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Alfred Music's Ultimate Christmas Instrumental Solos series offers a versatile selection of Christmas music for flute, clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax, trumpet, horn in F, trombone, violin, viola, and cello. Each book contains carefully edited arrangements appropriate to each instrument, and well suited for...

John Jenkins (1592-1678), Duos for Two Bass Viols and Continuo, Volume 2. Airs with Divisions (VdGS nos 37-38, 44-46 & 63); Fantasia (VdGS no 52); Divisions on a Ground (VdGS nos 18-21 & 23). Editorially reconstructed continuo. Introduction, Critical Commentary and scores; performing parts...

John Jenkins (1592-1678), Duos for Two Bass Viols and Continuo, Volume 1. Pavan (VdGS no 1), Fantasia (VdGS no 2), Airs with Divisions (VdGS nos 11-12, 14-17, Divisions on a Ground (VdGS no 13). Editorially reconstructed continuo. Introduction, Critical Commentary and scores; performing parts...

What the Pluck? is a study of the harp as a powerful visual cue in the cinema. From Walt Disney to the Marx brothers, Gone with the Wind to The Wedding March and Small Time Crooks, this ancient instrument has acted as a symbol...

Many musicians, music students, and general music lovers are curious about the field of music therapy -- the who, what, where, and how. This book provides a general overview of the profession, and it includes 26 audition essays, written by former students, confirming their...

Enjoy learning and performing these beloved Christmas hymns, on the cello. This ebook for beginners is one to add to your library. Angels We Have Heard on High Away in a Manger Carol of the Bells Deck the Halls The First Noel Go, Tell...

A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres including classical music.This book will guide you: -Purchase your first fiddle and bow-Set up your instrument for ease...

Contents1. Exploring the Whole Width of the Bow2. Cultivating your Legato3. Long and Short Strokes4. Phrasing Exercise5. Triplets6. Across the Strings, Upwards7. Across the Strings, Downwards8. Up and Down across the Strings9. Across Three Strings10. Across the Lower Three Strings11. Across Four Strings, Part...

The ukulele is a beautiful, culturally, and historically rich instrument. However, as soulful, melodic, and engaging as it is, it can be quite tricky for beginners who do not have the proper guidelines. If you are a beginner trying to learn how to play...

The violin is often described as the hardest instrument to learn. It's an instrument of such fine technique and precision that it often requires years of practice before being able to play a song well. If you're looking at this book, you already know...

"You Sound So Good Playing Good Old Tunes!"There's a reason violin players have been learning and performing certain tunes for decades, even centuries. They help you sound good. They're not beyond the skills of an advancing beginner - but they let have fun as...

Notoriously reticent about his early years, violinist Jascha Heifetz famously reduced the story of his childhood to "Born in Russia. First lessons at 3. Debut in Russia at 7. Debut in Carnegie Hall at 17. That's all there is to say." Tracing his little-known...

(Fretted). 20 Christmas classics arranged especially for the uke, including: Blue Christmas * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Christmas Time Is Here * Feliz Navidad * Frosty the Snow Man * I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus * I'll...

These instrumental editions are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Melodic ranges and rhythms are carefully considered for each instrument so every tune is easily accessible to all players. Titles are: Ben's Death/Tie Fighter Attack * Cantina...

Learn how to play easy and relaxing songs on the ukulele today with this essential beginner's songbook With a wide range of classic songs that will help you to unwind, this ultimate book of tunes will help you to discover the absolute euphoria of...

Sebastian Lee12 Etudes Op.100Edited by Martin StanzeleitAuthor: Martin StanzeleitISBN-10: 862292890XISBN-13: 9798622928901Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/10/2020Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.06d

Piano Part 1A contains 59 simplified piano accompaniments to Viola Friends 1A. There is music by the classical masters like Mozart, Wohlfart, Komarovsky, Beethoven, Potolovsky, Purcell, well-known children's songs from America and Europe, and traditional folk music from Scandinavia.Viola Part 1A is a fun...

The pleasing sounds of two or more dulcimers. A variety of tunes arranged in DAD tuning that include American folk, fiddle, Celtic, Christmas, cowboy and classical tunes.Author: Lorinda JonesISBN-10: 8605356650ISBN-13: 9798605356653Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2020Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

Do you struggle to recognize notes in your violin music? Is it hard to remember where each note is? Or are you just starting your violin journey and know you want a strong foundation? The Learning the Notes on the Violin series can help!Starting...

The Well-Tempered Cello revisits the masterpieces that form a soundtrack to a cellist's life - the Six Cello Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach- and weaves them into a memoir of how these beloved compo-sitions can help us interpret our own life stories. Miranda Wilson...

Ron Cart Solos, Book 2 includes 26 fantastic bass solos in bass clef from various recordings over Ron Carter's legendary career as a first-call bassist for many jazz greats. Titles: Autumn Leaves * Blue Daniel * Caminando * Bags Groove * Blue Monk *...

(Ukulele). 25 songs from the Man in Black are featured in this collection for the uke that features chord frames for uke strumming and melody line for singing. Songs include: All over Again * A Boy Named Sue * Cry, Cry, Cry * Don't...

(Guitar Educational). This bestseller is now available with a CD The complete book on the world of rock guitar, covering fretboard basics, chords, structure, and all rock styles, with accompanying illustrations.Author: Richard DanielsISBN-10: 1603780610ISBN-13: 9781603780612Publisher: Cherry Lane Music CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2008Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize:...

This is a vintage guide to learning how to play the banjo and ukulele. It is aimed at players with little to no previous experience with the instruments, initially walking them through the very basics from holding the instrument to strumming and picking out...

Violin Making - a Practical Guide is for everyone interested in trying this most beautiful of crafts. Topics covered include: a short history of violin making; introduction to choice of materials and design; various stages of making a violin including varnishing and setting up...

This collection is full of heartwarming melodies loved by all, from classic folk songs to hymns and classical works. In addition to the single titles, there are three medleys and two suites. The included CD has both demonstration tracks featuring real instrument recordings and...

This edition is for the benefit of cellists and other musicians trying to understand the musical ideas of J.S.Bach. In this edition Uzi Wiesel relies on his vast performance and teaching experience to give his perspective on performing the Cello Suites. It aims to...

This informative book will guide you through the step by step process of building a professional quality ukulele. Each step is fully demonstrated and is illustrated with over 200 detailed photographs and drawings. Twelve time-saving construction jigs are illustrated and fully explained. Included is...

This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and...

This book contains an introductory guide to playing the banjo in the 'eureka' style. It walks the reader through the first steps of eureka banjo playing from how to hold the instrument and where and where to place your hands, to reading music, playing...

The "Can You Canjo" book shows how anyone, young or old, can learn to play the Canjo. Many familiar traditional children's songs are included so that the beginner Canjo player can strum right into musical action from the very first note. Music from a...

Discover your inner fiddler! Liven up your cello practice, bring joy to those around you, and captivate your audience with these enchanting fantasias on folk and fiddle tunes. From toe-tappingly energetic to exquisitely beautiful, these unaccompanied cello solos weave melodies with lyrical supporting notes...

Discover your inner fiddler! Liven up your viola practice, bring joy to those around you, and captivate your audience with this second book of enchanting fantasias on folk and fiddle tunes. From toe-tappingly energetic to exquisitely beautiful, these unaccompanied viola solos weave melodies with...

Discover your inner fiddler! Liven up your violin practice, bring joy to those around you, and captivate your audience with this second book of enchanting fantasias on folk and fiddle tunes. From toe-tappingly energetic to exquisitely beautiful, these unaccompanied violin solos weave melodies with...

Scale Studies Book Three gives the advanced cellist a new set of variations on the one-string scale for daily study. The exercises are more difficult than those in Book Two, with a greater use of the thumb and a focus on speed and agility....

Looking for even more intriguingly beautiful intermediate cello holiday duets? Dancing Into Bethlehem: Christmas Duets for Two Cellos gives you a second volume of carols arranged for two cellos that can be played for gigs, for special occasions, or just for fun! Weaving melodies...

This book works on basic bass bowing and rhythm skills using only open strings. From quarter and eighth notes to the first slurs, this book can help students read music and play open strings at the very first lesson. Other skills taught include rests,...

Fourth Position Pieces for the Cello gives you very basic songs that shift between first and fourth position. Once you have started learning cello shifting and positions, it's time to put some of your knowledge into practice and these pieces are a great way...

The Two Octaves Book for Violin is a complete study of major and minor scales, arpeggios, and broken thirds in two octaves. It includes numerous bowing and rhythmic variations to train both the left and right hands for the intermediate violinist, bringing a challenging...

The Triplet Book for Violin, Part One presents studies and short pieces that train the violinist's left and right hands in playing groups of three notes. Working on addressing rhythmic difficulties such as playing evenly, and with a focus on overcoming the intrinsic awkwardness...

The Triplet Book for Cello, Part One;helps you easily play pesky triplets. While it can be awkward and even difficult to play groups of three notes evenly, there is help Using finger and bow studies and fiddle tunes, these cello exercises focus on helping...

This is a method book that teaches fifth position on the cello. The book pairs short exercises with pieces, teaching specific concepts on every page. Beginning with closed fifth position, the book continues with extensions and the various finger groupings that are played in...

This book presents scales, arpeggios, broken thirds, and double stops, that emphasize the second position on the cello. These technical studies help the intermediate cellist build a solid shifting technique on a basic knowledge of second position. Written to follow Second Position for the...

Playing double stop octaves on the cello is no longer an impossible feat. These exercises, designed to build your left-hand strength and teach placement, are the first step in a system that makes playing octaves possible. After you have studied thumb position (see Thumb...

This is an exciting introduction to basic double stop playing on the viola. Using only first position and focusing on double stop sixths, the book is laid out in ten short sections. Exercises and short fiddle tunes are used to teach specific viola double...

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to playing the piano, focusing on the basic scales and arpeggios. Scale practice is of the utmost importance when learning the violin, and this guide concentrates on this idea, using it as a starting point for the...

This volume is from our series of carefully-selected historical publications on the subject of violins. The titles in this range include "A Guide to Violin Strings" "A History of Violins in England" "Antonio Stradivari and His Violins" and many more. Each publication has been...

"The History and Design of the Violin Bow" is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of the violin, with a particular focus on the bridge. The articles explore a range of topics from the history and origins of the violin to notable...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Oscar CremerISBN-10: 1447457943ISBN-13: 9781447457947Publisher: Braithwaite...

First published in 1896, "The Violinist's Manual" is a classic guide to playing the violin by Eugene Gruenberg. It contains a complete course for the prospective player, with progressive material, solo pieces, notable compositions, and general tips on how to learn and improve. This...