SKU: CF.BF131
ISBN 9781491153765. UPC: 680160911264. 9 x 12 inches.
Inspired by Clarence Cameron White’s book The Violinist’s Daily Dozen, The Violinist’s Daily Sixteen is a collection of daily exercises compiled by Roland Vamos. Intended for student and professional violinists, the collection provides the performer with a variety of exercises for daily warm-ups. Mr. Vamos also focuses on developing dexterity and flexibility in the fingers and joints, the first and fourth fingers in particular. Each of the sixteen exercises is notated for each of the four strings, and Vamos recommends that the exercises be practiced as warm-ups, choosing a different string for each day of practice.Also included with the Daily Sixteen is a comprehensive set of studies for developing fluency with scales and arpeggios. Mr. Vamos’ unique methodology is to begin with major scales and arpeggios, followed by minor scales and arpeggios, all of which are notated in two, three and four octaves. Alternate fingers are provided, as well as a variety of slurred and mixed bowings using the three parts of the bow whenever feasible. It is a remarkably systematic approach to performing scales and arpeggios on the violin and will surely benefit students and professionals alike.ForewordThis short hand-setting set of exercises was inspired by a book entitled The Violinist’s Daily Dozen, conceived by Clarence Cameron White, a prominent African-American violinist, composer and arranger who enjoyed the bulk of his career in the first half of the twentieth century.I have practiced this set of exercises since I was twelve years old. It has served me as a superb warm-up and hand setting tool. Over the years, I have found that there are some aspects of this warm-up routine that were not given sufficient attention or not addressed at all. Consequently, I have expanded the Daily Dozen to create a new work entitled The Violinist’s Daily Sixteen.I have also paid particular attention in this work as to how these exercises are to be practiced. In exercises one and two, I have indicated some notes to be played before the actual written exercises. This is to ensure that the fourth finger will be over the string in a position ready to strike even though it is not being used. Before playing exercises three, four, nine, ten, eleven and twelve, I have indicated silent fingers to be placed on the notes they would be playing if they were being used.I have replaced Mr. White’s grace notes with notes of specific value and have slowed down the exercises so that the first joint (the joint nearest the string) of each finger can move with flexibility and strength. At no time should the first joint buckle.In Mr. White’s version, the last exercise gave the first finger some very valuable backward extensions. In this exercise (number 14 in this book), I caution the student not to move the hand along with the first finger. The hand should remain in position while the first finger independently moves back and forth.It became obvious to me that if the first finger were given the opportunity to develop the dexterity that Mr. White’s twelfth exercise emphasizes, the fourth finger could benefit from an exercise that gives it a forward extension. Consequently, I added another exercise to create a Baker’s Dozen (thirteen).Several years later, I felt that the second and third fingers should also have an exercise to further develop their dexterity…hence exercise fourteen was added to create a “Vamos Dozen.â€Because the first finger did not have sufficient practice in the development of the first joint in the original version, I have added two exercises to precede White’s fifth exercise. After re-working and re-numbering these exercises, I have come up with a total of sixteen exercises. It is my suggestion that these be practiced as a warm-up, choosing a different string each day.—Roland VamosEvanston, Illinois 2017 PrefaceScales are a means of teaching a person the fingerboard on his or her instrument. The fingers move across the strings and are required to make shifts, all in highly organized patterns. Scales and arpeggios are the foundation upon which our repertoire is built. Many scale books have been written; each one being organized in its own specific way. The Flesch Scale System has been a standard for many decades. It is very comprehensive and systematic. From the point of view of establishing similar patterns, it has one drawback: it is organized by starting with a major key, followed by its relative minor, going through the circle of fifths. I believe that it is more profitable to do only major scales with their arpeggios first, going up chromatically, and then follow them in a similar way with the minor scales. In using this approach, the similarities in fingerings between the various scales are more apparent. It is also profitable to have alternate fingerings whenever possible. My approach to scales and arpeggios includes a variety of slurred and mixed bowings using the three parts of the bow whenever feasible. These bowings are not all-inclusive. Whenever a particularly awkward bowing pattern is encountered in the repertoire, it can be practiced as an additional bowing variation in the scales and arpeggios.   I have chosen to introduce the three and four octave scales by teaching two octave scales across the strings in one position going up chromatically through seven positions; starting on the first, second, third, and finally fourth fingers in major and melodic minor.—Roland VamosEvanston, Illinois 2017.
SKU: MB.30091
ISBN 9781513466378. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
Appalachian fiddle music, based on the musical traditions of the people who settled in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States, is widely-known and played throughout North America and parts of Europe because of its complex rhythms, its catchy melodies, and its often-ancient-sounding stylistic qualities. The authors explore the lives and music of 43 of the classic Appalachian fiddlers who were active during the first half of the 20th century. Some of them were recorded commercially in the 1920s, such as Gid Tanner, Fiddlin? John Carson, and Charlie Bowman. Some were recorded by folklorists from the Library of Congress, such as William Stepp, Emmett Lundy, and Marion Reece. Others were recorded informally by family members and visitors, such as John Salyer, Emma Lee Dickerson, and Manco Sneed. All of them played throughout most of their lives and influenced the growth and stylistic elements of fiddle music in their regions. Each fiddler has been given a chapter with a biography, several tune transcriptions, and tune histories. To show the richness of the music, the authors make a special effort to show the musical elements in detail, but also acknowledge that nothing can take the place of listening. Many of the classic recordings used in this book can be found on the web, allowing you to hear and read the music together.
SKU: HL.49007122
ISBN 9783795722197. UPC: 196288077480. 9.0x12.0x0.282 inches. German.
The most important aspect of the violin method 'Die frohliche Violine' is the fun of learning to play the violin: The textbook is aimed at an early playful beginning with the instrument. Over the course of the lessons, the pupils are deliberately addressed in a language that corresponds to their age. Furthermore, the method provides a stylistically varied range of classical and folkloristic instrumental pieces, and always gives a lot of interesting information on the music and its composers.Vol. 1: Detailed introduction to the bow hold - songs and instrumental pieces, using exclusively the first type of fingering while focussing on rhythmic, melodic and technical variety - playful touching and feeling of violin-playing techniques such as pizzicato, position playing, harmonics and double stops. Vol. 1 is accompanied by a CD (T 3272) containing all songs and pieces with funny dialogues spoken by children. A motivating addition to violin lessons and a great gift idea!
SKU: MB.30932M
ISBN 9781513466255. 8.75x11.75 inches.
First Lessons Violin Duets contains 47 violin duets for beginning through easy level performance. Duet violin parts and a piano accompaniment part for all the tunes presented in Mel Bay?s First Lessons Violin are included. This versatile duet book works hand in hand with First Lessons Violin, Suzuki and other violin methods. It is useful for violin classes, ensembles, recitals, and performances.This book has accompanying online audio of the duets. The two violin parts are split right and left so that the violinist may perform either part with the recording by changing the stereo balance. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: BT.DHP-1064024-400
ISBN 9789043124621. 9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Studies can be boring - you usually play them alone and the lack of rhythm and harmony can be dispiriting. This very practical collection contains the best studies written throughout two centuries of violin education. The studies - all in the first position - have been provided with completely new piano accompaniments which give a harmonic and rhythmic helping hand, so that practicing becomes more instructive and more fun. Each edition within this concept features two CDs. For each study there are three tracks on the CDs: a demo version, a play-along version in normal tempo and one in a slower, study tempo. The following technical skills are included in the Selected Studiesprogramme: Book 2: For the right hand: string shifts, staccato, legato, spiccato; For the left hand: position work in the second and third position; position shifts, trills. Study and Play is het ideale concept om je spel op een plezierige en verantwoorde manier te ontwikkelen. Bij elke uitgave onder deze noemer worden een of twee cdâ??s meegeleverd die iets extraâ??s toevoegen aan je studiemethode.Met het tweede deel van Selected Studies ontdek je weer nieuwe studeermogelijkheden in combinatie met een handige pianobegeleiding. Er staan voor elke etude drie tracks op de cdâ??s: een voorbeeldversie, een meespeelversie innormaal tempo en één in oefentempo. Het gaat om uitstekende etudes van bekende vioolpedagogen (onder wie F. Wohlfahrt, H. Sitt en G. Wichtl) uit de afgelopen twee eeuwen. Een veelzijdig boek voor de verdere ontwikkeling van je spel- nu in de eerste drie posities!Die beiden Bände Selected Studies 1 und 2, jeweils erhältlich für Violine und Viola, sind nach dem Konzept Study and Play aufgebaut, das in sinnvoller und vergnüglicher Weise zu einem guten Spiel verhilft. Jedem Buch mit diesem Konzept ist eine CD beigefügt, welche die tägliche Ã?bungsroutine individuell ergänzt. Auf der CD zu Selected Studies bietet das Klavier eine rhythmische und harmonische Unterstützung und sorgt zugleich für einen schönen Klang. Jedes Stück wurde zwei Mal eingespielt: einmal langsam zum Ã?ben und einmal im normalen Tempo. Zusätzlich sind die Klavierbegleitungen im Buch enthalten. Die Etüden stammen alle von anerkannten Spezialisten auf demGebiet des Streicherunterrichts. In ansteigendem Schwierigkeitsgrad lernen Anfänger in Band 1 Techniken in der ersten Lage wie z.B. Detaché, Legato, Portato, Doppelsaiten während die linke Hand sich in Fingerfertigkeit und leichten Doppelgriffen übt. Im zweiten Band trainiert die rechte Hand Lagenwechsel innerhalb der ersten drei Lagen sowie Triller, die rechte Hand übt Saitenwechsel, Staccato, Legato und Spiccato. So trainiert jede Ã?bung eine andere Technik und mit der CD macht das sogar richtig SpaÃ?! Study and Play est le concept idéal pour développer votre jeu dans un environnement plaisant et solidement structuré. Ce second volume de la collection Selected Studies propose des accompagnements de piano qui présentent une nouvelle approche de la pratique instrumentale. Chaque étude est enregistrée dans trois versions : une version intégrale, et deux versions dâ??accompagnement (au tempo normal dâ??abord, au tempo dâ??étude ensuite). Selected Studies 2 rassemble les meilleures études écrites par de grands pédagogues du violon des deux siècles passés tels que Franz Wohlfahrt, Hans Sitt et Georg Wichtl, entre autres. Main droite : changements de cordes,staccato, legato, spiccato. Main gauche : exercices pour le jeu en deuxième et troisième positions, démanchés, trilles. Pubblicati nella collana Study and Play, i metodi Selected Studies racchiudono i migliori studi estratti dalle opere scritte dai più grandi pedagoghi dei due secoli passati quali Franz Wohlfahrt, Hans Sitt, Heinrich Ernst Kayser, e altri. Troverete esercizi per facilitare la tecnica dell'archetto e delle doppie corde. Ciascuna pubblicazione include 2 CD di accompagnamento. Ogni studio è registrato in tre versioni: una integrale (violino piano) e due versioni col solo accompagnamento (una a tempo normale e una col tempo ridotto da studio). Selected Studies 2 : Studi di Franz Wohlfahrt, Hans Sitt, Jacques Féréol Mazas, Charles de Bériot et Georg Wichtl, e altri. Manodestra: cambi di corda, staccato, legato, spiccato. Mano sinistra: esercizi per suonare in seconda e terza posizione, trilli.
SKU: PR.144407380
ISBN 9781491133903. UPC: 680160683475. 9 x 12 inches.
In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: “There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them.†The tragedy of Elijah McClain’s murder has moved us all, and for many musicians the image of this gentle young man playing his violin for kittens at an animal shelter has added a poignant extra layer. Zwilich was a professional violinist before turning exclusively to composing, and A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC is a memorial from the heart of one violinist to another.[THESE NOTES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLICATION; OK TO QUOTE A BIT AND GIVE AUTHOR CREDIT]We often research important pieces of music to gain some glimpse into the mind of the composer by understanding the times in which a piece was written. The times that brought this piece into being, 2020, has been a year like no other in our lifetimes.With the suffering of a once in a century pandemic raging in ever higher waves, and millions of people around the world confined to their homes with a shared attention span for the first time in generations, we watched in horror the 8 minute 46 second killing of George Floyd, a man previously unknown to us, but now unwillingly joining a long list of names of unarmed African Americans killed by police. The anguished backlash of citizens around the world, from Japan to New Zealand to Germany to the United States, of every age, color, and creed, has rallied for weeks and months on end to demand enough and that “Black Lives Matter.â€And yet, in the midst of it all is an America starkly divided against itself with some defiantly pushing back, emboldened by authoritarian-style government actions against its own citizens occurring all over the country. It is against this backdrop that we ever had a chance to know of Elijah McClain. Here in quarantine I sometimes practice my scales in front of the news. And one day the mirror image looking back at me from the screen was a slight young man, warm, affable brown eyes, and also a violin under his chin. The newsreel-style camera pan so familiar now, I knew the only reason we were gazing upon his unfamous face was that he too had been killed by police nearly a year before. But the revelation of it in the broadcast hit me particularly hard.Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, who is not only one of the great composers of our time, is also a dear friend, and called me the next day, also deeply saddened by the news. It was from Ellen that I learned that Elijah used to play for the kittens at the local animal shelter so they wouldn’t be lonely. This kind, gentle soul was aggressively taken into police custody while saying, “I am an introvert. Please respect the boundaries that I am speaking... I’m going home.†He was never seen alive again.Ellen and I spoke of the sadness and the injustice of this several times. She felt a powerful calling to contribute something in a statement and the result is the piece you now hold in your hands. I am deeply honored to be the dedicatee of the piece, to have worked together with Ellen on some of the final details, and to pen this score note. As an invited alumna of the Eastman School of Music, I premiered the work for their virtual event on Diversity and Inclusion. Each time I play it, there is a persistent lump in my throat because Ellen has captured something poignant and powerful here.There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them. We humbly offer this piece in memory of Elijah McClain.Foreword © 2021 by Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Used by permission.
SKU: HL.235
ISBN 9781574240566. UPC: 073999567786. 9x12 inches.
This comprehensive collection of fabulous fiddle tunes includes reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, jigs, waltzes and slow airs.
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