Ideal for mixed groups or individual tuition. - Violin, viola and cello progress in parallel. - Wide range of repertoire, designed to be played by mixed groups in unison or ensemble. - Listening, performing and composing right from the start. - A structured, logical, and simple approach. - Theory worksheets confirm what's been learnt. - Practice and progress fostered by records of achievement, marksheets, and practice charts. - Good technique encourage by wealth of illustrations. - Puzzles to solve, and pictures to colour make learning fun. - Simple piano accompniment for scales and pieces.
ContentsSection 1:
Revision Exercises
Scale Games
Theory Worksheet 1 - Revision
When The Saints Come Marching In
Kumbaya
O Come Little Children
Improvisaiton - Answering Phrases
Section 2:
A New Position for Second Finger
The D String
The A String
The E String
The Natural Sign
Time for Jazz
Calypso
Winds over Mountain Tops
Rounds
The G String
The Flat Sign
Theory Worksheet 2 - Notation
Section 3:
The Dotted Crotchet
Carol
Winster Galop
Bowing Exercises - Lifted Bowings, String Crossing, Broken Slurs
Hoop-La
Catherine Wheels
Theme and Variations
The Semiquaver
Double Stopping
Rhythm Patterns
Left Hand Pizzicato
Clever Clogs
Wild Geese
Theme
6/8 Time
Joseph Dearest
Oats and Beans
Theory Worksheet 3 - Note Values
Section 4:
A New Position for First and Fourth Fingers
The E String
The A String
The D String
The G String
The Triplet
Bugle Call
Breton Dance
Creating Musical Pictures
Theory Worksheet 4 - Musical Terms
Section 5:
The Harmonic Minor Scale of D
Minor Dance
Accidentals
The Melodic Minor Scale of D
Petrushka
Inventing a Tune
Two Notes with the Same Sound
Monkey Nuts
Two New Third Finger Notes - D sharp and A sharp
Jumping Jack
Barbecue Sauce
A New C Sharp
Double Crossing
Weeping Willows
Singing Woodcocks
Marching Drums
Building Tunes Step by Step
Key Chart
Minor Keys
Theory Worksheet 5 - Major Keys
Section 6:
J'irai Revoir ma Normandie
Basque Song
Dotted Quavers and Semiquavers
Hornpipe
Mazurka
Theory Worksheet 6 - Time Signatures
Sight-Reading
G, D and A Majors -Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave)
G, A and B flat Majors - Scales and Arpeggios (Two Octaves)
C, F, E and E flat Majors - Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave)
G, D, A and E Minors - Scales and Arpeggios (One Octave)
Achievement Record
Practice Record