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Technique Books
Essential Elements
Advanced Technique For Strings
Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie & Pamela Tellejohn Hayes.
The latest 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!
Description
5833066 Violin 5.99
5833074 Viola 5.99
5833082 Cello 5.99
5833090 String Bass 5.99
5833108 Piano 10.95
5833124 Conductor 24.95
Essential Elements
Essential Technique For Strings
Michael Allen & Robert Gillespie.
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.
Description
5574108 Violin 5.50
5574116 Viola 5.50
5574124 Cello 5.50
5574132 String Bass 5.50
5606413 Piano 8.95
5574090 Conductor 24.95
Essentials For Strings
Gerald Anderson.
Rhythm: Teaches a consistent counting system; Develops excellent sight-reading skills;
Shows note relationships via graphic "rhythm boxes." Provides 18 pages of bowed
rhythm studies. Technique: Scales, arpeggios, and Broken Thirds in one, two, and
three octavos, in every major and minor key. All studies are fingered for each instrument.
Gives rhythmic variations for all exercises. Bowing: Clearly explains eight basic
bowing styles. Suggest countless bowing possibilities. Intonation: Offers step-by-step
procedures for developing perfect intonation. Includes tuning recommendations for all
strings. Includes 5 four-part chorales to develop group intonation.
Description
4612438 Violin 6.50
4612446 Viola 6.50
4612453 Cello 6.50
4612461 String Bass 6.50
4612420 Conductor 14.95
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!
Description
5915921 Violin 9.95
5915939 Viola 9.95
5915947 Cello 9.95
5915954 String Bass 9.95
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!
Description
5985778 Textbook 26.99
5985777 Workbook 8.95
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. Section I introduces basic note values, rest values,
and divisions of the beat. The four-measure rhythms can be practiced in a variety of
ways and include specific suggestions for mastery. Section II has a wealth of music,
including folksongs, rounds, and excerpts from standard orchestral repertoire. Also
included are "Rhythm Trainers" that help students master new rhythms before they
are presented in the music. Section III focuses on the technique of variation. Familiar
folksongs and time-tested etudes help students focus on successfully applying
the rhythmic and melodic variations (left hand development), as well as the bowing
variations (right hand development). Section IV continues the technique of variation
with short, two-measure finger patterns based on tetrachords, one- and two-octave
scales, and scales in broken thirds. Use of the "Finger Runners" will improve left-hand
dexterity, velocity, and rhythm, while use of the "Rhythm Runners" will improve right-
hand bowing technique. The flexibility of notation allows each scale to be played as
major, minor, modal, and more, and the suggestions for further melodic and rhythmic
variation encourage scale practice to be fun. With the variety of results-driven music
and exercises, and the flexibility throughout of melodic, rhythmic, and/or bowing
variation, this will be your go-to book for daily rhythm practice.
Description
10189895 Violin 6.95
10189896 Viola 6.95
10189897 Cello 6.95
10189898 String Bass 6.95
10189899 Conductor 21.95
