Over the years many examination pieces have captured the imagination of teachers and students but the stars of past syllabuses are often forgotten. This collection brings together best-loved grade 4 Violin pieces including Hindu Song (Rimsky-Korsakov) Sometime Maybe (Wedgwood) and Fly me to the Moon (Howard).Containing fresh editions of folk and classical masterpieces alongside contemporary favourites all pieces have been rigorously researched by violin expert Jessica O’Leary. A CD of performance and accompaniment tracks is included as are useful practice tips. This book includes pieces from current and past Trinity andABRSM syllabuses.Jessica O’Leary has a successful career as a teacher professional violinist ABRSM examiner and seminar presenter. She has toured and recorded extensively as a member of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and has performed with Madonna Led Zeppelin the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House. She teaches violin and viola and directs string ensembles at St Paul’s Girls’ School Eltham College and Junior Guildhall London.

This huge collection offers instrumentalists the chance to play 101 of the most popular classical themes including Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod & Schubert) • Bist du bei mir (You Are with Me) (Stözel) • Canon in D (Pachelbel) • Clair de Lune (Debussy) • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Txhaikovsky) • 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) • Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“Serenade”) First Movement Excerpt (Mozart) • The Flight of the Bumble Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov) • Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod) • Für Elise (Beethoven) • Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) • Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) • Lullaby (Brahms)• Minuet in G (Bach) • Ode to Joy (Beethoven) • Piano Sonata in C (Mozart) • Pie Jesu (Fauré) • Rondeau (Mouret) • Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) • Wedding March (Mendelssohn) • William Tell Overture (Rossini) and many more.