The amazing success and popularity of this string method comes as no surprise. Meticulously written by Gerald Anderson and Robert Frost, this is an exceptionally appealing, flexible method designed for today's beginning students.
This collection offers new and exciting original pieces, transcriptions of old favorites, and spectacular folk song arrangements in a versatile three-part format. Teachers can augment their rehearsals and performances with this well thought-out book. The Piano accompaniment can enrich your sound and the optional percussion parts (reproducible from the conductor score)can be a great way to add a new sound to your string group.
Artistry In Strings features over 200 songs, theory and rhythm exercises to help students quickly develop skills on their instrument. Special exercises called Swingercises!focus attention towards particular left-hand or right-hand concepts. This method offers two different approaches for the beginning bass student: the Low position book or the Mid position book, allowing teachers who wish to, to begin their bass students in 4th position and move toward lower positions. Both piano and CD accompaniments are available as well as an informative Parent's Guide.
Essential Elements 2000 for Strings builds upon the success of the previous books. This comprehensive method includes a Play-Along CD and DVD included in every student book 1. This fun and motivational CD and DVD combination features two recordings of every exercise in the book! One recording contains the solo part played by a professional musician, and the other recording contains an accompaniment-only track. Accompaniment styles include jazz, rock, folk, and more. It includes Concert arrangements by John Higgins, Bow Builders a sequential set of right-hand exercises leading to good bow control, as well as history, theory and creativity studies that teach towards the National Standards in Arts education. Special Features: Concert arrangements by John Higgins Bow Builders with a sequetional set of right-hand exercises leading to good bow control Easy to use rhythm studies Work-outs to establish daily warm up and practice habits Exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education A wealth of features available with the CD and DVD included with each student book make this method stand apart! (If students can only make use of the CD, once they progress beyond the first CD, CD disks 2 and 3 are available for purchase.) This method makes those important early lessons fun to practice! They include: Tempo Adjustment Software to play CD accompaniment tracks at any desired tempo SmartMusic Software to practice, recored and e-mail a performance Finale Notepad Software for learning music notationA DVD with all 193 Play-Along Tracks for every exercise in the book More Duets and Trios that can be printed on a computerAn Orchestra Music Listening Library of 15 great pieces with listening guide A DVD "start up" segment which helps beginning students learn how to take assemble and take care of their instrument
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