The ABCs of Violin Titles and Descriptions Details Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda Publisher: Carl Fischer LLC. ABCs of Violin ABC1, ABC1CD, DVD19, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 (Carl Fischer Catalog Numbers)
(1) The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Bk. 1--ABC1: ISBN 0966373103 This instruction book along with the accompanying DVD and CD is the perfect start for an Absolute Beginner of any age on the Violin! There are many familiar folk, fiddle, sacred and classical melodies with short warm-up exercises and study pieces to advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way! Simple duets, scales, a note-reading worksheet, glossary and practice chart are also included along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. This ABCs of Violin Book 1 is the first in a series of five books. The method features melodies by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak, Mozart, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Popular fiddle tunes like Arkansas Traveler, Irish Washer Woman and Turkey in the Straw, and some of the world’s most loved melodies like Amazing Grace, Ave Maria and Home on the Range appear. Christmas Carols Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Come All Ye Faithful, The First Noel and Deck the Halls, and Hanukah favorites My Dreydl and Hanukah are all included. All five books will help prepare you to play duets, string quartets, and in your local community orchestra’s 2nd violin section! Add the ABCs of Duets for two violins and The ABCs of String Orchestra Violin Books 1 and 2 for additional reinforcement. Each book in the series has its own piano accompaniment book to help facilitate practice and recital performance. The ABCs of Duets book has harmonies to many of the melodies in ABCs of Violin Book 1. (2) The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner Performance and Play-along CD--ABC1CD: ISBN 0825849004 This beautifully recorded CD for violin solo and piano accompaniment has all the pieces and scales from The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner – Book 1. It is to be used in conjunction with The ABCs of Violin DVD and The ABCs of Duets. It will facilitate home practice and preparing for recitals while providing extra fun for beginning violin students of all ages in the privacy of their homes. (3) The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner DVD--DVD19: ASIN B000F5FMFS The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner DVD features Janice Tucker Rhoda, the Author of the ABCs of Violin! This is a Violin Training DVD for Young Students, Beginner Adults, New Teachers and Parents wishing to help their children practice at home. This DVD is a powerful supplement to The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner Book 1 as well as any other method in the market. It covers all the basic, essential points of starting on the instrument! DVD Features Basic Music-note Reading, Left Hand and Finger positions, Right Arm and Bow Hold, Easy Play-along with Mary had a Little Lamb and A Major Scale. Performance and Play-along pieces from The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1 including Beethoven's Ode to Joy, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Arkansas Traveler, A Shakespeare Play, Home on the Range plus more melodies you know and love. Other Highlights include: Parts of the Violin and Bow, Tuning, Attaching the Shoulder Rest, Playing and Rest Positions, About the Mute, About Pizzicato, About the Bow and Rosin, About Finger Graphs, Counting and the Metronome, About Vibrato and Shifting Left-hand Positions, Helpful Hints for Instrument Maintenance, List of Recommended Accessories, Performance Pieces from ABCs of Violin Advanced Books! (4) The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 1--ABC2: ISBN 096637312X This is the Easy Piano Accompaniment Book for The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1! A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments. Beginning violinists learn to play better in tune while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! (5) The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Bk. 2--ABC3: ISBN 0966373111 This ABCs of Violin Book 2 is the perfect instruction book for the Intermediate student of any age on the Violin! As a direct continuation of the ABCs of Violin Book 1, you will enjoy learning more slurred bowing techniques and rhythms as well as many new key and time signatures. Lovely melodies abound like Turkey in the Straw, Amazing Grace, Cherry Blossoms, Joy to the World, Beautiful Dreamer, Row Your Boat, Deck the Halls, Auld Lang Syne, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concert Theme, Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, Beethoven’s Russian Folk Song and Mozart’s Minuet. Fun Study Pieces and many warm-up exercises along with scales, a note-reading worksheet and practice chart are also included with graphs to show new left-hand finger placement. This ABCs of Violin Book 2 is the second in a series of five books. All five books will help prepare you to play duets, string quartets, and in your local community orchestra’s 2nd violin section! Add the ABCs of Duets for two violins and The ABCs of String Orchestra Violin Books 1 and 2 for additional reinforcement! In addition, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 2 will help facilitate practice and recital performance. (6) The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 2--ABC4: ISBN 0966373146 This is the Easy Piano Accompaniment Book for The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2! A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments. Intermediate violinists learn to play better in tune while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! (7) The ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Bk. 3--ABC5: ISBN 0966373138 This ABCs of Violin Book 3 is the perfect instruction book for the Advanced student of any age on the Violin! You will enjoy learning 3rd position for the very first time! Spiccato bowing technique, trills and double stops are also introduced in an easy manner. Lovely melodies abound like Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, Stephen Foster’s Old Folks at Home, Scotland’s Annie Laurie, France’s Sur Le Pont D’Avignon and Germany’s Ach, Du Lieber Augustin to name a few. Beautiful original pieces by Janice Tucker Rhoda including Longing for the Russian Homeland, George Washington, Singing Strad and Fiddler’s Holiday are student recital favorites. Fun Study Pieces and many warm-up exercises along with scales and arpeggios, a note-reading worksheet and practice chart are also included with graphs to show new left-hand finger placement. This ABCs of Violin Book 3 is the third in a series of five violin books. All five books will help prepare you to play duets, string quartets, and in your local community orchestra’s violin section! Add The ABCs of String Orchestra Violin part for additional reinforcement! In addition, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3 will help facilitate practice and recital performance. (8) The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3--ABC6: ISBN 0825821681 This is the Easy Piano Accompaniment Book for The ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Book 3! A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments. Advanced violinists will continue to perfect their intonation while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! (9) The ABCs of Violin for the More Advanced, Bk. 4--ABC19: ISBN 0825836395 This ABCs of Violin Book 4 is the perfect instruction book for the More Advanced student of any age on the Violin! Enjoy learning 2nd position for the very first time with easy and familiar melodies like “Oh, Susanna” and “Up on the House Top.” “A Paris,” “L’enfant” and “Kerry Dance” are fun to play. Many warm-up and shifting exercises make your knowledge of 2nd position thorough! More advanced pieces in 1st and 3rd position are “Fiddle Study” and “Heifetz Study.” They are recital favorites along with Tchaikovsky's “Marche Slav,” and Stephen Foster’s “Old Kentucky Home” and “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair” which incorporate 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions. Learn to play harmonics and pizzicato a chord! A note-reading worksheet and practice planner are also included along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement for 2nd position. This ABCs of Violin Book 4 is the fourth book in a series of five books. All five books will help prepare you to play duets, string quartets, and in your local community orchestra’s violin section! Add The ABCs of String Orchestra Violin part for additional reinforcement! In addition, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4 will help facilitate practice and recital performance. (10) The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4--ABC20: ISBN 0825836409 A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments. Advanced violinists will continue to perfect their intonation while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! (11) The ABCs of Violin for the Budding Virtuoso, Bk. 5--ABC21: ISBN 0825839572 This ABCs of Violin Book 5 is the perfect instruction book for the Budding Virtuoso of any age on the Violin! It features 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions! Enjoy playing many Classic Violin Solo Pieces: "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert "The Swan" (Le Cyne) by Camille Saints-Saens "Panis Angelicus" by Cesar Franck "Songs My Mother Taught Me" by Antonin Dvorak "O Holy Night" by Adolphe Adam "Finlandia" by Jean Sibelius Recital favorites by the author are "Paganini Presto," "Capriccio," "Moto Perpetuo" and "Appassionata." This book covers Chromatic and Advanced Major and Minor Scales, Mordents, Advanced Shifting Exercises, Basic Intervals Worksheet plus Kreutzer Study No. 2 and the author’s original studies “Arpeggio Study" and "Baroque Study No. 2.” This ABCs of Violin Book 5 is the fifth book in a series of five books. All five books will help prepare you to play duets, string quartets, and in your local community orchestra’s violin section! Add The ABCs of String Orchestra Violin part for additional reinforcement! In addition, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 5 will help facilitate practice and recital performance. (12) The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 5--ABC22: ISBN 0825845998 A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments. Advanced violinists will continue to perfect their intonation while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! (13) The ABCs of Duets for 2 Violins, Bk. 1--ABC23: ISBN 0825847281 The ABCs of Duets for 2 violins is designed for the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced student of all ages! It utilizes mainly 1st position and some 3rd position techniques. It includes favorites like Mary had a Little Lamb, Ode to Joy, Frere Jacques, the theme from the 1st movement of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Brahms Cradle Song, Joy to the World, Oh Susanna, Rock of Ages, Devil’s Dream fiddle tune and much more, 29 Duets in all! Beautiful original pieces by author Janice Tucker Rhoda including a piece called “Shinichi” dedicated to pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki. Teachers will enjoy playing along with students at their lessons and students can be paired up to play duets with each other in private practice or at group recitals. There are several harmonies to many of the melodies from ABCs of Violin Book 1. Student’s reading skills improve greatly with this first experience playing in a small string ensemble with these lovely duets!
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