Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.784340

Composed by Joshua Hauser. Instructional. 38 pages. Slide Ride #5288679. Published by Slide Ride (A0.784340).

1 Octave Scale Studies in 15+ keys for 4-part ensembles of like or mixed instruments

If this is your first exposure to these scale studies, you are in for a treat! Donuts, if you make a mistake!

The initial incarnation of these studies were written for trombone quartet and we would play them in the Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir with the challenge that whomever made the first mistake had to buy donuts for the rest of the ensemble. Since then I have brought that version to several clinics and warm up sessions. One time before I got to explain the title, a fellow trombone professor said, Oh, I get it! Don’t step in the holes!

I only wish I had thought of that myself... Since we have one of the best donut shops in TN here in Cookeville, treating the studio to sugar coated goodies was always my intent.

As with those initial exercises, you can vary these as much as you’d like.

·     Choose a tempo.

·     Choose a dynamic.

·     Choose an articulation/style.

One way I like to play these is to have one person be the model, playing the entire scale over and over while everyone else plays the fragmented versions. That helps everyone to keep on track and stay in time. Double or triple up the parts for ensemble cohesion with a larger group.

Practice one key, gradually speeding it up to improve fluidity, or choose a variation and take it through all keys, playing version A, B, C, or D then skipping to play the same set in a new key.

If you want an additional challenge, play them in different octaves or change the key. Play the F Major set in f minor (all forms), different modes, etc. Players really have to be on their toes to remember if they are playing melodic minor in the ascending or descending form! For jazz players, try swinging them in dorian or mixolydian modes.

The variations are endless!

If you are using these with transposing instruments, 1) is F Major in Concert Pitch, 2) is Bb Major in Concert pitch, and so on. When you reach a scale that is enharmonic for another key (Db/C#, Gb/F#, or Cb/B), they are presented in both keys for each instrument so Trumpets can play in Eb while the Flutes are playing in C# with similar examples for all keys.

All Donut Etudes with the same volume number are compatible so you can play them in mixed quartets or large ensembles with one or more instruments/people on part 1 and a different instrument on part 2, etc. Since the quartets are all identical, conductors/coaches can use any of the scores to tell which part should be playing at what time. Once you have played a scale with one set of parts, everyone can rotate to a different part and play the same scales again!

Enjoy!

Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.545473

Composed by Cindy Blevins. Instructional. 68 pages. Cindy Blevins #6055681. Published by Cindy Blevins (A0.545473).

Please note: sometimes the music samples shown on SMP have issues with musical symbols. Your music will look perfect when you download it. The audio sample is an excerpt from No. 3. It was digitally produced.

I love to play violin but learning can be challenging. So much of the learn to play music is either really simple, too advanced or vast collections of scale exercises. I have written exercises which sound melodic and also help practice various skills.

These 10 violin studies are intermediate level and fun to play. They are not just groups of notes put together. There are bowing and fingering indications. Your download includes the violin studies and the piano scores.

*If you are purchasing this eBook on Sheet Music Plus, you can visit my website to download the free set of play-along mp3s. Visit blevinsmusic.com and find Violin Studies on the navigation menu.

This is Book Two of two books of 10 intermediate, melodic studies.

Each study can be played alone, with an accompanist or with the optional piano play-along tracks. The mp3s were recorded in strict time, for ease of playing along. If you play the pieces alone or with a live accompanist, feel free to give them your own interpretations.

These studies help you practice your bowing, your rhythm, your note reading, fingering and scale evenness. Playing with the optional accompaniments helps you hear intonation and gives you experience playing in an ensemble, whether your partner is a live accompanist or just your mp3 player.

 There are two mp3s available for each study:

 1. A piano play-along track in a slower tempo;

 2. The same piano play-along track, but more up-tempo, for when you have learned a piece, or want to challenge yourself.

Each study includes a piano cue at the beginning, so you know when to start playing if you’re playing with a play-along track or with a pianist.

There are three books of easy melodic studies available. They are Items No. S0.839815, No. S0.839821 and No. S0.839823. The Item No. for Book One of the Intermediate studies is S0.849231.

My website: www.blevinsmusic.com

Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.545456

Composed by Cindy Blevins. Instructional. 71 pages. Cindy Blevins #6011237. Published by Cindy Blevins (A0.545456).

Please note: sometimes the music samples shown on SMP have issues with musical symbols. Your music will look perfect when you download it. The audio sample is an excerpt from No. 5. It was digitally produced.

I love to play violin but learning can be challenging. So much of the learn to play music is either really simple, too advanced or vast collections of scale exercises. I have written exercises which sound melodic and also help practice various skills.

These 10 violin studies are intermediate level and fun to play. They are not just groups of notes put together. There are bowing and fingering indications. Your download includes the violin studies and the piano scores.

*If you are purchasing this eBook on Sheet Music Plus, you can visit my website to download the free set of play-along mp3s. Visit blevinsmusic.com and find Violin Studies on the navigation menu.

This is Book One of two books of 10 intermediate, melodic studies.

Each study can be played alone, with an accompanist or with the optional piano play-along tracks. The mp3s were recorded in strict time, for ease of playing along. If you play the pieces alone or with a live accompanist, feel free to give them your own interpretations.

These studies help you practice your bowing, your rhythm, your note reading, fingering and scale evenness. Playing with the optional accompaniments helps you hear intonation and gives you experience playing in an ensemble, whether your partner is a live accompanist or just your mp3 player.

 There are two mp3s available for each study:

 1. A piano play-along track in a slower tempo;

 2. The same piano play-along track, but more up-tempo, for when you have learned a piece, or want to challenge yourself.

Each study includes a piano cue at the beginning, so you know when to start playing if you’re playing with a play-along track or with a pianist.

There are three books of easy melodic studies available. They are Items No. S0.839815, No. S0.839821 and No. S0.839823. The Item No. for Book Two of the Intermediate Studies is S0.871105.

My website: www.blevinsmusic.com

Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.799142

By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Dan Sanchez. Contemporary. 5 pages. Dan Sanchez #6096477. Published by Dan Sanchez (A0.799142).

This arrangement of The Beatles classic Blackbird for keeps the full sound of the quartet, with the solo violinist staying busy throughout. While the perpetual motion isn’t really difficult, audiences will really be impressed with the fullness of the arrangement.

One thing that sets my arrangements apart from others is that I fit all of my parts on no more than 2 sheets of music. This makes it so the songs can fit into a binder, without the need for flipping pages!

Another great thing (for multi-instrumental arrangements) is that I include cue lines on each part, so that every player in the ensemble can see one other person’s music at the same time. This is so amazingly useful and has saved countless performances in the past. If someone skips a beat or misses a measure, you can now see where they are and reconnect! This also helps with sight-reading and keeping the group together in general.