SKU: FH.VAE1

ISBN 978-1-55440-574-9.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. One outstanding volume of Orchestral Excerpts includes a wealth of excerpts from Level 7 through ARCT that are often greater in length than standard audition fare. Students will achieve a better understanding of great symphonic literature and learn more about the style of each composer by playing each excerpt in context. This book encourages more successful auditions and better-educated orchestral performers.
Level 5:
Etude in F Major, op. 45, book 2, no. 42 - Wohlfahrt, Franz
Ballet Variation - Geringas, Yaakov
The Bee's Knees! - Cohen, Mary
Arpeggio Study - Kinsey, Herbert transc. Margaret Banwell
Etude in C Minor - Bruni, Antonio Bartolomeo
Level 6:
Etude in D Minor, op. 45, book 2, no. 47 - Wohlfahrt, Franz
Etude No. 2 in F Major - Kreutzer, Rodolphe
Etude in C Minor, op. 21, no. 73 - Campagnoli, Bartolomeo
etude speciale, op. 36, book 1, no. 3 (Fermete d'archet) - Mazas, Jacques-Fereol
Etude in G Minor - Bruni, Antonio Bartolomeo
Level 7:
Wild Fire - Cohen, Mary
etude speciale, op. 36, book 1, no. 8 (Division of the Bow in the Cantilena) - Mazas, Jacques-Fereol
Etude in A Minor, op. 37, no. 10 - Dont, Jakob
Etude in D Major - Bruni, Antonio Bartolomeo
Melodious Double Stops No. 17 - Trott, Josephine
Level 8:
Double Stopping and Simple Chords - Kinsey, Herbert transc. Margaret Banwell
Caprice in E flat Major, op. 3, no. 5 - Fiorillo, Federigo
Etude No. 12 in D Minor - Kreutzer, Rodolphe
etude speciale, op. 36, book 1, no. 30 (Ronde villageoise) - Mazas, Jacques-Fereol
Polonaise and Trio, op. 18, no. 2 - Campagnoli, Bartolomeo
Etude in D Major - Bruni, Antonio Bartolomeo.

SKU: FH.VAS2

ISBN 978-1-55440-572-5.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. Two volumes of Etudes (Preparatory-4 and 5-8) include selections that focus on technique for the left hand, right hand, and tone development at every level of study. Chosen as much for their musicality as their pedagogical benefits, these Etudes raise the study of technique to a new level of enjoyment.
Legato Pieces in a Slower Tempo:
Ode to Joy - Beethoven, Ludwig van arr. Mark Mrozinski
Au clair de la lune (Underneath the Moonlight) - Traditional French song arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
Chorus of Soldiers, Townspeople, Matadors, Elephants, and Other Miscellaneous Opera Characters - Birston, Harold
Come to the Sea (Vieni sul mar) - Italian folk song arr. Christine Donkin)
Streets of Laredo - American folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Land of the Silver Birch - Canadian folk song arr. Nancy Telfer
Red River Valley - American folk song arr. Christine Donkin
Energetic Pieces in a Faster Tempo:
Dizzy Lizzy Lightweight - Attwood, Ben and Carol Lumsden
Sailor Song - Traditional sea shanty arr. Jason Gray
Ten Toads - Milne, Elissa
Pepperoni Pizza Pie - Hewitt-Jones, Anita and Caroline Lumsden
A Lively Tune - Carse, Adam
Hark, What's Coming In from Out There? (Horch, was kommt von draussen rein?) - German folk song arr. Christine Donkin
Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah - American folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Saint Paul's Steeple - English folk song arr. Jason Gray
The Sounds So Glorious (Das klinget so herrlich) - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Christine Donkin.