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Methods
Essential Technique for Strings
(A Comprehensive String Method -
New Edition)—Michael Allen,
Robert Gillespie, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes,
John Higgins. 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.
11614478 Violin & Online Resources . . 14.99
11614479 Viola & Online Resources. . . 14.99
11614480 Cello & Online Resources . . 14.99
11614481 Bass & Online Resources. . . 14.99
11614482 Piano & Online Resources . . 18.99
11614483 Conductor &
Online Resources . . . . . . . . . 57.99
Expressive Sight-Reading for
Orchestra—Kethleen DeBerry Brungard,
Michael Alexander, Sandra Dackow &
Gerald E. Anderson.
A sequential approach to teaching sight-reading
in the string ensemble, appropriate for middle
school through high school. The method
features over 45 sequenced sight-reading
pieces, sight-reading notes for the teacher for
each arrangement, and materials organized into
units that progressively address bowing styles,
rhythms, meter, and key (D, G, and C major; B,
E, and A minor). Pre- and post-tests are also
included in each unit for assessing individual
student progress. Units 1-6 contain rhythm
reading exercises, scale warm-ups, unison
reading, and orchestra arrangement readings
with parts. Units 7-12 each contain scale
warm-ups for each piece and longer orchestra
readings.
10642581 Violin 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.95
10642582 Violin 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.95
10642583 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.95
10642584 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.95
10642585 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.95
10642586 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.95
The First Ten Minutes—Merle J. Isaac.
This unique book for the developing orchestra
will immediately improve the group's intonation,
rhythmic accuracy, and balance. Five major
keys are comprehensively explored with scales,
arpeggios, broken thirds, scales in rhythms,
and rhythm patterns. Each tonal study area
culminates in two ensemble numbers suitable for
performance.
4805057 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
4805065 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
4805073 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
4805081 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95
4805040 Piano. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.50
4805032 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.95
Habits of a Successful Middle Level
String Musician—Christopher Selby.
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.
10844326 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10844328 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10844329 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10844332 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10844333 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.95
Habits of a Successful String
Musician—Rich Moon and
Christopher Selby. 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.
10482419 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10482420 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10482421 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10482422 String Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.95
10482423 Conductor Full Score . . . . . . . . 36.95
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