Vol. 1 Violon-Technical Exercises Vol. 1 was created by Maurice Hauchard (1870-1957) a French violinist composer and music teacher. This is the first of a series of two constituting a renowned progressive method for upper beginners. This first book of Technical Exercises focuses on technical methods for the left hand and insists on the player's correct body position. It also proposes different exercises which involve the development of independent fingers crossing fingers chords scales and octaves. The quality and the efficiency of Maurice Hauchard’s methods make this book a key series to have for a Violinplayer. In addition to this series the composer also created nine additional methods for strings.

This book presents transcriptions with detailed bowings in tandem with three recorded festival versions (played very slowly at a modest tempo and up-to-tempo) of 35 Appalachian Fiddle tunes. A clearly written description ofold-time style focuses on developing a rhythmic bow by presenting default bowing systems (Nashville shuffle 3-1 bowing bow rocking ghost bows) and other techniques and topics such as anticipations left-hand ornamentation drones chording dissonances altered tunings the concept of swing tips on learning by ear and more.This book and accompanying online audio are designed to be accessible and appropriate for all levels ofplayers.

The Highland Fiddle Music Of Aonghas Grant Volume 2-This book with companion video is the second and final volume in the Glengarry Collection of Aonghas Grant's Highland Fiddle repertoire.The book contains 188 additional slow airs marches strathspeys reels jigs and hornpipes. Accompanying stories history and photographs provide additional background to the tunes. This collection focuses on the core of Grant's music - Highland Fiddling and its connections to pipe tunes andGaelic songs. Some of these tunes have never been published before while others are only available in out-of-print books and pipe settings. The collection also includes a number of tunes composed by Grant and onescomposed in his honor. The tunes are fully chorded in a style representative of Grant's band experience.Transcriptions of his bowings grace notes and stories provide insight into his playing style. Accompanyingphotos richly illustrate Grant's music including images of musicians family and scenes from his various careers. Includes access to online video containing recordings of Grant's impromptu and passionateperformances featuring 81 selections.