Cassia Harvey

Playing the Violin, Book Two combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the beginning violin student play as much as possible. With exercises for agility and finger patterns, this book helps train students in essential technique, while at the same time introducing students to violin fiddle tunes, classical pieces, and folk melodies. The aim of Playing the Violin, Book Two is to help the student with reading and playing skills, developing fluency that can help them in playing orchestra or solo music. With its emphasis on playable, fun tunes, this is a great supplement to other methods or studies This book can be studied in private lessons, in violin classes, or in mixed string classes, along with Playing the Viola, Book Two and Playing the Cello, Book Two. This book could be played after Playing the Violin, Book One and followed by Getting in Shape for Violin.

This book provides the advanced cellist with a fifth set of essential daily studies in thumb position. Each short exercise moves through six keys so the spaces can be learned in a variety of positions. Thumb Position Studies for the Cello, Book Five covers more extensive shifting in thumb position.

Scale Studies Book Three gives the advanced cellist a new set of variations on the one-string scale for daily study. The exercises are more difficult than those in Book Two, with a greater use of the thumb and a focus on speed and agility. This is an extended edition, with additional keys and variations.

The Goltermann Cello Concerto No. 4 Study Book, Volume One helps you learn and perfect every measure of this important intermediate cello concerto. The Concerto is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises. Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shift and complicated bowings and rhythms can now be mastered. You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Goltermann Cello Concerto No. 4 Study Book gives you essential tools to be a better cellist. The entire cello part to the Concerto is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included). This book could be studied after The Romberg Sonata in C Major Study Book and before The Swan Study Book for Cello.

Do you want faster fingers and better intonation? Do you want to improve muscle memory and overall facility on the violin? Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book Two can help Using eight separate sections, this book gives the intermediate violinist short warm-up exercises that focus on specific finger patterns. The overall focus of the book is on high and low first finger and high and low fourth finger. All of the exercises are in first position. These studies will help you prepare for the complicated finger patterns in repertoire and can help you develop faster fingers on the violin. Improve your violin playing today with these essential technical studies This book can follow Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book One, and could be studied along with The Triplet Book for Violin, Part One.

This book teaches the second position on the viola through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept. This book is a step-by-step method for introducing a student to second position in the least daunting way. With a systematic approach through the various finger spacing patterns, Second Position for the Viola is a valuable addition to the viola teaching repertoire. This book can be followed by C Major Shifting for the Viola.

The 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' Book uses fifty variations on Mary had a Little Lamb to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the violin. The book is especially useful as a training tool for very young beginners, with large notes and finger numbers. Violin teachers can use this book as a method supplement, giving their students ample material for learning notes and counting patterns. Students can learn at their own pace, progressing through the variations quickly, or as leisurely as they need to. This book can follow The Hot Cross Buns Book for Violin, and could be studied followed by Playing the Violin, Book One.

The 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' Book uses fifty variations on Mary had a Little Lamb to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the viola. The book is especially useful as a training tool for very young beginners, with large notes and finger numbers. Viola teachers can use this book as a method supplement, giving their students ample material for learning notes and counting patterns. Students can learn at their own pace, progressing through the variations quickly, or as leisurely as they need to. This book can follow The Hot Cross Buns Book for Viola, and could be studied followed by Playing the Viola, Book One.

Discover a whole new way to learn violin repertoire This comprehensive practice edition of Rieding's Violin Concerto in B Minor (a pedagogical staple) gives you preparatory exercises for each difficult spot and then gives you the Concerto with marked study notes, including finger spacing, rhythms, and more. A newly written violin duet part to the Rieding Violin Concerto is included so that you can play along with another violinist. The book finishes with a performance copy of the solo part, the piano accompaniment, and an overview of how the Concerto can be used within a structured violin curriculum. Free play-along tracks are available soon through links in the book. Upgrade your violin training today

This book teaches the second position on the violin through exercises and relevant short pieces, each designed to teach a specific concept. This book is a step-by-step method for introducing a student to second position in the least daunting way. With a systematic approach through the various finger spacing patterns, Second Position for the Violin is a valuable addition to the violin teaching repertoire. This book can be followed by G Major Shifting for the Violin.

About the bookAre you ready to learn three-octave arpeggios on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book teaches the notes and spaces in three-octave major and minor arpeggios on the cello. Studies for three complete sets of fingerings are included, included "shifting across strings," "shifting up the A-string," and "shifting into thumb position." After practicing these exercises, your hand can have a much better grasp of where the notes are in each arpeggio and how to reach those notes consistently and precisely. The book uses bass, tenor, and treble clefs and would be most helpful for advanced cellists. A prior or simultaneous study of three-octave scales is recommended. Learn Three-Octave Arpeggios, Note by Note and Space by Space Instead of just listing the arpeggios for you, this book takes them apart and teaches them, note by note and space by space. By focusing on developing muscle memory, the book can help your hand develop a reliable knowledge of fingerboard geography. While scales teach you the notes in order, they don't cover larger shifts. Arpeggios are one of the best ways to learn bigger distances on the cello. What's in the Book Because this book gives you exercises for three complete sets of traditional fingerings for all of the major and minor arpeggios, the book has something for everyone As a bonus, the arpeggio workout by Sevick has been adapted for cello and included to cover an even more comprehensive set of arpeggios.

Written to follow Playing the Bass, Book One, this book combines catchy, enjoyable songs with easy exercises to help the early-intermediate bass student play as much as possible. With exercises for agility andfi nger patterns, this book helps train students in essential technique, while oat the same time introducing students to bass fiddle tunes, classical pieces, and folk melodies. The aim of Playing the Bass, Book Two is to help the student with reading and playing skills, developing fluency that can help them in playing orchestra or solo music. With its emphasis on playable, fun tunes, this is a great supplement to other methods or studies This book can be studied in private lessons, in bass classes, or in mixed string classes, along with Playing the Violin, Book Two, Playing the Viola, Book Two, and Playing the Cello, Book Two.

Are you ready to learn three-octave scales on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book teaches the notes and spaces in three-octave major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and chromatic scales on the cello. After practicing these exercises, your hand can have a much better grasp of where the notes are in each scale and how to reach those notes consistently and precisely. The book uses bass, tenor, and treble clefs and would be most helpful for late-intermediate or advanced cellists.

Are you ready to learn three-octave scales on the violin? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book teaches the notes and spaces in three-octave major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, and chromatic scales on the violin. After practicing these exercises, your hand can have a much better grasp of where the notes are in each scale and how to reach those notes consistently and precisely. With exercises for multiple traditional fingerings as well as for a universal fingering, this book also gives you studies to increase your speed in scales.

This book works on basic bass bowing and rhythm skills using only open strings. From quarter and eighth notes to the first slurs, this book can help students read music and play open strings at the very first lesson. Other skills taught include rests, open string double stops, 3/4 timing, string crossing, and half and whole notes. Are you teaching beginning cellists? I use this book for the first lessons of nearly every beginning student that comes to study with me. While they progress to fingered notes after (and sometimes during) the first lesson, I continue assigning this book until the student finishes it. It's great as a warm-up at the beginning of the lesson where we can focus on bowing. Are you teaching yourself? This book doesn't have any explanatory words and was intended to be used in a lesson. However, adult learners can play through it and improve their playing if they know a bit about how to read music (how notes fall on a staff, how rhythms are notated, etc.). This book could be used along with Learning the Bass, Book One and Bass Book One.

Open String Bow Workouts for Violin, Book One One great thing to add to the beginning of your violin practice (at any level of playing ) is a short study on open strings. Open-string studies on the violin can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful sound. This book of new and exciting bowing workouts for the violin gives you 97 exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice. Since there are no left-hand notes, you can focus entirely on improving the dexterity and control of the right (bow) hand. Useful also for students who are struggling with reading notes, this book gives violinists a tremendous resource for creating better tone. The exercises work on bow distribution, rests and retaking bows, slurs, triplets, dotted rhythms, double stops, string crossing and more. Note: The main focus of this book is achieving a steady, even, smooth tone. Dynamics, staccato, spiccato, and other articulated bowings are covered in Book Two.

Open String Bow Workouts for Viola, Book One One great thing to add to the beginning of your viola practice (at any level of playing ) is a short study on open strings. Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful sound. This book of new and exciting bowing workouts for the viola gives you 97 exercises to train your bow on open strings before you begin the rest of your practice. Since there are no left-hand notes, you can focus entirely on improving the dexterity and control of the right (bow) hand. Useful also for students who are struggling with reading notes, this book gives violists a tremendous resource for creating better tone. The exercises work on bow distribution, rests and retaking bows, slurs, triplets, dotted rhythms, double stops, string crossing and more. Note: The main focus of this book is achieving a steady, even, smooth tone. Dynamics, staccato, spiccato, and other articulated bowings are covered in Book Two.

The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One helps you learn and perfect every measure of the first two "movements" of this major cello concerto. The Concerto is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises. Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shifts, fast scale patterns, and double stops can now be mastered. You can be free to concentrate on artistic expression by solidifying your cello technique. The Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 Study Book, Volume One gives you essential tools to be a better cellist. The entire cello part to the first two "movements" of the Concerto is presented at the end of the book (the piano accompaniment is not included). This book could be studied along with The Popper High School Study Book for Cello, Volume One.