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 The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1 (Book & MP3/PDF)* or (Book & CD)**
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC1X ISBN: 0825871247 or 978-0825871245 BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Johnson String) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Carl Fischer) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Amazon) LISTEN:  Chinese River Flowing by Janice Tucker RhodaMore MP3 Samples Janice Tucker Rhoda's phenomenally successful series, The ABCs of Violin, owes much of its success to the wonderful original material and to the sensitive arrangements of classical, folk, fiddle and other popular melodies. After many years of teaching children and adults, she developed an easy and enjoyable approach for studying bowed string instruments. This best-selling instruction book along with download is the perfect start for an Absolute Beginner of any age on the Violin. The many melodies plus short warm-up exercises and study pieces 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. The included digital download consists of three components: 34 mp3 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniments, 34 mp3 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. Performances by violinist Emil Altschuler and pianist Artem Belogurov. Mr. Altschuler studied with Erick Friedman and Dorothy DeLay. He plays the ABCs of Violin Book 1 CD with passion, sensitivity and elegance. Mr. Belogurov is known for his verve, wit, and delicatesse. This ABCs of Violin Book 1 is the first in a series of five violin books containing a total of 150 graded pieces. 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 Violin and The ABCs of String Orchestra, first and second violin parts, for additional reinforcement! The ABCs of Duets for Violin book has harmonies to many of the melodies in ABCs of Violin Book 1. Each book in the series has its own piano accompaniments to help facilitate practice and recital performance. All piano accompaniments are expertly arranged by composers Dr. David Cleary and Dan Fox. *IMPORTANT UPDATE August 2016: You can download all MP3 recordings online, as well as a PDF file of the piano accompaniments for ABCs of Violin Book 1. You will see the "Download Code" on the inside of the front cover in your new ABCs of Violin Book 1. Directions: 1. log in to carlfischer.com 2. search for ABC1X and click on the cover image 3. enter your code at the bottom of the page **In past printings of ABCs of Violin Book 1, a CD insert was attached to the inside of the back cover. You may have purchased that edition prior to August 2016. The special MP3 CD insert consists of three components: 34 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniments, 34 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. PLEASE NOTE regarding Book & MP3 CD edition 2014 to July 2016: The CD insert consists of MP3s, and a pdf file of the piano accompaniments. MP3s & Printable PDF Directions - How to Convert MP3 files to Audio CD PLEASE NOTE regarding Book & Audio CD edition prior to 2014: In addition to all Audio Tracks of the performances, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 1 (Catalog No. ABC2) is a PDF file on the CD enclosed in ABCs of Violin, Book 1. You may print the accompaniments yourself! Printable PDF Directions  The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 1
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC2 ISBN: 096637312X or 978-0966373127 Sold Out! Download with main method book ABC1X. 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! Expertly arranged by composers Dr. David Cleary and Dan Fox. PLEASE NOTE: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 1 can be downloaded after purchasing The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1 (Book & MP3/PDF) or (Book & CD).  The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner DVD
[ALL REGIONS] Actress, Violinist, Teacher: Janice Tucker Rhoda
Actor, Pianist: Paul Kwak Director: Larry Clark Producer: Janice Tucker Rhoda Studio: Carl Fischer/Eko Productions Publisher: Carl Fischer Music CF Cat No: DVD19 ASIN: B000F5FMFS Year: 2006 Duration: 60 minutes BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) Watch DVD Samples 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! This 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! This DVD can be played in ALL REGIONS around the world.  The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2 (Book & MP3/PDF)* and (Book & CD)**
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC3X ISBN: 0825871255 or 978-0825871252 BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Johnson String) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Carl Fischer) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Amazon) LISTEN: Mozart Minuet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Study No. 3 by Franz WohlfahrtMore MP3 Samples *Book with MP3/PDF download beginning December 2016: This best-selling instruction book along with download is perfect for an Intermediate player of any age on the Violin. The many melodies plus short warm-up exercises and study pieces advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. It includes graphs to show new left-hand finger placement, a note-reading worksheet, and practice chart. As a direct continuation of the ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1, students will learn additional slurred bowing techniques and rhythms, as well as new major and minor scales, and new key and time signatures. Flat key signatures are introduced in an easy, logical manner. The included digital download consists of three components: 35 mp3 performance pieces of violin solo with piano accompaniments, 35 mp3 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. Some of the outstanding melodies: Beethoven's Russian Folk Song, Haydn's Surprise Symphony, Mozart's Minuet, Hanukah, Cherry Blossoms, Amazing Grace, Beautiful Dreamer, Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, Auld Lang Syne, Row Your Boat, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concert Theme arranged for Violin, Wohlfahrt's Study No 3, Janice Tucker Rhoda's Gigue Study and Rock 'N' Roll Study. Performances by violinist Yuki Beppu and pianist Artem Belogurov. **Past printing with CD: The popular ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2 was released in 2010 with its new CD insert. The CD consists of three components: 35 MP3 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniments, 35 piano accompaniment MP3 tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. PLEASE NOTE: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 2 (Catalog No. ABC4) is a PDF file on the CD enclosed in The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2. You may print the accompaniments yourself! Printable PDF Directions The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 2 (ABC4) will help facilitate practice and recital performance. There is also The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate CD sold separately with 35 performance pieces from The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2. CF Catalog Number: ABC3CD BUY (Johnson String)  The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 2
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC4 ISBN: 0966373146 or 978-0966373141 Sold Out! Download with main method book ABC3X. 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. Beginning violinists learn to play better in tune while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! Expertly arranged by composers Dr. David Cleary and Dan Fox. PLEASE NOTE: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 2 can be downloaded after purchasing The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2 (Book & MP3/PDF) or (Book & CD).  The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate Player DVD
[ALL REGIONS] Actress, Violinist, Teacher: Janice Tucker Rhoda
Actress, Young Violinist: Yuki Beppu Actor, Pianist: Artem Belogurov Director: Larry Clark Producer: Janice Tucker Rhoda Studio: Carl Fischer/Blink Music Studio Publisher: Carl Fischer Music CF Cat No: DVD22 ASIN: B001JHG8JK Year: 2008 Duration: 90 minutes BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) Watch DVD Samples The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate Player DVD is the perfect instructional DVD for intermediate-level violin students of all ages! As a direct continuation of The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner DVD you will enjoy learning advanced tuning and bow hold, spiccato bowing technique and changing a string, plus advice on practicing the pieces. The intermediate DVD comes packed with 35 outstanding pieces and performances to learn and play from The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate, Book 2 including Amazing Grace, Cherry Blossoms, Joy to the World, Beautiful Dreamer, Auld Lang Syne, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto Theme, Haydn's Surprise Symphony, Beethoven's Russian Folk Song, and Mozart's Minuet, among many other favorite melodies. EXTRA BONUS MATERIAL includes all 34 performance pieces from The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1, and A, D and G major scales for review and practice. Master the intermediate level while brushing up on your basic skills at the same time - a two-for-one value in a single DVD! This DVD can be played in ALL REGIONS around the world.  The ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Book 3 (Book & MP3/PDF)* or (Book & CD)**
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC5X ISBN: 0825886848 or 978-0825886843 BUY Book & CD or MP3/PDF (Johnson String) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Carl Fischer) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Amazon) LISTEN: This Land Is Your Land, Words & Music by Woody Guthrie Trill Study No. 1 by Janice Tucker RhodaMore MP3 Samples The ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Book 3 features learning 3rd position with melodies, warm-up exercises, study pieces, scales and arpeggios, and many graphs to show new left-hand finger placement, a note-reading worksheet and practice chart. Spiccato bowing technique, trills and double stops are introduced in a logical, easy to learn manner along with 3rd position covering all 4 strings. Learn 3rd Position the easy way with this book! *The included digital download consists of 3 components: 37 mp3 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniment, 37 mp3 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. Download code is on the inside front cover. **The special mp3 CD insert consists of three components: 37 mp3 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniments, piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. Performances by violinist Emil Altschuler and pianist Artem Belogurov. The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3, on the CD, will help facilitate practice and recital performance. 37 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. 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. PLEASE NOTE beginning November 2016: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3 can be downloaded. After purchasing ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Book 3 (Book & MP3/PDF) you will see the "Download Code" on the inside of the front cover. PLEASE NOTE in past editions: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3 (Catalog No. ABC6) is a PDF file on the CD enclosed in The ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Book 3. You may print the accompaniments yourself! Printable PDF Directions  The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC6 ISBN: 0825821681 or 978-0825821684 Sold Out! Download with main method book ABC5X. 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! Expertly arranged by composer Dr. David Cleary. PLEASE NOTE: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3 can be downloaded after purchasing The ABCs of Violin for the Advanced, Book 3 (Book & MP3/PDF) or (Book & CD).  The ABCs of Violin for the More Advanced, Book 4 (Book & MP3/PDF)* or (Book & CD)**
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC19X ISBN: 978-0825891038 BUY Book & CD or MP3/PDF (Johnson String) BUY Book & MP3/PDF (Carl Fischer) BUY Book & CD (Amazon) LISTEN: Fiddle Study, by Janice Tucker Rhoda Oh, Shenandoah, American Folk SongThe ABCs of Violin for the More Advanced, 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, Up on the House Top, A Paris, L'enfant and Kerry Dance. Many warm-up and shifting exercises make your knowledge of 2nd position thorough on all 4 strings. Learn tricky 2nd Position the easy way with this book! 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. In addition, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4 will help facilitate practice and recital performance. PLEASE NOTE beginning February 2018: *The included digital download consists of 3 components: 26 mp3 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniment, 26 mp3 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. Download code is on the inside front cover. PLEASE NOTE past editions: **The special mp3 CD insert consists of three components: 26 mp3 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniments, 26 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments. Performances by violinist Sheena Gutierrez and pianist Artem Belogurov. The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4, PDF file on the mp3/pdf CD, will help facilitate practice and recital performance. The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4 (Catalog No. ABC20) is a PDF file on the mp3 CD enclosed in The ABCs of Violin for the More Advanced, Book 4. You may print the accompaniments yourself! MP3s & Printable PDF Directions  The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC20 ISBN: 0825836409 or 978-0825836404 Download with main method book ABC19X. BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments to The ABCs of Violin for the More Advanced, Book 4! Advanced violinists will continue to perfect their intonation while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! Expertly arranged by composer Dan Fox. PLEASE NOTE: The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 4 can be downloaded after purchasing The ABCs of Violin for the More Advanced, Book 4 (Book & MP3/PDF) or (Book & CD).  The ABCs of Violin for the Budding Virtuoso, Book 5
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC21 ISBN: 0825839572 or 978-0825839573 BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) The ABCs of Violin for the Budding Virtuoso, 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. In addition, The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 5 will help facilitate practice and recital performance.  The ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 5
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC22 ISBN: 0825845998 or 978-0825845994 BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) A Violin Teacher, Amateur or Professional Pianist will enjoy playing these simple yet beautiful accompaniments to The ABCs of Violin for the Budding Virtuoso, Book 5. Advanced violinists will continue to perfect their intonation while playing along with piano. Great for home practice and recital preparation. Enjoy the ensemble playing! Expertly arranged by composer Dr. David Cleary.  The ABCs of Violin: Anthology Edition
(Book & 2 DVDs) Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
CF Cat No: ABC29 ISBN: 0825871239 or 978-0825871238 BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) Watch DVD Samples Janice Tucker Rhoda's best-selling ABCs of Violin Book 1 and ABCs of Violin Book 2 have been combined and packaged with The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner DVD and The ABCs of Violin for the Intermediate Player DVD. The result is The ABCs of Violin: Anthology Edition, a complete course of exercises, solos and DVD lessons for the progressing student violinist at a great value. For beginner to intermediate players. When purchased separately, all of the books and DVDs included in this edition would cost $57.88, so the Anthology Edition is a great value at $29.95. The sheet music content of the Anthology Edition is identical to that of the individual books. The two DVDs can be played in ALL REGIONS around the world. There are 2 DVDs in this Anthology Edition. On the 2nd DVD, the intermediate player DVD, all 69 pieces from ABCs of Violin Books 1 and 2, and A, D and G major scales are performed. The mp3s and piano accompaniments are not included in this Anthology Edition. They are available by purchasing ABCs of Violin Books 1 and 2 with their special code for download.  The ABCs of Duets for Violin
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
Publisher: Carl Fischer Music CF Cat No: ABC23 ISBN: 0825847281 or 978-0825847288 BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Carl Fischer) BUY (Amazon) The ABCs of Duets for Violin is designed for the Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced student of all ages! It utilizes mainly 1st position and some 3rd position techniques. The melody and harmony lines are printed on one page, so you will be able to see both parts. This book includes favorites like Mary had a Little Lamb, Ode to Joy, Frere Jacques, Beethoven's Violin Concerto Theme, Brahms Cradle Song, Joy to the World, 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 a lot with this first experience playing in a duet ensemble! The ABCs of Duets for Violin Practice CD is sold separately.  The ABCs of Duets for Violin Practice CD
Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
Violinist: Donald Becker Engineers: Rachel Carey & Winston Feliz Producer: Janice Tucker Rhoda Distributor: Suzuki Institute of Boston SIB Cat No: SIB1CD Duration: 60 minutes BUY (Johnson String) BUY (Amazon) The ABCs of Duets for Violin Practice CD is an enjoyable and useful tool for learning basic ensemble skills. Play the 1st or 2nd violin parts with master teacher and violinist Donald Becker! Play all 29 pieces from the book The ABCs of Duets for Violin by Janice Tucker Rhoda. Covers beginner, intermediate and advanced levels in first position and some 3rd position. It includes favorites Mary had a Little Lamb, Ode to Joy, Frere Jacques, Beethoven's Violin Concerto Theme, Brahms Cradle Song, Joy to the World, Rock of Ages, Devil's Dream. Beautiful original pieces by author Janice Tucker Rhoda including a piece called Shinichi dedicated to pedagogue Shinichi Suzuki. This CD is distributed by Suzuki Institute of Boston. Stores order thru SIB: suzukiboston@earthlink.net Complete Technique for Violin is a supplement for ABCs of Violin. WWW.ABCSOFSTRINGS.COM/ABCSOFVIOLIN.HTML |