Rough Cut for solo Violin. Composed and published 2015. Duration: 5'10'. Winner of the Contemporary Music Research Centre Call for Scores. Rough Cut was composed in the spring of 2015 for the CMRC call for scores and was first performed by Peter Sheppard Skaerved at a solo recital in the National Centre for Early Music in June that year.

Well-known carols from Europe and the USA, compiled by Katharina Apostolidis for Violin (but can also be played by Flute, Piano or other C-instruments. Buntes Weihnachtswunderland contains 17 favourite Christmas carols for young violinists aged 5 to 9 to enjoy.Featuring carols like Jingle Bells, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Gloria and O Tannenbaum, this songbook is perfect for young violinists to bring in the spirit of Christmas, while learning some valuable repertoire at the same time. Buntes Weihnachtswunderland also supplements books 2 and 3 of Katharina Apostolidis' Violinschule series. Selected scores can be downloaded easily using the QR code on the back cover, while the Violin notes in this book are coloured in a large print, making them as easy as possible to play. Chord symbols are also included for teachers, parents or Guitar accompaniment, encouraging playing with others. Buntes Weihnachtswunderland is an ideal Christmas songbook for young violinists to introduce them to playing some wonderful carols. / Violon

Team strings: Is ideal for individual group and class tuition Allows violin and viola or cello and bass to be taught in the same lesson Contains carefully graded music in a wide variety of styles from Baroque and Classical to Folk Film and Jazz Develops instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition Offers helpful notes for the teacher together with piano accompaniments ensemble scores and parts for wind brass and percussion

Parts I & II on DVD-Whether you want to learn a new style be ready for anything that comes up in a jam session or meet the demands of new orchestral scores with ease this DVD will help you develop the necessary right and left-hand skills. Julie Lyonn Liebermann has examined he technical demands of all the modern alternative styles (such as blues swing rock Celtic Cajun Flamenco and more) and organises the most essential skills the fundamentals that you’ll need to progress all onto one insightful DVD with both parts One and Two of her method guide. In part one: The Bow Hand Four essential bow control techniques ten approaches torhythmizing the bow contemporary techniques you can use to navigate the bow so that each note speaks! Part Two: The Left Hand Basic Set-up Thumb Hinge Trampoline Fingers Chromatic Motion Vibrato Ornaments (such as trills slides grace notes turns jazz embellishments and more) Double Stops (Unisons octaves and chords) Playing on chord changes Walking bass lines Slap and more. Overall an interesting insightful comprehensive and enjoyable guide to contemporary string playing on this great value and brilliant DVD guide.

Instrumentalists will delight in this collection, which features thematic interpretations of 28 selections from Howard Shore's brilliant scores to The Hobbit motion picture trilogy. Shore masterfully expands upon the musical palette of Middle-earth, blending familiar motifs from the Lord of the Rings trilogy with an exciting array of memorable new themes. This beautifully produced folio features an array of colorful photos from the film. / Violon