SKU: MB.30878M

ISBN 9781513470535. 8.75X11.75 inches.

You may not fall in love, but the 257 online piano accompaniment tracks that come witháI Love My Scalesáare likely to change your attitude towards playing tetrachords, scales, arpeggios, and double stops on the violin. In fact, anyone who plays a C instrument with a comparable range will enjoy playing along with these imaginative and elegant recordings.áWhile this book was written primarily for violinists to enhance intonation, agility, overall musicianship, and the sense of time essential to playing with an ensemble in any style, mandolinists will benefit equally in improving sight reading and fretboard knowledge. Like the famous Hanon studies for piano, once these exercises become a part of muscle memory, improved technical, ear training and improvisation skills will follow.Useful for violinists of any skill level, this book and its extensive companion recordings offer a complete workout for 1 to 3-octave major and minor scales and arpeggios in commonly used violin keys. The book also addresses scales in various intervals plus chromatic, modal, and exotic scalesùall with piano accompaniment that makes scale practice a labor of love.Includes access to online audio.

SKU: AP.48274

ISBN 9781470643270. UPC: 038081556109. English.

Adaptable and flexible to your unique needs, Solos, Duets & Trios for Strings is a versatile series that encourages playing in a variety of combinations. Featuring three written parts for every song, the arrangements are designed so that the top line is the melody (Part 1), the second line (Part 2) creates a duet, and the third line (Part 3) forms a trio. You can play solo parts alone or form small string ensembles by mixing and matching instrumentation, as well as mixing the parts played. Students will gain the opportunity to learn how to play in a small chamber group setting. Solos, Duets & Trios for Strings: Movie Favorites features 19 of the most familiar and popular movie themes ever.

Titles: As Time Goes By * Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman) * Cantina Band * Family Portrait * From Russia with Love * Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky) * Hedwig's Theme * The Great Escape March * The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme) * In Dreams * May the Force Be with You * James Bond Theme * The Magnificent Seven (Main Title) * Newt Says Goodbye to Tina/Jacob's Bakery * Over the Rainbow * Shallow * Song from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) * Star Wars (Main Title) * Theme from Superman.

SKU: MB.95393M

ISBN 9780786690107. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

The over 425 reels, jigs, set-tunes, waltzes, marches, strathspeys, and airs transcribed from the playing of traditional fiddlers in this collection, represent a large portion of the current Island repertoire. It is believed that over 100 of these tunes have never been in print previously. Even the titles that have appeared in print before, feature new and intriguing details. Because each tune is a transcription of a specific performance by an individual player, many subtleties of style--such as ornamentation, double stops, and slursâ??are included. Also included are each playerâ??s melodic idiosyncrasiesâ??called twists in local parlance. You will find living, breathing versions of tunes filled with the vitality of a people whose great love for their music is expressed in every bow-stroke. Includes access to online audio.