk fiddling can be experienced by your entire string orchestra! Written by two renowned educators, this fun and motivating collection of 16 cross-cultural fiddle tunes is presented in a unique format that makes it perfect for players of any level or age. Each tune includes a solo version, followed by a 3-part 'arrangement' for group performance. Chord symbols, for improvisation of additional instruments (guitar, mandolin, etc.) are also included. / Violon

Lesson 2-Here are more great tunes and techniques from one of America's foremost old-time fiddlers!Brad Leftwich continues his exploration of traditional downbow fiddling taking early intermediate players to new levels as he teaches how to produce a truely authentic sound continue a vital tradition and have fun in the process!

Private studio teachers school string programs and Suzuki teachers preparing for recitals will welcome these tasteful piano accompaniments for the violin viola and cello editions of Volume 2 of Brian Wicklund???s American FiddleMethod. Acknowledged as the most widely used fiddle method in the country Wicklund became aware of the increasing demand for a parallel piano accompaniment series and engaged his friend Bob Walser to take on the task of writingit. Collaborating closely with Wicklund Walser was encouraged to adhere to the chord progressions suggested in the original books but given leeway to add interesting variations in rhythm and harmony. The result is a book ofarrangements that welcomes pianists to the jamming circle. Piano playing teachers parents and siblings can now join in the fun and fiddle tunes can be featured in concerts and recitals with the support of an accompanist. Inaddition principals of accompaniment learned by playing these arrangements can be applied to accompanying other tunes the voice or other instruments. The American Fiddle Method itself provides the beginner with the elementsneeded to become a proficient fiddler. Based on many years of teaching experience the author introduces concepts and techniques that yield solid results. This method encourages creativity in the student by including variations ofthe tunes to illustrate how they can serve as a basis for improvisation.