Instrumentalists will love this jam-packed collection of 101 timeless pop hits and favorite standards: The Boxer · City of Stars · Daughters · Every Breath You Take · Gabriel's Oboe · Have I Told You Lately · Just Give Me a Reason · Love Me Tender · Michelle · Never Enough · Perfect · River Flows in You · She's Always a Woman · Strangers in the Night · Three Times a Lady · What a Wonderful World · Your Song · and more.

Sheila Nelson's award winning teaching approach available in a clearly structured progressive method covering all stringed instruments. The Essential String Method develops the pupil as a musician as well as an instrumentalist right from the start through an integrated programme of games activities songs and pieces. Developed by Sheila Nelson (violin) Cathy Elliott (Double Bass) Gerald Howard (Cello) and Adrian Thorne (musicianship).

Based on a well-known Chinese folk song a common influence in Sheng's works. In this setting the viola should evoke the timbre and tone quality of a female folk singer.

This work for viola chorus and percussion was commissioned by the London Symphony Chorus and was first performed in October 1994 at the Barbican Hall London by Yuri Bashmet and the London Symphony Chorus conducted by StephenWestrop.The remarkable text of the Troparion written by the great Byzantine poetess-nun Cassiana was the inspiration of The Myrrh-Bearer. The text informed the architecture of the music. The viola solo represents MaryMagdalen as the cello solo represented the Mother of God on The Protecting Veil. This is where the resemblance between the two pieces ends.In The Myrrh-Bearer the Chorus symbolises ‘us’ the ‘sins of the world’ from‘stylized dictatorships’ to ‘the frivolous inane escapist vanities of the world ’ the to cries of ‘help’ after the cosmic catastrophe and finally reaching an apocalyptic climax in the words ‘We have no king by Caesar;’ adownright condemnation of God in the Earthly power.In a surreal way the Magdalen’s ‘sin’ shines through in the viola music because she recognises the Godhead and the endless ‘Kyrie eleison’ chanted by the semi-chorusrepresents her repentance and whatever is left of a ‘repentant’ world.The Myrrh-Bearer explores the whole range of the viola climbing from the depths up to the highest notes and then falling again at the end after theMagdalen’s recognition of the Risen Christ ‘Rabboni.’The last stroke of the gong in the viola’s final bottom C gives a deliberately ominous end to the piece.This is a special item which is made to order. Please e-mail ourMail Order Department for further information.

Instrumental Play-Along-Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along: 12 Smash Hits is a sheet music/CD pack jam packed with solo arrangements of 12 smash hits from recent artists such as Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift Bruno Mars and more.Read the music from the book and play along with the professionally recorded accompaniment on the CD to songs such as Skyfall Live While We're Young Some Nights and many others.

In the composer’s own words ‘Keep in Touch is a lament a sort of chaconne divided up into sections by more freely-composed cadenzas for the Viola.’ The electronic CD supplied with the sheet music includes bluesy singing from Antony Hegarty among other sounds and Muhly clearly relishes the ‘inbetweenness’ of the singing and the falsetto of the Viola. Muhly’s music in this piece plays freely with time and key in a postmodernist way making the ultimate solitude of the Viola touching. Contemporary American composer Nico Muhly is a prolific writer and arranger who at 32 is theyoungest composer ever to have been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in New York. His oeuvre includes two operas and many solo pieces and works for small ensemble Orchestra and Chorus and he has collaborated widely. Download the pre-recorded element  HERE . If you encounter any problems please email promotion@musicsales.co.uk .

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the 'mother-tongue' approach. Now available as Book and CD Kit. CD performed by Michael Isaac Strauss. / Alto

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the 'mother-tongue' approach. Now available as book and CD kit. / Alto

The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. According to Dr. Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. Students are taught using the 'mother-tongue' approach. Now available as Book and CD kit. / Alto

Available for more than a dozen instruments these coordinated method books teach how to play in a rock band. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitively how to listen interact and respond improvise and become part of the groove. This book and play-along CD will help improve your timing technique and reading ability to become the great Viola player that everyone wants to have in their band! Topics in the Viola book include: warming up practice routines learning by ear theory & technique rhythmic interpretation reading improvisation interpreting lead sheets and more. The accompanying CD features Berklee players and coversa wide variety of styles.

A first set of pieces for third position by Sheila M. Nelson. Designed to give the early Violin player their first experiences of moving into upper positions on their instrument through the learning of simple melodies and fun tunes.

Chamber Music Excerpts For Practice-Naughty bits – those tricky passages in chamber music that appear out of nowhere and which can trip you up when it was all going so well even for the violist! The 'naughty bit' might be a passage in a high position possibly in the treble clef a tricky rhythm some awkward and unexpected accidentals or a run of fast notes. But wouldn't life be better if you had had a chance to practise those passages in advance? So here's the solution: a volume of those awkward Viola passages from Beethoven and Mozart String Quartets for you to practise so that you can play them already prepared for those 'naughty bits'. SJ Music also publishes NaughtyBits for cellists from Beethoven's quartets (U1990-2) Haydn quartets (U1989-4) and from quintets sextets and octets from the classical repertoire (U1992-8) and for 2nd violinists from Beethoven quartets (one volume: U1991-2)

The Ultimate Beginner Series has helped many aspiring musicians take their first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music. Now you can experience both volume 1 and 2 together for the first time on DVD! This disc is perfect for beginning students for students who are changing to another instrument or as a refresher for player returning to the instrument after many years. You will learn about Care and Maintenance Posture and Hand Positioning Simple Bowing and Plucking Techniques Basic Finger Patterns For Major Scales. Special features include: Getting To Know The Instrument Feature; Beginning Music Theory Interactive; Printable Reference Materials.

Instrumental Play-Along-This instrumental sheet music/CD pack is jam packed with solo arrangements of 15 hits from songstresses such as Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry and more! Read the music from the book and play along with the professionally recorded backing tracks on the CD.