101 Sizzling Tips for Excellence on the Violin by Sandy Hunt. For Violin. Lay fl...(+)
101 Sizzling Tips for
Excellence on the Violin
by Sandy Hunt. For
Violin. Lay flat,
Reference. All Styles.
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. 50 pages. Published
by Forest Road
Productions
(A Revolutionary Method for Early-Intermediate Musicians (Violin)). By Bob Phill...(+)
(A Revolutionary Method
for Early-Intermediate
Musicians (Violin)). By
Bob Phillips, Peter
Boonshaft, and Robert
Sheldon. Orchestra. For
Violin. This edition:
Violin. Book; CD; DVD;
Method/Instruction;
String Orchestra
Method/Supplement. Sound
Innovations. 48 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Publishing
(A Comprehensive String Method) Written by Brenda Mitchell, Joanne Erwin, Kathle...(+)
(A Comprehensive String
Method) Written by Brenda
Mitchell, Joanne Erwin,
Kathleen Horvath, Robert
D McCashin. Instructional
book and accompaniment CD
for violin. Series: New
Directions for Strings.
56 pages. Published by
The FJH Music Company
Inc.
Violin SKU: AP.6-450414 Interviews with Heifetz, Auer, Kreisler, and o...(+)
Violin
SKU:
AP.6-450414
Interviews with
Heifetz, Auer, Kreisler,
and others. Edited by
Frederick H. Martens.
Reference Textbooks;
Textbook - Instrumental.
Dover Edition.
Instructional and Music
Appreciation.
Biographical book. 178
pages. Dover Publications
#06-450414. Published by
Dover Publications
(AP.6-450414).
ISBN
9780486450414. UPC:
9780486450414. 9x12
inches.
English.
How long
should I practice? Which
pieces should I study?
How can I develop a
singing tone? All
violinists ponder these
questions, striving to
make the most of their
practice and
performances. This
enlightening and
encouraging book holds
the answers, offering a
series of interviews with
the most celebrated
violin teachers and
performers of the
nineteenth and early
twentieth
centuries.Twenty-four
famous violinists reveal
the secrets of their
success, sharing the
lessons of their artistry
and experience. In
addition to aesthetic and
technical aspects of
playing, they discuss
their personal
conceptions of violin
mastery. Eugene Ysaye
reminisces about his
studies with Vieuxtemps
and Wieniawski, and
Leopold Auer emphasizes
the importance of
fostering students'
individual talents. Maud
Powell describes her
pioneering role as a
female orchestral
musician, and Jascha
Heifetz voices his views
on technical mastery and
temperament. Hints and
advice from other masters
include tips on efficient
practice, immproving bow
technique, and refining
intonation. A rare find
in musical literature,
this book is essential
reading for every serious
violinist.Dover (2006)
unabridged republication
of the work originally
published by Frederick A.
Stokes, New York,
1919.
(14 Advanced Studies for Solo Violin). By Mary Cohen. For Violin. Book; String -...(+)
(14 Advanced Studies for
Solo Violin). By Mary
Cohen. For Violin. Book;
String - Violin Studies
or Collection; Technique
Musicianship. Faber
Edition. Advanced.
Published by Faber Music
Strings - Beginning SKU: MB.30879M Saddle-stitched. Sacred. Book and onli...(+)
Strings - Beginning
SKU: MB.30879M
Saddle-stitched. Sacred.
Book and online audio.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#30879M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30879M).
ISBN
9781513476544. 8.75X11.75
inches.
This
collection of traditional
hymns is designed for
solo violin, duets, or
groups. The arrangements
are not difficult but are
well-done musically. The
pieces are ideal for
offertories and for
ensembles where rehearsal
time is limited. The
author encourages the
more advanced violinists
to add ornamentation
where desired. Includes
online audio, performed
by Karen Khanagov on
piano and William
Khanagov on violin, that
will aid in practice and
interpretation for
performance. In his
words, This collection is
ideal for developing
freedom while playing and
for bringing ones spirit
into the music.
Top Performing Songs and Artists from the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot...(+)
Top Performing Songs
and Artists from the
Billboard Hot 100 and
Billboard Hot 200 over
the Past 50 years.
Arranged by Various.
Book; CD; Play-Along;
String Series.
Instrumental Solos
Series. Pop. 60 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.46201).
The Abcs of Violin for the Intermediate. (Violin / Book2 - Performance CD). By J...(+)
The Abcs of Violin for
the Intermediate. (Violin
/ Book2 - Performance
CD). By Janice Tucker
Rhoda. For Violin.
Intermediate. Audio CD.
Duration 31 minutes, 20
seconds. Published by
Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Violin SKU: CF.BF131 Composed by Roland Vamos. With Standar...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF131
Composed by Roland Vamos.
With Standard notation.
168 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #BF131. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(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
2017Â 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. Â Â 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.
As performed by Barbara Barber, Trudi Post. By Barbara Barber. Edited by Judi Go...(+)
As performed by Barbara
Barber, Trudi Post. By
Barbara Barber. Edited by
Judi Gowe. Suzuki Violin:
Compact Disc. 4 pages.
Published by Warner
Brothers.
As performed by Barbara Barber, Trudi Post. By Barbara Barber. Edited by Judi Go...(+)
As performed by Barbara
Barber, Trudi Post. By
Barbara Barber. Edited by
Judi Gowe. Suzuki Violin:
Compact Disc. 4 pages.
Published by Warner
Brothers.
Exercises for Intonation, Rhythm, Bowing, and Creativity for Intermediate Str...(+)
Exercises for
Intonation, Rhythm,
Bowing, and Creativity
for Intermediate String
Orchestra (Violin).
Composed by Bob Phillips;
Kirk Moss; Matt Turner;
Stephen Benham. This
edition: Violin.
Method/Instruction;
SmartMusic; String
Orchestra
Method/Supplement. Sound
Innovations for String
Orchestra. Book. 56
pages. Alfred Music
#00-44210. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.44210).
(Violin). By acc. recording by Michael Katz. Arranged by Samuel Applebaum. For V...(+)
(Violin). By acc.
recording by Michael
Katz. Arranged by Samuel
Applebaum. For Violin.
String Series. Book and
CD. 16 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
Publishing
Violin - Level 3 SKU: FH.VLR03 Composed by The Royal Conservatory. Repert...(+)
Violin - Level 3
SKU:
FH.VLR03
Composed by
The Royal Conservatory.
Repertoire. Violin
Series. Book and online
audio. The Frederick
Harris Music Company
#VLR03. Published by The
Frederick Harris Music
Company (FH.VLR03).
ISBN
9781554409044.
C
arefully selected and
curated to support
teachers and students in
their artistic and
technical development,
the Violi
n Series, 2021 Edition
includes pieces from
a diverse range of eras
and styles that represent
stepping stones to major
violin repertoire. Each
level is constructed to
link repertoire
selections to necessary
techniques and
corresponding etudes,
while illustrating
step-by-step connections
for developing core
skills. Each Reper
toire book includes
access to quality video
and audio recordings by
some of North America's
finest violinists and
accompanists; both
performance and
accompaniment-only tracks
for each Reper
toire selection
offer students a model
for performance practice
and the convenience of
accompanied rehearsal at
home.
Violi
n Repertoire 3
provides exciting and
varied repertoire with
entry-level concertos,
sonatas, fiddle tunes,
and dance styles (polkas,
waltzes, and polonaises).
Pieces by composers such
as Johann Sebastian Bach,
Natalya Baklanova,
Antonin Dvorak, Edvard
Grieg, Ferdinand Kuchler,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,
Jean-Philippe Rameau, and
Georg Philipp Telemann
are experienced in both
solo and duet form. Level
3 students continue to
expand their hand-frame
knowledge with the
inclusion of new flat
keys, while gaining
comfort in the second
position. Rhythmic
challenges are introduced
through a variety of
meters and syncopation.
Articulations such as
brush stroke are
introduced.
By Martin Wulfhorst. This edition: 1st printing 2012 edition. Paperback. A compr...(+)
By Martin Wulfhorst. This
edition: 1st printing
2012 edition. Paperback.
A comprehensive guidebook
with hundreds of
excerpts. Book. Language:
English. 483 pages.
Published by Baerenreiter
Verlag
Jascha Heifetz Version. By Jascha Heifetz. By Niccolò Paganini. LKM Music. ...(+)
Jascha Heifetz Version.
By
Jascha Heifetz. By
Niccolò
Paganini. LKM Music.
Softcover. 52 pages.
Lauren
Keiser Music Publishing
#S510013. Published by
Lauren Keiser Music
Publishing
Violin - Level 7 SKU: FH.VLR07 Composed by The Royal Conservatory. Repert...(+)
Violin - Level 7
SKU:
FH.VLR07
Composed by
The Royal Conservatory.
Repertoire. Violin
Series. Book and online
audio. The Frederick
Harris Music Company
#VLR07. Published by The
Frederick Harris Music
Company (FH.VLR07).
ISBN
9781554409082.
C
arefully selected and
curated to support
teachers and students in
their artistic and
technical development,
the Violi
n Series, 2021 Edition
includes pieces from
a diverse range of eras
and styles that represent
stepping stones to major
violin repertoire. Each
level is constructed to
link repertoire
selections to necessary
techniques and
corresponding etudes,
while illustrating
step-by-step connections
for developing core
skills. Each Reper
toire book includes
access to quality video
and audio recordings by
some of North America's
finest violinists and
accompanists; both
performance and
accompaniment-only tracks
for each Reper
toire selection
offer students a model
for performance practice
and the convenience of
accompanied rehearsal at
home.
In
Violi
n Repertoire 7, a
broad cross-section of
composers is explored,
including Johann
Sebastian Bach, Carl
Bohm, Cesar Cui, Riccardo
Drigo, Edward Elgar,
Francesco Geminiani,
Fritz Kreisler, Benedetto
Marcello, Moritz
Moszkowski, William
Potstock, Friedrich
Seitz, Edmund Severn,
Franz Schubert, Paul
Wachs, and Antonio
Vivaldi. This varied
repertoire provides ample
opportunity for stylistic
development. Violi
n Repertoire 7
encourages the expansion
of artistry through the
introduction of new key
signatures, leading to
comfort and awareness of
melody and harmonic
structure. Passagework
includes first to seventh
positions, increased
chromaticism, motivic
patterning, and the
exploration of ornaments,
alongside a variety of
opportunities for
mastering bow
articulation.