Par CHAMBERLAIN LOUISE. Step It Up! is the fun way to move your playing onwards and upwards. Packed full of original jazzy pieces by Louise Chamberlain - with imaginative arrangements of well-known tunes, unaccompanied pieces and duets too - this carefully graded volume for violin also includes a CD of groovy backing tracks. So whether practising at home or performing to your friends, take your playing to another level with Step It Up! - and prepare to step up a grade at the same time! Pamela Wedgwood writes as Louise Chamberlain for the Step It Up! series. She is recognised around the world as one of the UK's most prolific and successful composers of popular repertoire for young instrumentalists.   **ABRSM selected piece (Violin 2008-2011): Be thou my vision (Anon.) / Instrumental Music / Etude / Violon et Piano

Pop Performance Pieces includes 10 carefully selected contemporary and classic pop songs in special arrangements for Violin with a Piano accompaniment suitable for Grade 2-5 students, as well as teachers. With a Piano score, separate Violin part and performance hints and tips, these fun pieces will hone your skills and develop ensemble playing.These pieces present a fun alternative to graded exam material, and many are suitable for GCSE performance exams. The tunes will be familiar to most players, with classics like Simon and Garfunkel\'s Bridge Over Troubled Water and Elton John\'s Your Song, as well as contemporary pop songs like Adele\'s When We Were Young and Katy Perry\'s Firework. These 10 songs can be played in instrumental lessons, in the classroom and, of course, on stage. The separate booklet with the Violin part features tips by professional musicians, with some fingering guidance, while the Piano score also includes the tips, along with chord symbols and helpful fingering suggestions. / Violon Et Piano