Viola-40 of the most memorable songs composed by the inimitable Andrew Lloyd Webber are gathered in this value-packed instrumental solo collection. Songs include: 'All I Ask of You' 'Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)' 'Any Dream Will Do' 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' 'I Believe My Heart' 'I Don't Know How to Love Him' 'Love Changes Everything' 'Love Never Dies' 'Memory' 'No Matter What' 'The Phantom of the Opera' 'Pie Jesu' 'Starlight Express' 'Stick It to the Man' 'Tell Me on a Sunday' ''Til I Hear You Sing' 'Unexpected Song' 'Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again' 'With One Look' and many more.

Instrumental Play-Along-14 holiday songs for solo instrumentalists in one accessible collection! The price of this book includes access to online audio demonstration and backing tracks that allow players to slow down the audio without changing pitch loop for challenging parts and more.Includes festive favourites such as Blue Christmas ? The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) ? Christmas Time Is Here ? Feliz Navidad ? Happy Xmas (War Is Over) ? Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas ? Here Comes Santa Claus ? Home for the Holidays ? It's Beginning to Look like Christmas and many more!

Big Note/Large Print-Warm-ups for the Violist is an adaptation of Warm-ups for the Violinist. It is targeted to help build strengthen and develop the muscles and techniques needed for viola playing. It is especially suited and created for the morecasual violist who is sincerely interested in getting maximum benefit from a minimum of effort. I first tested these scales and exercises on myself for six months faithfully using them for about 20 minutes as warm-ups to my dailypractice. I was rewarded with a definite improvement in my technique. I was actually surprised to see my dexterity grow as I charted my metronomic progress on a calendar. I remember thinking 'I will never be able to play fasterthan this.' But then a couple of weeks later I would indeed climb a notch higher!Through the years I have used these exercises in countless workshops and with private students. The letters of thanks and positive feedback fromstudents who were thrilled with improved violin and fiddle technique have brought me great satisfaction. Progress with these exercises is like the progress of a body builder. Body builders do not get up in the morning and think 'I am going to develop and build my muscles today ' and instantly look like Mr. Atlas. It takes weeks months and for some years to attain results. It must be done over a period of time. Like all diets and exercise programs determination and dedication are most important to success! I sincerely believe that these exercises when faithfully practiced will help violists improve their skills. The exercises will help develop and strengthen muscles usedfor finger dexterity clarity of notes tone bowing-arm control intonation double stops and a flexible bowing-arm wrist. A companion audio play-along recording is available online.

Now in a third edition Abracadabra Viola has a fresh contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teachers.This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other books in the Abracadabra Strings series so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone they remain ideal for individual tuition.With tunes you know and want to play carefully graded in 20 learning steps this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teach thefundamentals of the instrument and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique.Abracadabra Viola now also includes two CDs of performance and backing tracks featuring selected orchestral backings.

The DVD edition of this hugely popular series of tutors gets you even closer to your instrument with a set of real music lessons right there on your screen! A New Tune A Day features the same logical gentle pace andkeen attention to detail that made earlier editions so hugely popular and successful. Clear explanatory diagrams and photographs help guide you through the lessons and achieve the very best in tone technique and posture. Theselection of music is fresh and exciting including duets and rounds to inspire the student and ensure that those vital practice hours are never boring!The book includes:Advice on your instrument and the equipmentyou will needInstructions for effective technique and comfortable playingExplanatory pages on reading and understanding musicTests to check your own progress and comprehensionThe accompanying audio CD featuresa virtuoso performance and backing track for each pieces as well as recorded examples to support the lessons.The DVD features lessons on:Basic techniquesPutting the instrument togetherPostureLookingafter your instrumentBasic music notationHow to approach your first piece