Folk Time - Play Violin and Join the Band!

As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children. Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to themethod concepts and techniques used in this book. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach the basic skill of old-time fiddle playing. All melodies are first presented in their simplest formfollowed by more complex variations with introductions ornaments and endings. Students of all levels will find challenging material in this book. Younger students can proceed at their own pace returning to the more difficultvariations at a future time.

Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line, 12 measures in length, designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded, first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums and immediately following, is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times, generally between 5-8 minutes in length, giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Latin, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Boogie, giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.

Arcadia is a work for Violin Soprano Saxophone and Piano inspired by the painting 'Pastoral for E.W.' by John Craxton. As a painter John was sometimes dubbed a 'neo-Romantic' but much preferred the term'Arcadian' - hence the title of the piece. Pastoral for E.W. was painted in 1948 in St John's Wood after one of John's early trips to the island of Crete and is a homage to Peter Watson (co-founder of the magazine 'Horizon' andthe Institute of Contemporary Arts) who was one of John's early mentors.In a letter in 1986 John recounted that: '‘Pastoral for P.W.’: was a celebration of the power of music. My sister (the distinguished oboist JanetCraxton) was learning the oboe on the same floor at the time and the house was full of her scales and exercises coupled with my discovery that goats which seem to be daemonic willful and undisciplined are held in thrall by thesound of a flute - or have I gone a step further and frozen them into my geometry with a paint brush? I suppose the flautist was in origin myself but a very emblematic me!' Ian Collins in his book 'John Craxton' (2011Lund Humphries) says of Pastoral for E.W.: 'A pipe-player and a herd of goats are held in a rugged grid of semi-cubist triangles. While references to Dionysus and Orpheus may be noted it is essentially a fanfare for the ongoinglife light and landscape of Greece'. The music of Arcadia is also Grecian in inspiration. The traditional folk melodies Skaros Epirotikos Vari Pogonisio Ouzak To Tragoudhi Tis Xentias and Pentozalis - Pentozalis arepresent in Arcadia after I researched the type of music that John would have heard in Crete in the late 1940's. In a letter of 3rd May 1984 John said that he was also listening to Stravinsky's Symphony in 3 Movements 'over andover again at the same time when I first started the painting' and aspects of the beginning of the last section of Arcadia (Allegro Moderato) pay homage to the Stravinsky in an attempt to create something of the aural landscape

American folk country and bluegrass composer John Hartford was well-known for his quirky compositions as well as his ability to tap-dance whilst playing the Banjo. He also possessed an encyclopedic knowledge ofold-time fiddle tunes as evidenced by this collection. Included in this book are all 22 fiddle tunes from Hartford's Hamilton Ironworks album. Also featured are many of his variations suggested chords information on each song's origins and insights on how to approach them. This collection of fiddle tunes provides players with an accurate source so as to incorporate these great pieces into their repertoire. The difficultylevel of the pieces ranges from relatively basic fiddling to solos that employ a range of techniques such as slides alternate tunings and playing on up the fingerboard. Each tune is presented in standard notation and inMandolin tab. John Hartford's Old-Time Fiddle Favorites is a must-have for any fan of John Hartford's music and for all old-time musicians.

This volume in the renowned For Dummies series has been created to help beginning Fiddle players to master their instrument.Taking up any new instrument can be intimidating, but with this easy-to-use guide, you'll be playing Fiddle music from all around the world in no time.Fiddle For Dummies covers everything a beginner needs to know, from selecting, tuning and caring for your Fiddle to mastering various music styles. This comprehensive book guides you step-by-step through everything you need to start playing the Fiddle like a pro. You'll discover how to hold the instrument, master fundamental techniques, and take your skills to the next level. Access to companion online audio tracks and instructional videos is also included, helping you to further enhance your skills.The Fiddle is a popular instrument across many continents, partly due to its convenient portable size. Fiddle repertoire includes a range of musical styles from all over the world, such as Irish, Scottish, Celtic/Cape Breton, country, folk, bluegrass and more. If you're already a Violin player, learning to play Fiddle can also open the door to an exciting new world of sounds that are sure to impress both you and your fellow musicians.With Fiddle For Dummies you will:Learn Fiddle techniques and fundamentalsSelect, tune and care for your FiddleJoin the folk instrument movement and master the FiddlePlay Fiddle music from all over the world / Violon

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’ level does not normally exceed Grade 2 in difficulty with most partsplayable in first position while the ‘Moderately Easy’ level includes some parts of around Grade 3 standard. At easy level alternative parts are provided so that the absence of viola or a double bass does not prevent the piecefrom being performed. Available in score or sets of instrumental parts. There are over 30 titles covering a wide range of styles including classical pieces folk tunes and Christmas collections. Playstrings is an idealintroduction to orchestral playing for young string players. Set of 19 parts contains: 4 x Violin 1 4 x Violin 2 4 x Violin 3 2 x Viola 3 x Cello 2 x Double Bass/Cello 2.

Easy music for string groups. Playstrings provides an enjoyable and varied repertoire for young string orchestras carefully structured in two levels. The ‘Easy’ level does not normally exceed Grade 2 in difficulty with most partsplayable in first position while the ‘Moderately Easy’ level includes some parts of around Grade 3 standard. At easy level alternative parts are provided so that the absence of viola or a double bass does not prevent the piecefrom being performed. Available in score or sets of instrumental parts. There are over 30 titles covering a wide range of styles including classical pieces folk tunes and Christmas collections. Playstrings is an idealintroduction to orchestral playing for young string players. Set of 19 parts contains: 4 x Violin 1 4 x Violin 2 4 x Violin 3 2 x Viola 3 x Cello 2 x Double Bass/Cello 2.

Media Type : Book+DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 72 As both a championship fiddler and superb teacher, Carol Ann Wheeler brings all her talents to bear in this fiddling book written especially for young children. Students raised in the Suzuki tradition will immediately take to the method, concepts, and techniques used in this book and play-along DVD. Common folk songs familiar to the student are used to demonstrate and teach the basic skill of oldtime fiddle playing. All melodies are first presented in their simplest form followed by more complex variations with introductions, ornaments, and endings. Students of all levels will find challenging material in this book. Younger students can proceed at their own pace, returning to the more difficult variations at a future time. On the DVD, each tune is recorded in split-track format, allowing the student to play with solo violin, guitar accompaniment or both.