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TECHNIQUE BOOKS
Technique Books
Advanced Technique for Strings (Essential
Elements, Book 4)—Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie
& Pamela Tellejohn Hayes. 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!
5833066 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.99
5833074 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.99
5833082 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.99
5833090 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.99
5833108 Piano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.99
5833124 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.99
Essential Technique for Strings (Original
Series)—Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie &
Pamela Tellejohn Hayes. Essential Technique for
Strings is a book of studies to help the intermediate
player develop the skills necessary for playing in an
orchestra. Its flexible sequence allows you to choose
pages from the three major sections: higher positions
and shifting, keys and scales, and bowings and
special techniques.
5574108 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99
5574116 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99
5574124 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99
5574132 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.99
5574090 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99
Essential Technique for Strings (Essential
Elements, Book 3)—Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie
& Pamela Tellejohn Hayes. 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.
2477032 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
2477033 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
2477034 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
2477035 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.99
2477036 Piano Accompaniment. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
2477037 Conductor's Book, CD. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.99
Essentials for Strings—Gerald Anderson.
Rhythm teaches a consistent counting system,
develops excellent sight-reading skills, shows note
relationships via graphic "rhythm boxes," and provides
18 pages of bowed rhythm studies. Technique covers
scales, arpeggios, and broken thirds in one, two, and
three octaves, in every major and minor key. All studies
are fingered for each instrument and gives rhythmic
variations for all exercises. Bowing Clearly explains
eight basic bowing styles and suggests countless
bowing possibilities. Intonation offers step-by-step
procedures for developing perfect intonation. Includes
tuning recommendations for all strings and five four-
part chorales to develop group intonation.
4612438 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
4612446 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
4612453 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
4612461 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.50
4612420 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Expressive Techniques for Orchestra—
Brungard, Alexander, Dackow & Anderson.
Are you tired of juggling multiple technique books to
teach scales, etudes, warm-ups, shifting, positions,
vibrato, and tone production? Expressive Techniques
for Orchestra offers a wealth of technical and musical
experiences for the advanced middle school through
upper-level high school student under one cover.
This all-in-one book follows any published Book II,
but is much more than just a Book III. It may be used
sequentially or by individual units, as needed.
10289279 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
10289281 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
10289282 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
10289283 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
10289284 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.95
High Tech for Strings—Doris Gazda. This exciting
method includes a well-planned mixture of the
technical studies needed for the advancing student,
along with the great music that makes it worthwhile!
The following subjects are systematically approached
and reinforced by musical examples: First through
fifth position; intervals, harmonics and shifting; bowing
styles and techniques; vibrato; ornaments; and more!
This is a great way to help all of your players to
continue to grow and it also narrows the gap between
those taking outside lessons and those who do not.
An excellent resource!
5915921 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99
5915939 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99
5915947 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99
5915954 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.99
5915962 Piano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.95
5915913 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
Orchestral Bowing (Style and Function)—
James Kjelland. Here's an outstanding resource for
all orchestra directors, from the newest to the wisest
veterans. Orchestral Bowing: Style and Function
includes a textbook with extensive details on the
bowings - how they are played and how they are
taught; and a workbook for the players to use an
ensemble. The workbook is in a score form so that
Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, and Cello/Bass all have the
same book on their stands, and all learn the bowings
together. These two books could greatly improve the
skills of your players!
5985777 Violin/Viola/Cello/Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.95
5985778 Conductor Textbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.99
Rhythm Basics (A String Basics Supplement)—
Wendy Barden. An effective new supplement
workbook loosely based on the progression of
lessons taught in the popular string method String
Basics. Students learn, practice, and apply rhythms
commonly used in middle level and early high school
repertoire though a variety of engaging activities, all
challenging students to extend their understanding
of rhythms to high level of thinking. Units are
sequential and, once a concept is introduced, it is
reinforced throughout the rest of the book. Rhythm
Basics provides the foundation necessary for young
musicians to achieve rhythmic mastery!
10351285 Student Workbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
10351286 Teacher's Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.95
Rhythm Techniques for Superior Musical
Performance—Robert Frost. This comprehensive
technique and musicianship book will help develop,
improve, and solidify the rhythmic accuracy of
your students - individually and as an ensemble.
The exercises, songs and etudes, along with their
accompanying rhythmic counterparts and variations,
have been carefully selected to enable students
and orchestras to explore fundamental skills related
to rhythmic development. Emphasis is placed on
understanding and learning to play basic rhythmic
units correctly with both the right hand and the left
hand, while the order and flexibility of the materials
allows you to focus on the skills needed most.
10189895 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
10189896 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
10189897 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
10189898 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.95
10189899 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.95
