Violin Duet Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1425942
By Georg Mertens. By L. v. Beethoven, M. Carcassi, M. Gruber, H. Purcell, J.S. Bach, B. Smetana. Arranged by Georg Mertens. Chamber,Children,Classical,Instructional,Traditional. 56 pages. Georg Mertens #1006731. Published by Georg Mertens (A0.1425942).
The Ensemble Violin Method is designed for schools on request of string coordinators to match My Cello Method.
The player will be guided step by step in an enjoyable way, so that learning follows easily without unexplained or unprepared steps. The pieces chosen reaches from easy studies and traditional songs, fiddle tunes and dances to well known pieces.
The Method introduces the first Position including reading music, the basics of playing violin including Slurs, Staccato, Double stops.
The accompaniments to all pieces are at the same level as the melodies, making it possible to play together from the very beginning.
Combined with the online cello course it opens up creating an instant little orchestra, even where is no specialist cello teacher.
There are 50 numbers, too long to fit - here are some of them:
No. 5 & 6 Twinkle, twinkle little Star & Accompaniment
No. 7 French Folk Song
No. 10 Frere Jacques
No. 13 Ode to Joy (Beethoven)
No. 19 Silent Night
No. 20 Happy Birthday
No. 25 Rigadoon (H. Purcell)
No. 34 Scarborough Fair
No. 35 Sakura, Sakura
No. 36 Hatikvah
No. 37 The Ashgrove
No. 39 Early one Morning
No. 43 We wish you a Merry Christmas
No. 46 What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor
No. 47 Hornpipe (Irish Fiddle)
Every piece comes with a Cello Duo recording on youtube - virtually the same as the violin part, so the learner can play with the recording including accompaniment
Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa4x_CVYDVRXQT9KB0v_cJF353gc1yHMf
btw: really enjoyed writing for violin! Although I am today a cellist (and guitarist), my first instrument was violin, then recorder, and I started cello at the age of 9. I still play every now and then violin, in particular i find improvising on the violin easier then on any other instrument!