Composed by Carol Ann Wheeler. Squareback saddle stitch, Country, Bluegrass, Method, Children and Young Beginner. Style. Book and online audio. 104 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #95279M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by Craig Duncan. Saddle-stitched. Celtic. Book and online audio. 60 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30860M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Edited by Patrick Sky. For fiddle. All styles. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Songbook. Size 8.75x11.75. 176 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

99 Traditional Pieces. Composed by Pete Cooper. Arranged by Pete Cooper. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music with CD. Edition Schott. Diese Ausgabe enthalt 99 traditionelle englische Geigenmelodien. Der Band ist versehen mit Akkorden und Hinweisen zur Bogenfuhrung. Ausserdem ist ihm eine CD von Pete Cooper beigelegt. Folk, Classical, English. Edition/Softcover with CD. 12758. 68 pages. Schott Music #ED12758. Published by Schott Music

Composed by Marty Laster. Squareback saddle stitch. Getting Into. Book and online audio. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21269M).

Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book and online audio. 56 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30793M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Saddle-stitched, Solos. World. Book. 76 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30839. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

60 Traditional Pieces for Violin. Composed by Iain Fraser. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music with CD. Edition Schott. Folk, Classical, Scottish. Edition with CD. 56 pages. Schott Music #ED12759. Published by Schott Music

Composed by Craig Duncan. Solos, Saddle-stitched. Great Fiddling Tunes. Scottish. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30814M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by William Bay. Saddle-stitched. Lively Tunes. Celtic / Irish. Book. 32 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #WBM38. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

In forme of Etudes, in all 24 keys. Composed by Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode. Edited by Ulrich Groener. Arranged by Ida Bieler. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String. 84 pages. Schott Music #ED20584. Published by Schott Music

With Guitar Chords. Edited by Sinead Madden. Waltons Irish Music Books. Celtic, Irish. 48 pages. Waltons Irish Music #WM1382CD. Published by Waltons Irish Music

Fiddle, Violin - Difficulty: medium

SKU: HL.235

By Various. Fiddle. Folk. Solo fiddle songbook. With performance notes, introductory text and standard notation. 96 pages. Published by Centerstream Publications (HL.235).

ISBN 9781574240566. UPC: 073999567786. 9x12 inches.

This comprehensive collection of fabulous fiddle tunes includes reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, jigs, waltzes and slow airs.

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.”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.

by Stacy Phillips. For fiddle. All styles, fiddle tunes. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Solos. Size 8.75x11.75. 268 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

Composed by George Perlman. De Haske Study and Play. Book with CD. Composed 2005. 24 pages. De Haske Publications #DHP 1053792-400. Published by De Haske Publications

Violin - very easy

SKU: HL.49007122

Geigenschule fur den Anfang. Composed by Renate Bruce-Weber. Arranged by Mark Bruce. This edition: Paperback/Soft Cover. Sheet music. Edition Schott. 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 addresse. Classical. 96 pages. Schott Music #ED 7299. Published by Schott Music (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!

Edited by Paul Stewart Cranford. Arranged by Melissa Emmons. For Fiddle. Solos. Cranford Publications. Canadian-Maritime. Intermediate. Book. 80 pages

Violin

SKU: UT.HS-298

Composed by Nicolo Paganini. Edited by Italo Vescovo. Saddle stitching. Classical. Ut Orpheus #HS 298. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.HS-298).

ISBN 9790215326941. 9 x 12 inches.

The four Valtz (plus a fifth in the Appendix, which constitutes the first draft of n. 3) for violin, published here for the first time in their manuscript form, although brief, are important musically since they add to the rich and varied catalogue of works for solo violin by Paganini. The pieces can be found within the manuscript of the Ghiribizzi for guitar M.S. 43. Their musical structure is simple, as is found in this genre of compositions and is mostly divided into a bipartite form (8+8 bars) with ritornelli. These are short but very pleasant pieces, in which it is not difficult to find the spirit of the great Genoese composer of small compositions.

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.

Violin - difficult

SKU: HL.49017065

For solo violin. Composed by Kenneth Hesketh. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String Solo. Book only. Composed 2005. 16 pages. Duration 12'. Schott Music #ED 12878. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017065).

ISBN 9790220130571. 9.0x12.0x0.052 inches.

Taking his starting point from 17th century philosopher-poet Cyrano de Bergerac's 'Grandes Plaines du Jour', Hesketh powerfully fuses a huge range of performing and compositional techniques into this 12 minute work for solo violin. Inspired by Bergerac's imaginations of other worlds and utopian societies, the work explores extreme ranges and timbres whilst using techniques such as left hand pizzicato and natural harmonics. Open-fifth material, which is natural to the instrument, is prominent and short duets alternating between arco and pizzicato figures add yet another dimension.

Edited by David Brody. For violin. Format: fake book. With lead melody, chord names, instructional text and performance notes. Folk, americana and british. 302 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Oak Publications.