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Colourstrings® Violin ABC is finally available in digital format! Violin Books A, B, C and D, Scales book 1, 2 and 3 and Kreutzerini are released as electronic publications. The Colourstrings® method uses a colour for each string and focuses on teaching children rhythm and technique on open strings while gradually introducing them to more complicated methods. The second book in the Violin ABC series using the Colourstrings® method. Contents Chapter 5: The stopping first finger. Two-note melodies. Chapter 6: The stopping second finger. Three-note melodies. Chapter 7: The stopping third finger. Four-note melodies. Chapter 8: The stopping fourth finger. Five-note melodies. About the Colourst...
Colourstrings® Violin ABC is finally available in digital format! Violin Books A, B, C and D, Scales book 1, 2 and 3 and Kreutzerini are released as electronic publications. The Colourstrings® method uses a colour for each string and focuses on teaching children rhythm and technique on open strings while gradually introducing them to more complicated methods. Colourstrings® Violin ABC: Violin Book D is the fourth book in the Colourstrings Violin ABC series using the Colourstrings® method developed by Géza Szilvay. In the fourth book the pupil learns melodies in Major and minor keys. The D Book contains the appendix, which has been sold separately. About the Colourstrings® method: Colourstrings® is child-centred. The materials are colourful, stimulating and entice children to embark on musical adventures that will enable each of them to fulfil their musical potential through fun and creativity, without pressure. It is an extension of the Kodály philosophy: everything starts with singing to develop inner hearing. Central to the approach is the role of play and imagination – often the value of play can be overlooked in the rush to get on with the ‘real’ lesson.
Colourstrings® Cello ABC is finally available in digital format! Cello Books A, B, C and D and Piattini are released as electronic publications. Colourstrings® Cello ABC: Book B is the second book in the Colourstrings® Cello ABC approach. An extensive tutor including 145 pages introducing its songs in positions where the melody can be played with natural harmonics. This will greatly help the student to develop correct intonation. The Colourstrings® method uses a colour for each string and focuses on teaching children rhythm and technique on open strings while gradually introducing them to more complicated methods. About the Colourstrings® method: Colourstrings® is child-centred. The materials are colourful, stimulating and entice children to embark on musical adventures that will enable each of them to fulfil their musical potential through fun and creativity, without pressure. It is an extension of the Kodály philosophy: everything starts with singing to develop inner hearing. Central to the approach is the role of play and imagination – often the value of play can be overlooked in the rush to get on with the ‘real’ lesson.
Colourstrings® Violin ABC is finally available in digital format! Violin Books A, B, C and D, Scales book 1, 2 and 3 and Kreutzerini are released as electronic publications. The Colourstrings® method uses a colour for each string and focuses on teaching children rhythm and technique on open strings while gradually introducing them to more complicated methods. Colourstrings® Violin ABC: Violin Book C is the third book in the Violin ABC series using the Colourstrings® method. Chapter 9: Two-line stave within a five-line stave Five-note melodies played with slurs Syncopated rhythm Dotted minim/half note 'Stretched' rhythm Chapter 10: Playing on two strings Stopping movement together with open string accompaniment Chapter 11: String crossings Pentatony The five-line stave/staff
Colourstrings® Cello ABC is finally available in digital format! Cello Books A, B, C and D and Piattini are released as electronic publications. Cello ABC Book D is the fourth book in the Colourstrings® Cello ABC approach. With a few exceptions, the songs in this book are introduced in positions where the melody can be played with natural harmonics. Many of the songs are notated so that they may be played as a duo with the teacher or another student. Books C (also available on iTunes Store) and D contain folk songs from at least 20 countries or regions. Duets also include short excerpts by Kodaly and Bartók. Here is a friendly way of wrapping technical work disguised in beautifu lmelodies...
Also Available: Orchestral Music Online This fourth edition of the highly acclaimed, classic sourcebook for planning orchestral programs and organizing rehearsals has been expanded and revised to feature 42% more compositions over the third edition, with clearer entries and a more useful system of appendixes. Compositions cover the standard repertoire for American orchestra. Features from the previous edition that have changed and new additions include: · Larger physical format (8.5 x 11 vs. 5.5 x 8.5) · Expanded to 6400 entries and almost 900 composers (only 4200 in 3rd Ed.) · Merged with the American Symphony Orchestra League's OLIS (Orchestra Library Information Service) · Enhanced specific information on woodwind & brass doublings · Lists of required percussion equipment for many works · New, more intuitive format for instrumentation · More contents notes and durations of individual movements · Composers' citizenship, birth and death dates and places, integrated into the listings · Listings of useful websites for orchestra professionals
In this expanded and updated edition, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble: An Annotated Guide features over 3200 compositions, from duos to octets, by more than 1600 composers. Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts catalog published works for piano with two or more instruments with information on performance level, length, individual movements, overall style, and publisher. Divided into sections according to the number and types of instruments involved, The Piano in Chamber Ensemble then subdivides entries according to the actual scoring. Keyboard, string, woodwind, brass, and percussion players and teachers will find a wealth of chamber works from all periods in this invaluable guide.
Colourstrings® Cello ABC is finally available in digital format! Cello Books A, B, C and D and Piattini are released as electronic publications. Cello ABC Book C is the third book in the Colourstrings® Cello ABC approach. Many of the songs are notated so that they may be played as a duo with the teacher or another student. Books C and D (also available on iTunes Store) contain folk songs from at least 20 countries or regions. Duets also include short excerpts by Kodaly and Bartók. Here is a friendly way of wrapping technical work disguised in beautiful melodies from around the world – a veritable map of the cello fingerboard! The extended position is introduced via the use of harmonics: no finger pressure - no hand tension or strain. Shifting and melodies transposed to many different keys appear in positions 1–7. It is beautifully written with great illustrations and attention to detail. The Colourstrings® method uses a colour for each string and focuses on teaching children rhythm and technique on open strings while gradually introducing them to more complicated methods.
THE ALL-NEW FULLY REVISED HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS! The Handbook for Teachers and Parents brings together the entire Colourstrings® series for the violin. The Handbook guides the teachers and parents through books A–F and Yellow Pages I–III, offering expert advice and methodological support to teaching in Colourstrings® method. The method makes use of colourful teaching materials and supports learning by appealing to many senses. Founded on the principles of Zoltán Kodály, Colourstrings® develops the capacity for internal listening so that the child learns to visualize the notes heard and to aurilize the notes on the page. The method has been fostered by ESTA, ASTA, AUSTA, ...
A History of Western Choral Music explores the various genres, key composers, and influential works essential to the development of the western choral tradition. Author Chester L. Alwes divides this exploration into two volumes which move from Medieval music and the Renaissance era up to the 21st century. Volume II begins at the transition from the Classical era to the Romantic, with an examination of the major genres common to both periods. Exploring the oratorio, part song, and dramatic music, it also offers a thorough discussion of the choral symphony from Beethoven to Mahler, through to the present day. It then delves into the choral music of the twentieth century through discussions of ...