Fiddle Tunes for Two Cellos

This companion to Mel Bay's popular American Fiddle Method opens up the world of fiddling to cellists at a beginner-intermediate level. Unlike many books for Violas and Cellos which simply transpose thetunes the authors of this method Brian Wicklund and Faith Farr have gone to considerable effort arranging the tunes to be both playable and true to the original melody and key. Variations to the tunes areincluded illustrating how they can serve as a basis for improvisation. Finally fiddlers violists and cellists can jam together! In this book ensemble skills are taught with chords and lyrics basic music theory anddemonstrations of such skills as backup and lead playing. This playfully-illustrated book also includes access to high quality multi-instrumental online audio recordings for listening and play-along.

20 VERY ELEMENTARY PIECES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS INSTRUMENTATION : 2 CELLOS VERSION : PERFORMANCE SCORE DESCRIPTION : TWENTY VERY ELEMENTARY PIECES FOR YOUNG PLAYERS WRITTEN AND ARRANGED BY THE WORLD'S FAVOURITE STRING TEACHER SHEILA NELSON. NOTE READING IS INTRODUCED ONE FINGER AT A TIME, BUILDING UP FINGER PATTERN -1-23-4 (SEMITONE SPACE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS) - THE ONLY FINGER PATTERN USED IN THIS BOOK. A NUMBER OF RHYTHMIC BOWING PATTERNS, SET OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK MAY BE PRACTISED ON ANY OF THE EARLIER TUNES ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN MEMORISED. THE RHYTHMS ARE ASSIMILATED BY THE PUPIL WITH THE AID OF STRONGLY RHYTHMIC, EASILY MEMORABLE WORDS. ALL THE TUNES CAN BE SUNG TO THE VERSES PROVIDED, IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A SECURE SENSE OF RHYTHM AND PITCH. PUPILS LEARN RIGHT FROM THE START TO MOVE FREELY FROM STRING TO STRING, TO PLAY WITH CONFIDENCE AND TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO PITCH. CONTENU : ANN AND DAN - COWBOY TUNE - DON'T BOTHER ME - FIDDLER'S FANCY - G-STRING GEORGE - GEORGE GOT OUT OF BED TOO LATE - HOLIDAY - I'VE GOT A FIVEPENCE - JONATHAN RAT - LATE FOR SCHOOL - LAZY SONG - LULLABY - OVER THE WATER - RAINY DAY - RINGING BELL - SAIL IN A PAIL - SWING-BOATS - THE CENTIPEDE - THE WORM - THREE IN A BAR NOMBRE DE PAGES : 9 FORMAT : NEW EDITION PORTRAIT

Renata Bratt's The Fiddling Cellist is a comprehensive resource designed to prepare intermediate and advanced Cello students to play fiddle music. Eighteen fiddle tunes with chords in stylesfound in typical fiddle jam sessions - Celtic Old Time and Bluegrass. Each tune arranged for two or three Cellos and accompanied by short studies teaching idiomatic bass lines and back-up harmony as well as improvisationalsoloing over the chord changes. The companion audio download available online includes all examples with Guitar accompaniment.