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String Orchestra | String Methods & Techniques
String Methods & Techniques
Better by Sight (Four Steps to Mastering
Sight Reading)—Tyler Arcari. Discover the innovative
four-step system to mastering sight-reading with this
comprehensive classroom method packed with 165
exercise lines – with most being fully harmonized
sight-reading etudes. Organized into eight units
that explore common keys, rhythmic relationships,
dynamics, and style markings, each section breaks
down etudes into manageable steps. This approach
reinforces sight-reading as an "at sight" skill, meaning
students can directly engage with the material without
any pre-reading preparation. Tailored to reinforce
learning, the book includes four mastery etudes after
each unit and concludes with longer etudes and a
full performable work as a final challenge. These
etudes smoothly transition from unison exercises to
fully harmonized works. This groundbreaking full-
color book enhances the learning experience by
visually reinforcing musical concepts. As Tyler Arcari
remarks, "This is the type of classroom set I would
have begged for as a teacher."
11599259 Violin 1 String Class Method. . . . . . 8.99
11599260 Violin 2 String Class Method. . . . . . 8.99
11599261 Viola String Class Method. . . . . . . . 8.99
11599262 Cello String Class Method . . . . . . . 8.99
11599263 Bass String Class Method. . . . . . . . 8.99
11599264 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.99
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 students. 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. Everything an aspiring player needs to
build fundamental musicianship skills is collected
here in one place.
10844326 Violin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ME 11.95
10844328 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ME 11.95
10844329 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ME 11.95
10844332 Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ME 11.95
10844333 Conductor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ME 34.95
Habits of a Successful String Musician
(A Comprehensive Curriculum for Use During
Fundamentals Time - Second Edition)—Christopher
Selby & Scott Rush. Here's a complete method
of over 400 musical exercises for teaching upper-
level string students the technical skills needed to
play advanced orchestral music. Ideal 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.
11565779 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M-A 11.95
11565780 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M-A 11.95
11565781 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M-A 11.95
11565782 Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .M-A 11.95
11565783 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . .M-A 44.95
Journeys in Style, Vol. 1—arr. Pasquale
Tassone. This chronological collection of ten
thoughtfully arranged chamber works introduces
young players to a wide range of musical styles
from the 17th to 19th centuries. Perfect for
developing musicians, it blends well-known and
lesser-known repertoire with historical context to
enrich both performance and learning.
11626811 String Quartet Violin 1 . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
11626812 String Quartet Violin 2 . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
11626813 String Quartet Violin 3 . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
11626814 String Quartet Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
11626815 String Quartet Cello. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.99
11626810 Score Quartet Full Score. . . . . . . . 19.99
A Rhythm a Week—Anne Witt. This is effective
tool encourages the mastery of common rhythms.
Based on Igor Hudaloff's A Rhythm a Day, this
technique book targets specific rhythmic problems
facing string players. Students focus on isolated
rhythmic examples and then apply the knowledge
to their everyday performances. An invaluable
resource!
5661020 Violin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 7.99
5661038 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 7.99
5661046 Cello/Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 7.99
5661053 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 10.95
The Sight-Reading Book for String
Orchestra (Revised edition)—Jerry West. One
hundred short pieces designed to allow groups to
sight-read at every rehearsal without having to sort
loose music, hand it out, and collect it after rehearsal.
The music can be adapted to a wide range of group
sizes and instrumentations but is also well suited
to individual study. With improved bowings and
articulations, this invaluable tool will assist efficient
preparation for sight-reading at contests or festivals.
This revised edition is not compatible with the
previous edition.
10149752 Violin 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME-M 9.95
10149753 Violin 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME-M 9.95
10149754 Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME-M 9.95
10149755 Cello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME-M 9.95
10149756 Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME-M 9.95
10149757 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . ME-M 38.00
Texas Prep Series—Various Composers.
The Texas Prep series is the quintessential daily
exercise collection specifically designed to increase
sight-reading performance and skill! Written by
experienced Texas educators and composers, this
series covers every key, rhythm, and time signature
that you may encounter while sight-reading under
the state sight-reading criteria. Each level in
the series is based on the University of Texas at
Austin's University Interscholastic League (UIL)
sight-reading criteria and follows a progressive
pedagogic sequence – making Texas Prep the
ultimate tool in preparing for sight-reading!.
11590075 Level I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B 55.00
11590076 Level II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 55.00
11590077 Level III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VE 55.00
11590078 Level IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 55.00
11590079 Level V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 55.00
11590080 Level VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ME 55.00
Harry Potter Foundations:
Strings Book 1
Technique Exercises Featuring Music
from the First Two Years at Hogwarts
John Williams & Brian Balmages.
It is time to revolutionize fundamental skill
practice while also motivating students to
practice twice as much on average! This is
NOT a play-along book. Rather, it is part of
the Foundations Series, a living, breathing
supplemental method that is constantly
evolving and lives exclusively in MakeMusic
Cloud. It addresses the critical skills students
encounter in a typical beginning strings
method, all while providing stunning movie
soundtracks from Harry's first two years at
Hogwarts. Along with complete scores for all
exercises, this book also includes curriculum
text by expert pedagogue Annie Ray, winner
of the Music Educator Award presented by the
Recording Academy and Grammy Museum.
All student exercises and accompaniments
are available exclusively in MakeMusic Cloud
and parts can be printed at no charge with a
subscription—-there are no hard-copy student
parts available for purchase. Soundtracks are
from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
and "Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets."
11638926 Conductor . . . . . . . . . . . .B-E 39.99
Music FUNdations for
String Orchestra
A Music Activity Book Infused with
Social-Emotional Learning Lessons
Scott Lang & Robert Sheldon.
Infuse social-emotional learning and
personal growth into your music curricula in
a meaningful way with this fantastic method
book. Students will focus on becoming a
better person, becoming a better musician,
and having fun!
11639359 Violin String Class Method
Student Book A . . . . . B-ME 12.99
11639360 Viola String Class Method
Student Book A . . . . . B-ME 12.99
11639361 Cello String Class Method
Student Book A . . . . . B-ME 12.99
11639362 Bass String Class Method
Student Book A . . . . . B-ME 12.99
11639363 Violin String Class Method
Student Book B . . . . . B-ME 14.99
11639364 Viola String Class Method
Student Book B . . . . . B-ME 14.99
11639365 Cello String Class Method
Student Book B . . . . . B-ME 14.99
11639366 Bass String Class Method
Student Book B . . . . . B-ME 14.99
11639367 Conductor String Class
Method. . . . . . . . . . . . B-ME 59.99
