”Designed for the beginner this collection of pieces provides stimulating performing material at the easiest possible level. The accompaniments (piano or CD) provide a good solid backing and will inspire the soloist to play with energy and enthusiasm. I have made much deliberate use of the repetition of phrases as I feel that this is the best way for pupils to absorb new rhythms.” James Rae• Performing pieces for the beginner in a variety of styles including Swing Funk Reggae Blues and Latin• Each piece is recorded with a professional soloist for listening and learning. The following track provides the accompaniment minus the solo forplaying along• The versions available for other instruments can all be played together and used as elementary ensemble material• Ideal for group tuition• Pieces from Play it Cool Viola have been set on the new Trinity Guildhall Examination Syllabus 2007 for Viola Grades 1 and 2

Category: String Series Format: Book & CD Instrument: Viola Instrumentation: Viola (with Piano Acc.) Level: Level 2-3 This incredibly versatile new collection was written especially for violin, viola, and cello. Each book features a piano accompaniment and a carefully crafted removable string part complete with bowings, articulations, and keys well suited for the Level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD, with demo tracks (featuring live string performances) and play-along tracks, completes each package. The string books are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Due to level considerations, the string books are not compatible with the books in the wind series. Titles are: Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman) * Cantina Band (Star Wars®) * Double Trouble (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) * Duel of the Fates (Star Wars®: Episode I The Phantom Menace) * Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) * Harry's Wondrous World (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * The Imperial March (Star Wars®: The Empire Strikes Back) * May the Force Be with You (Star Wars®: The Empire Strikes Back) * Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles) * Star Wars (Main Title) (Star Wars®) * Theme from Superman (Superman) * A Window to the Past (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).

In the Summer of 2008, the long-awaited Indiana Jones And The Kingdon Of The Crystal Skull hit our cinemas. Filled with the intrigue and drama characteristic of all the classic Indiana Jones films, Harrison Ford once again reprised his role as our adventerous hero. This book includes selections from that film arranged for viola with a fully orchestrated CD accompaniment as well as a piano accompaniment part. The book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the intermediate level player. The CD includes a demo track, which features a live instrumental performance, followed by the play-along track itself. Also included are eight pages of colour photographs from the movie. Raider's March; Marion's Theme; The Adventures Of Mutt; Irina's Theme; The Journey To Akator.

Par SCHMITZ MANFRED. Have fun learning through the combination of classical playing technique and pop sound! Separated into different levels of difficulty, in both these titles you’ll find an extensive repertoire of pieces for solo instruments with piano accompaniment. Working together with experienced instrumental pedagogues, Manfred Schmitz has specifically arranged these pieces for violin, viola, cello and flute respectively. Ideal for students and teachers: all components (the piano accompaniment book, the instrumental part books and a play-along CD that contains the piano accompaniments) can all be purchased separately. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Contemporary - Solos / Recueil / Alto et Piano

Put the magic into your playing with this fantastic selection of pieces from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. For Viola and Piano superb collection includes pictures offering you more than just the music from the film.From the Quidditch World Cup to the Death of Cedric this collection includes the music from some of the most emotive intense and exciting scenes in the film.The accompanying CD includes demo tracks of full instrumental performances and play-along tracks so you can re-live your favourite moments of the film with a full instrumental accompaniment!

A third book of 21 pieces for beginner-Fast Forward is the third book of this ever popular series containing 21 pieces which help build skills using new finger patterns and varied bowing techniques. Ideal for beginner Viola players with Piano Accompaniment. This is the Viola part only; a separate volume is available which includes the Piano part. This series has been created by Katherine Colledge and Hugh Colledge and edited by Sheila M. Nelson.  Note that this is not a book for beginners in the sense that it will teach you how to play theinstrument; it is however a collection of additional pieces for a cellist of beginner standard to learn in order to expand their repertoire. Throughout the book new rhythms and compound times are introduced along with a wider range of expression marks and some varied bowings.

Along with the Stamitz concerto Hoffmeister‘s Viola Concerto is the most important audition piece for Viola players. Yet it has been handed down in a complicated source tradition surviving ina single contemporary manuscript covered with many layers of markings. Our Piano reduction reconstructs for the first time the earliest textual layer in this source thereby coming as close as possible toHoffmeister‘s actual intentions. The reconstructed original is accompanied by a detailed critical commentary. Fingering and bowing marks have been added by no less a musician than Kim Kashkashian!