520 Exercises include 58 Musical Studies in Positions 1 through 7-Written by Janice Tucker Rhoda author of the popular ABCs of Strings method the Complete Technique For Double Bass series is designed for advanced beginners to upper level students wishing to learn or improve their left hand and right arm bow skills.Starting in first position and proceeding carefully through the higher positions these method books use short studies to demonstrate specific technical ideas.The book starts with solidifying the combination of note reading rhythm and bow distribution then quickly progresses to a variety of bowing techniques and use of positions 1 - 7 half and thumb position explaining the physicalityof the left and right hands arms elbows and shoulders. Using a mixture of more melodic studies with purely technical exercises this book quickly gives players information and confidence to improve their playing.Complete Technique For Double Bass - Book 1 covers and includes:Positions 1 through 7Half PositionBass tenor and treble clefsTwo octave C Major Scale to thumb positionAdvanced chromatic scaleBasic thumb positionWorksheets for note-readingScales arpeggios broken thirdsImprovisational melodiesDouble-Stops chords octavesHarmonicsArm Swing left-hand and bow-arm techniqueBow balancing exercisesBallet of Shifting exercisesQuick Finger exercisesFinger Substitution exercisesLeft-hand pizzicato exercisesTeaching points throughout
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ISBN 978-1-55440-573-2.
This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. This thoughtful progression of scales and arpeggios will encourage agility, accuracy, and intonation from the Preparatory Level through Level 10 in one complete volume. Each technical exercise builds on skills from the previous level and provides a continual challenge from students throughout their course of study.Legato Pieces in a Slower Tempo:Grant Us Peace (Dona nobis pacem) - Anonymous arr. Jason GrayWaltz (from The Merry Widow) - Lehar, Franz arr. Janice Tucker RhodaBring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella! (Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle!) - French carol arr. Christine DonkinLargo (from Symphony No. 9 [New World]) - Dvorak, Antonin arr. Jason NobleL'elephant (The Elephant) - Saint-Saens, Camille arr. Jason GraySpy Movie - Blackwell, David and Kathy BlackwellSakura (Cherry Blossoms) - Japanese folk song arr. Stephen ChatmanText a Message - Lumsden, Caroline and Ben AttwoodThe Ash Grove (Llynn Onn) - Welsh folk song arr. Forrest KinneyEnergetic Pieces in a Faster TempoMenuet II (from Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351) - Handel, George Frideric arr. Jason NobleLi'l Liza Jane - American folk song arr. Forrest KinneyThe King's March, T 432 - Clarke, Jeremiah arr. Jason NobleNow Is the Month of Maying - Morley, Thomas arr. Christine DonkinLannigan's Ball - Irish jig arr. Christine DonkinCaterpillar! Caterpillar! - Russian folk song arr. Akiko KinneyBrazilian Breeze - Birston, HaroldDantz - Peuerl, Paul arr. Jason GrayTurkey in the Straw - American minstrel song arr. Forrest KinneyGerman Dance, K 600 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Jason NobleSpider Dance - Cowles, ColinMango Walk - Jamaican folk song arr. Christine Donkin.
