SKU: GI.G-M533
ISBN 9781579992408.
At long last, the innovations and musicality that make the Do It! Play In Band series so successful are available to string players. This wonderful series features audio recordings (see below) with artist-level performances that set musical standards and models that are perfect for young players. Modeling by Bret Smith. The student book contains all the music a beginning player needs: songs, duets, trios, and rounds, plus a piece for string orchestra and a solo with piano accompaniment. The Teacher's Resource Guide (M535) is packed with hundreds of enrichment activities and supplementary material to make your classroom function at peak levels. Plus, the included audio recordings in the Teacher's Resource Guide will enhance every aspect of your teaching. Bret P. Smith is Assistant Professor of Music Education at Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington.
SKU: KV.3611873
The pieces in the Fun Club will provide light relief between exams, consolidate what has been learned and move you to the next grade. In a variety of styles: classical, jazz, contemporary, rock, easy listening and ethnic. Each one explores a different aspect of cello technique and dynamic. The FREE companion CD gives a full performance and also a backing track. There's even a slower 'practice speed' recording to play along to as you learn. Offered in three graduated difficulty levels.
SKU: KV.3611872
SKU: AP.36-59730003
UPC: 654690601551. English.
If you enjoyed Volume 1 and Cello Finger-Pickings, get ready to continue the 'alternative' journey with Sean Grissom's latest collection of original, progressive compositions. Volume 2 presents more new, cool, and exciting pieces for today's cellist! Included audio features fully realized recordings of each selection.
These products are currently being prepared by a new publisher. While many items are ready and will ship on time, some others may see delays of several months.
SKU: BT.MUSM570366453
English.
'Brice Catherin, a cellist and a composer exploring the notion of the one-man-band concept, commissioned this work; this composition was subsequently the result of our collaboration. My aim has been to create a work where the cellist produces sounds using his full body: his hands (employing a variety of extended techniques on the Cello and external objects), his feet, his mouth (singing and playing the harmonica and flexible tube) and even his face on one occasion to muffle the strings. There are two central themes in the work: virtuosity and theatre, both strong, frequent features of my compositional oeuvre. After several meetings and experimentation with Brice, I chose asetup that enhances the musical scope without visually cluttering the stage. I am also using a rather unusual scordatura that not only changes the timbre of the instrument itself, but also helps create unique soundscapes that blend together with the sounds from the spring drums, the human voice (whistling, groans and other effects), a singing bowl, a harmonica and a flexible tube among others. The work is entitled Emmelia and there are two reasons for this: Emmelia derives from the prefix en (in) and the noun melos (harmony), thus meaning in harmony. The composition is structured and developed in clearly defined sections (noisy, harmonious, distorted, etc.), based on information revealed by a spectral analysis of an F1 spectrum on the cello (tuned a fifth below low C), played and recorded using a variety of attacks and triggering objects and methods. Emmelia is also the name of my baby daughter, who has been my constant inspiration since she was born.' - Evis Sammoutis.