European Violin Studies is for beginner violin students.I created this book which represents a modernized version of the method I studied, featuring similar styles of progression of materials,... More > techniques and knowledge. European Violin Studies contains 45 pages covering the wide range of technique and knowledge necessary for the beginning student to effectively learn the art of violin playing. This book has been written to be used in conjunction with an instructor.< Less
European Violin Studies is for beginner violin students.I created this book which represents a modernized version of the method I studied, featuring similar styles of progression of materials,... More > techniques and knowledge. European Violin Studies contains 45 pages covering the wide range of technique and knowledge necessary for the beginning student to effectively learn the art of violin playing. This book has been written to be used in conjunction with an instructor.< Less
Movement two only from American composer and jazz pianist Michael Guy's Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, newly revised in 2011 but reflecting his serious composition styles going back to the mid... More > 1980's when just leaving undergraduate music study. This beautiful but tragic tonal melody is set to a very straightforward arrpegiated piano style yet is deeply emotional and harmonically changing by gradual chromatics to reveal his jazz harmony influence.
The other two movements to be published separately at his JzCDz.com music den at Lulu.com< Less
This collection of basic exercises was compiled for my own personal use, however some of my friends suggested that I make it available to other violinists.
Having spent most of my musical career as... More > a conductor, I found it extremely frustrating that there was simply no time to practice adequately to maintain the level of playing that I achieved only after many years of study.
Inevitably, I made the mistakes common to instrumentalists who are faced with the dilemma of limited practice time. Using the little time available, I tried to stay in shape by practicing only the usual scales and bowings of which there are collections of mind-numbing quantity, ranging from Sevick to Flesh. The result was when trying to play chamber music for example, I felt all tied up in knots, and playing became an unnatural sequence of fingers and bow activity, while the essential reflexes of natural flow were suppressed.< Less
This collection of basic exercises was compiled for my own personal use, however some of my friends suggested that I make it available to other violinists.
Having spent most of my musical career as... More > a conductor, I found it extremely frustrating that there was simply no time to practice adequately to maintain the level of playing that I achieved only after many years of study.
Inevitably, I made the mistakes common to instrumentalists who are faced with the dilemma of limited practice time. Using the little time available, I tried to stay in shape by practicing only the usual scales and bowings of which there are collections of mind-numbing quantity, ranging from Sevick to Flesh. The result was when trying to play chamber music for example, I felt all tied up in knots, and playing became an unnatural sequence of fingers and bow activity, while the essential reflexes of natural flow were suppressed.< Less
The foundations course is most simply described as a course for intermediate players. It is designed for a student who has an introductory knowledge of music (described above) and develops... More > instrumental technique, musicianship, and history in preparation for the study of concert repertoire:
- Instrumental: This area develops the skills to play a 3-piece (60-minute) recital program of contrasting pieces (a requirement for most regional competitions). The course avoids concert repertoire and develops the technique necessary to begin studying it.
- Musicianship: This area includes an exhaustive study of rhythm, an introductory study of harmony, an introductory study of composition and orchestration, and an introductory study of modern music technology.
- History: This area includes a more detailed survey of the last 400 years of music, as well as an introduction on early and modern music.
This course is ideally begun at ages 7 to 11 and takes 2 to 5 years to complete.< Less
The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019, contain some of Bach's most precise architectural creations. This 5-page study unveils the organizational plan for each sonata and provides... More > the precise metronomic speeds Bach intended. Ideal for violinists and chamber musicians!< Less
Yes you can learn fiddle alone without reading classical music notation.
The new edition of "blue fiddle method" with more pictures and more details is made for you if you want discover the... More > pleasure of playing fiddle. CONTENTS : Learning without teacher, Choose a fiddle, The bow, The rosin, Bridge and strings, Tuning your fiddle and play in tune,How to hold the fiddle ? How to read a tablature ? First position, Diagram, First notes, Easy tunes and more.< Less
20 page music study score for small string orchestra with principal violin and cello soloists. Music is approximately 8 minutes and 45 seconds in length. Pastoral style influenced by 20th century... More > English composers.< Less
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