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This field-tested musical collection of over 300 sequenced exercises for building fundamentals can be used with a string orchestra or individual student. This series contains carefully sequenced finger pattern and shifting etudes, tone and articulation warm-ups, sight-reading exercises, rhythm vocabulary studies, chorales, and much more. In one place, this series collects everything an aspiring player needs to build fundamental musicianship skills.

Habits of a Successful Middle Level String Musician

Violin Method Book

Alfred Music Publishing

Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1 is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully designed method book for beginning string students. Designed with input from thousands of teachers, it features clean, easy-to-follow page layouts and a well-sequenced progression of skills. It provides clear goals for each exercise, ample reinforcement of new concepts, performance opportunities, diverse musical styles, and innovative teaching and practice resources. Note names are not included inside the note heads in order to fast-track musical literacy. The book is structured into six short levels, offering benchmarks, assessment indicators, and intermediate goals to guide students and teachers. 
Every book includes free access to SI Online, a robust platform for supplemental worksheets, practice tracks, alternate tunes, extra string orchestra pieces, instrument-specific instructional videos, and more - all available with no login required. Accompaniment tracks can be slowed down, sped up, and looped for difficult sections. The PDFs include music theory, history, scale exercises, rhythm pages, technique pieces, and more for in-class or home reinforcement and differentiation. These resources support students from their very first notes to their final solo while giving teachers the flexibility to tailor pacing and instruction to meet the unique needs of their ensemble.
Book 1 is available for free in MakeMusic Cloud, an interactive practice tool that engages students and streamlines assessment. Plus, with a paid subscription, students can access SI Extras - exercises set to immersive soundtrack accompaniments from blockbuster superhero films including Wonder Woman, Batman, Superman, Black Adam, and more!

Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1

Violin Method Book & Online Audio Access

Neil A. Kjos Music Company

This popular string method, meticulously written by Gerald Anderson and Robert Frost, is an appealing, flexible method designed for beginning string players. This comprehensive three-volume method includes a wealth of supplementary materials for teaching and performance. The complete curriculum covers virtually every aspect of beginning through intermediate string study, emphasizing technical skills, rhythmic understanding, and quality musical experiences.

All for Strings Volume 1

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Hal Leonard Corporation

The fourth addition to Hal Leonard's Essential Elements for Strings series is perfect for your advanced level students. Each book includes: detailed practice routine for scales; three octave major and minor scales and arpeggios; systematic fingering system for scales; extensive shifting exercises for advanced positions; shifting reinforcement in a musical context using unison orchestra excerpts; advanced technical development; sequenced rhythmic and bowing studies and more!

Advanced Technique for Strings

FASE, Inc.

A complete beginning curriculum that includes studies in Tone Production, Finger Patterns and Repertoire. This "how to" guide was created for those with little or no experience using the Bornoff Approach and includes detailed instructions to support teachers for whom strings may be a secondary instrument. It can be used with the Primer student books or the original Bornoff's Finger Patterns.

The Bornoff Approach - A Primer

Teacher's Kit Method Book & Online Audio Access Conductor's Score, Student Books (Downloadable)

A field-tested and musical collection of 220 sequenced exercises for the beginning string student with a companion website featuring supplemental resources: accompaniment tracks, start-up clinic videos, and full performance videos for each exercise in the book. Tone is at the heart of this method. Students begin using the bow earlier than other resources. The familiar melodies enable students to use their ears to develop good pitch and tone. Online videos allow students to see and hear professional string players modeling good tone and technique for each exercise. All four open strings are introduced early. New notes are introduced with clear fingerboard diagrams and pictures next to the staff. New keys are taught by highlighting notes affected by the new key signature. Rhythmic literacy exercises will have your students counting and reading independently. Long notes and rests are introduced early so students learn to count and subdivide. Melodies in 3/4 appear early and often. Nine pages of sight-reading exercises develop stronger tonal and rhythmic literacy skills. High-quality photos of excellent hand positions help students develop great technique. A diverse repertoire of classical and folk melodies from around the world and warm-up pages with scales, arpeggios, tuning canons, bowing variations, and other great tools for introducing, teaching, and reinforcing skills are included. Online resources include instructional videos by professional string coaches to reinforce instrument position, left-hand setup, bow hand technique, hooked bows, slurs, developing good tone, as well as shifting and positions in the lower strings.

Habits of a Successful Young String Musician, Book 1

A complete method of over 400 musical exercises for teaching upper-level string students the technical skills needed to play advanced orchestral music. Perfect for an entire string orchestra or solo player, this series contains carefully sequenced warm-ups, sight-reading etudes, rhythm vocabulary studies, chorales, tuning canons, and much more. It includes everything an aspiring string musician needs to build musicianship skills and then transfer those skills into the performance of great literature.
 
What's new in the second edition?
 
Part I. Tone and Articulation: The open-string exercises and bowing variations remain invaluable tools for teaching articulation skills. This edition now includes a rhythm canon for combining various articulations and new melodic exercises for developing tone, blend, vibrato, spiccato, and sautille.
 
Part II. Left-Hand Patterns, Positions, and Shifting: Left-hand exercises are organized into a sequence of musical exercises and etudes that review middle-level skills, extend up to the highest registers, and teach alternate clefs and thumb positions. A new Intermediate Positions curriculum teaches young cellists the shifting skills required for keys with more than three sharps or flats. A new sequence of two-octave arpeggios in ten keys improves students' range and fluency across the instrument. The Advanced Positions pages contain new etudes for teaching the chromatic scale, diminished arpeggios, harmonics, thumb position, alternate clefs, and other challenging skills seen in advanced orchestral repertoire.
 
Part III. Scales, Arpeggios, and Thirds: This section still has the much-loved tuning canons and chords, dominant arpeggios, and thirds as well as one-, two-, and three-octave scales and arpeggios in all 12 major and minor keys. Cello and bass fingerings are improved, and bass scales with C extensions are included.
 
Part IV. Chorales: There are now 50% more chorales in a greater variety of keys and from more diverse cultural backgrounds.
 
Parts V. Rhythm Study in a Musical Context and VI. Sight-Reading: These sections contain 185 completely new rhythm charts and sight-reading exercises with tempo markings for each exercise. This well-sequenced curriculum teaches students how to count and decipher rhythms and then transfer rhythmic literacy to melodic sight-reading in a musical context.
 
Part VII. Orchestral Excerpts: This brand-new section includes three pages of excerpts from frequently performed school and all-state repertoire. Sequenced from moderately difficult to expert, these excerpts are the perfect culmination of skills taught in this method and are ideal for auditions or final exams. Additional sectional pages in each student book focus on technique and alternate clef lessons unique to each instrument.

Habits of a Successful String Musician

Hal Leonard's Essential Elements for Strings just got an update! It has been meticulously re-designed to improve the student learning experience and lighten the teacher's load. While the new updates are exciting, you will find that it is the same great method, but with new music and more online resources. 
 
Don't toss out the old editions! The new Essential Elements books are compatible with EE 2000 and newer editions!
 
Teachers will love the added resources meant to address common friction points experienced with each instrument. Students will love online access to today's pop songs arranged for their instrument and level of playing.

Essential Elements for Strings, Book 1

Violin Method Book & Online Resources

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Tone is at the heart of this method, a two-volume, field-tested collection of sequenced musical exercises for the young string student. Book 2 includes challenging new keys, rhythms, time signatures, and minor modes that will better prepare students for more advanced concert music. The companion website features supplemental resources including accompaniment tracks, clinic videos, and full performance videos for each exercise in the book. These cutting-edge online components are on MusicFirst and MakeMusic Cloud. 
<ul>
<li>Habits-style bowing warm-ups help students develop better tone and articulation skills</li>
<li>Familiar melodies enable students to use their ears to develop good pitch and tone</li>
<li>Online videos allow students to see and hear professional string players modeling good tone and technique for each exercise</li>
</ul>
Tonal literacy is a key focus:
<ul>
<li>Melodies and exercises with backward and forward extensions are introduced with clear fingerboard diagrams and pictures next to the staff</li>
<li>Five pages of major and minor tuning canons, chords, scales, and thirds help students learn and review keys and modes from two flats to three sharps</li>
</ul>
 
Rhythmic literacy exercises will have your students counting and reading independently:
<ul>
<li>Dotted rhythms, ties, and syncopated rhythms help students learn to count and subdivide</li>
<li>Sixteenth-note rhythms and 6/8 time signature better prepare students for more advanced skills and concert music</li>
<li>Eight pages of sight-reading exercises develop stronger tonal and rhythmic literacy skills</li>
</ul>
 
More:
<ul>
<li>High-quality photos of correct hand positions help students develop great technique</li>
<li>A diverse repertoire of classical and folk melodies from around the world</li>
<li>Warm-up pages with scales, arpeggios, tuning canons, bowing variations, and other great tools for introducing, teaching, and reinforcing skills.</li>
<li>Online resources include instructional videos by professional string coaches to reinforce instrument position, left-hand setup, and bow-hand technique</li>
</ul>

Habits of a Successful Young String Musician, Book 2

The Essential Elements for Strings series has been meticulously redesigned to improve the student learning experience and lighten the teacher's load. While the updates are exciting, you will find that it is the same great method – but with new music and more online resources. Teachers will love the added resources meant to address common friction points that occur with each instrument. Students will love online access to today's pop songs arranged for their instrument and level of playing. Don't toss out your old editions – these books are compatible with Essential Elements 2000 and newer editions!

Essential Elements for Strings, Book 2

Randall Standridge Music, LLC

A warm-up book for intermediate to advanced players designed as a drop-in resource for mastering skills from finger patterns (a.k.a. "gears") to bow technique, rhythms, and more! Carefully designed by three long-time string educators with pedagogy and technique in mind, students will feel like the teacher is right there with them in the book; teachers will appreciate the varied repetition and opportunities for differentiation. Catchy acronyms, analogies, and visuals will assist with understanding – but most importantly, students will enjoy playing the fun and challenging exercises as they develop their skills.

Getting in Gear: Fundamental Warm-Ups for String Orchestra

Violin Method Book Book

Habits of a Successful String Musician is a field-tested, vital, and musical collection of almost 400 sequenced exercises for building fundamentals. Perfect to use with the entire string orchestra or solo player at virtually any skill level, this series contains carefully sequenced warm-ups, sight-reading etudes, rhythm vocabulary studies, chorales, tuning canons, and much more.

Habits of a Successful String Musician, First Edition

Continuing the emphasis on playing with a characteristic, beautiful sound, this method also focuses on three octave scales that students will need for auditions and competitions. Advanced technical skills are presented in four levels, consistent with the Sound Innovations structure: Sound Tone, Sound Bowing, Sound Shifting and Sound Scales and Arpeggios. The levels can be used in the order that is best for your students, as individual warm-ups or as structured units. The perfect book to follow Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra, or for any advanced student or string ensemble.

Sound Innovations: Sound Development for Advanced String Orchestra

Violin Collection

A comprehensive method for beginning string classes: through technical exercises, world music, classical themes, and original compositions, students will learn to play their stringed instruments in an orchestra. Step-by-step sequences of instruction will prove invaluable as students learn to hold their instruments and bows, find new notes, count different rhythms, read music notation, and more. Clear, full-color photographs and fingering chart diagrams introduce playing positions, bow holding and bowing, and left-hand finger patterns.
Duets, rounds, trios, and orchestra arrangements develop students' ability to play in an ensemble setting right away, strengthening ear training and intonation. The Interactive Practice Studio is a unique downloadable resource containing a wealth of supporting materials. Also available to teachers is the Interactive Teacher's Studio with even more helpful tips and strategies.

String Basics, Book 1

Completely compatible with Essential Elements 2000, this comprehensive orchestra method integrates history, theory, creativity, and listening skills from the very first page. With familiar songs and engaging music carefully paced for young players, this method features specially-designed exercises for the classroom as well as exercises specific to each instrument. Now with the addition of Essential Elements Interactive, an innovative online resource, you have your own private, fully-secured website for teaching beyond the classroom. Students can play and record with multiple background tracks and there are additional video, audio, and pdf resources available to teachers and students.  You can instantly stream or download play-along recordings and videos with solo parts played by professional musicians and accompaniment-only tracks are available in many popular styles. If no internet access is available each book includes instructions for ordering a free CD-Rom. EEi provides teachers with their own individualized secure website where they can extend their Essential Elements teaching beyond the classroom. With EEi, teachers will have access to an ever-growing set of resources and the ability to easily connect with students and parents in a variety of ways. Each EEi student will have their own personal practice site, encouraging them to have fun playing their instruments in class and at home. Through EEi, teachers can guide students' home practice in a variety of helpful ways. Essential Elements learning becomes much more exciting and fun for students in EEi. With EEi, parents can stay informed about orchestra events and classroom assignments, and learn right along with their child. Parents can see and hear their child's progress to better understand the goals and benefits of their music classroom.

Essential Elements Interactive for Strings, Book 1

Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1, Second Edition, is the most comprehensive and thoughtfully designed method book for beginning string students. Designed with input from thousands of teachers, it features clean, easy-to-follow page layouts and a well-sequenced progression of skills. It provides clear goals for each exercise, ample reinforcement of new concepts, performance opportunities, diverse musical styles, and innovative teaching and practice resources. Note names are not included inside the note heads in order to fast-track musical literacy. The book is structured into six short levels, offering benchmarks, assessment indicators, and intermediate goals to guide students and teachers. Every book includes free access to SI Online, a robust platform for supplemental worksheets, practice tracks, alternate tunes, extra string orchestra pieces, instrument-specific instructional videos, and more---all available with no login required. Accompaniment tracks can be slowed down, sped up, and looped for difficult sections. The PDFs include music theory, history, scale exercises, rhythm pages, technique pieces, and more for in-class or home reinforcement and differentiation. These resources support students from their very first notes to their final solo while giving teachers the flexibility to tailor pacing and instruction to meet the unique needs of their ensemble. Book 1, Second Edition is available for free in MakeMusic Cloud, an interactive practice tool that engages students and streamlines assessment. Plus, with a paid subscription, students can access SI CenterStage---popular melodies, including Disney and pop tunes, for all instruments!

Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1: Second Edition

Violin String Orchestra Collection & Online Audio Access

This mariachi method is extremely thorough and a good value! Each book is completely bilingual, with English and Spanish side by side on each page. There are many full-color photos of traditional clothing and dances. The book is divided into sections based on types of songs, e.g. Ranchero Valseada is followed by Bolero Ranchero and so on. Each book comes with a CD of examples and exercises.

Mariachi Mastery

Violin Method Book 1 and 2

Hal Leonard's Essential Elements for Strings just got an update! It has been meticulously re-designed to improve the student learning experience and lighten the teacher's load. While the new updates are exciting, you will find that it is the same great method, but with new music and more online resources. 
 
Don't toss out the old editions! The new Essential Elements books are compatible with EE 2000 and newer editions!
 
Teachers will love the added resources meant to address common friction points experienced with each instrument. Students will love online access to today's pop songs arranged for their instrument and level of playing.

Essential Technique for Strings

This updated version contains scales, etudes, short chorales, and music technique exercises and is fully compatible with Essential Techniques 2000 for Strings. The CD contains individual instrument studies for every instrument, demonstrated by a professional soloist. Includes accompaniments on real instruments, not synthesized. Also includes Reading Skill Builders, Rhythm Pages, Jazz Style and Improvisation, Full Chorales, Rubank Scales and Arpeggios, all included on CD. Also works on history. theory and creativity and exceeds the National Standards for Arts Education.

Sound Development emphasizes playing with a characteristic beautiful sound. The components of producing this sound are broken into four levels, consistent with the revolutionary Sound Innovations structure: sound tone, sound bowings, sound shifting, and sound scales, arpeggios, chorales, and rhythms. The levels can be used in the order that is best for your students, as individual warm-ups or as structured units. Your students will learn the proper use of the bow with the variables of tone, the next group of bowings needed for intermediate repertoire, and how to shift and play with vibrato. These skills are reinforced with comprehensive scales, arpeggios, sight-reading materials, rhythm exercises, and warm-up chorales.

Sound Innovations: Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra

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