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A collection of 32 easy Christmas pieces for violin, with words to sing along and chords for guitar or keyboard. There are a mixture of solo and duet arrangements which span the level of difficulty of the Fiddle Time Joggers and Fiddle Time Runners books. Many tunes are compatible with Viola Time Christmas and Cello Time Christmas.
(String Duet). 30 holiday classics arranged in unique arrangements for two violins: Blue Christmas * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Do You Hear What I Hear * Frosty the Snow Man * Grown-Up Christmas List * A Holly Jolly Christmas * It's Beginning to Look like Christmas * The Little Drummer Boy * The Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Silver Bells * White Christmas * and more.
Are you ready for a new collection of energetic, catchy fiddle tunes? The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Cello is here! This book has tunes and harmonies you will hum through the rest of the day and can give you a new reason to get excited about playing the cello! Perfect for in-person and remote private (or group) lessons, string ensembles of any combination, or impromptu chamber music parties, this book (along with the violin, viola, bass, and optional piano books) gives you eleven "mix-and-match" fiddle arrangements to play, along with short preparatory warm-up exercises. Each tune has four options so musicians at different levels can play together: an Advanced Melody, a Stress-Free Melody, a Basic Harmony, and a Teacher Harmony. You can warm up with the exercises, try the Stress-Free Melody, and then work towards the Advanced Melody. The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Cello can be played in a group or group class with the violin, viola, bass, and piano books; all of the tunes can be learned and played together as duets, trios, or in groups of any size. This cello fiddle book is entirely in first position, in the keys of D and G and will get your toes tapping and your fingers fiddling!
The first book clearly showing the beginner how to play the fiddle. Includes many illustrations showing how to hold the bow and fiddle properly and many exercises to develop good bowing technique and learning how to play in tune. Great beginnner fiddle lessons.
"Volinworks, in two volumes, is a comprehensive method for the adult beginner, taking students carefully from the very first steps to around Grade 3 standard. The approach suits self-taught beginners as well as those who have teachers, and emphasizes the importance of good habits from day one, of using your ear, and of always aiming for the best sound. Each volume contains a wide selection of repertoire, plus detailed descriptions and photos to demonstrate correct playing positions. The accompanying CD includes play-along tracks for all pieces, with piano, string quartet, or band backings, plus aural exercises and downloadable PDFs of piano accompaniments. There are supporting video clips and additional resources on a dedicated website, making Violinworks a complete resource for all new learners."--Publisher's description.
Ken Kolodner's book presents transcriptions with detailed bowings in tandem withthree recorded versions of 35 Appalachian fiddle tunes ranging from some very common and easy tunes (for more beginning players) but also quite a few less typically played tunes. All transcriptions are based on festival versions of the tunes, meaning the versions are those most commonly encountered at jams andfestivals. The book includes a clearly written description of old time style focusingon default bowing systems designed to develop rhythmic bowing. Ideaspresented include Nashville shuffle, 3-1 bowing, bow rocking, ghost bows, anticipations, left-hand ornamentation, drones, chording, dissonances, altered tunings, the concept of swing, tips on learning by ear and more. The tunes are played three times each for nearly 150 minutes of recording: (1.) very slowly and simply; (2.) at a modest tempo and but with double-stops, dronesand other ornaments; and (3.) up-to-tempo. While this effort was designed for fiddlers, the recordings should serve as an excellent source for non-fiddlers at all levels who desire to build their repertoire and practice learning tunes by ear. The book and accompanying MP3 disc are appropriate for any level of player. Thedifficulty of the tunes ranges from simple to relatively complex. Similarly, thebowing techniques include the simplest ideas to relatively difficult. The three recorded speeds make the learning and processing of the tunes appropriate for all levels of players wishing to improve their ear training. and bull; Simple and highly accessible transcriptions with detailed bowings of 35 estival versions of Appalachian fiddle tunes and bull; All tunes are recorded three times to accommodate players at all levels of experience and bull; Includes comprehensive and practical discussion of old-time bowings and style and how to learn by ear and bull; Strong focus on developing default bowings to get the characteristic groove of old-time and bull; Designed for all levels of players and non-fiddlers who desire to improve their learning by ear and/or increase their repertoire
A Clawhammer Christmas by Dan Levenson is a collection of 30 of the most loved Christmas songs transcribed in tablature for the 5-string banjo in the clawhammer style with chords provided for accompaniment instruments. Written in his clear and traditional style, Dan has finally made these holiday favorites accessible to all clawhammer banjo players with good basic skills. All songs have been written in one of the three basic old-time banjo tunings of G, double-C or G modal. This will allow you to find the tune in a fingering you know and easily capo to your preferred singing key. Build your skills as you entertain family and friends and maybe even yourself! Ring in the holiday season with the joyful sound of the 5-string banjo played clawhammer style and have a double-thumb, drop-thumb Clawhammer Christmas!
Presenting our best ever and biggest ever collection of hand-picked Christmas classics for a wonderful holiday enjoyment. Our editions are meticulously crafted to give the absolute reading pleasure and that happy festive smile. So, what are you waiting for? Just come along... Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas-Tree Land (Mary Louisa Molesworth) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Peter Pan and Wendy (J. M. Barrie) Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Christmas with Grandma Elsie (Martha Finley) Anne of Green Gables (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Christmas Angel (Abbie Farwell Brown) At the Back of the North Wind (George MacDonald) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Birds' Christmas Carol (Kate Douglas Wiggin) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton) Oliver Twist (Charles Dickens) Happy Hearts (June Isle) The Doctor's Christmas Eve (James Lane Allen) Pollyanna (Eleanor H. Porter) Pollyanna Grows Up (Eleanor H. Porter) Children of the Tenements (Jacob A. Riis) Little Prudy's Sister Susy (Sophie May) Little Peter: A Christmas Morality (Lucas Malet) Snap-Dragons or, Old Father Christmas (Juliana Horatia Ewing) Christmas Holidays at Merryvale (Alice Hale Burnett) The Ice Queen (Ernest Ingersoll) Miss Santa Claus of the Pullman (Annie F. Johnston) The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (Amanda M. Douglas) Little Maid Marian (Amy Ella Blanchard) The Tailor of Gloucester (Beatrix Potter) Santa Claus's Partner (Thomas Nelson Page) The Upas Tree (Florence L. Barclay) A Versailles Christmas-Tide (A. S. Boyd) At the Black Rocks (Edward A. Rand) The Man Who Forgot Christmas (Max Brand)
It's beginning to look like Christmas in a rollicking holiday romance by beloved author Carolyn Brown. Footloose Liz Hanson has finally come home to Ringgold, Texas, with a hankering to settle down. All she wants for Christmas is a house of her own—and the man of her dreams. The house was easy. Now she's asking Santa to help her win over her extremely attractive neighbor Raylen O'Donnell, her teen crush all grown up, to make her Christmas dreams come true... New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Texas twang and inimitable sass shine through in this romantic holiday story. Previously published as Darn Good Cowboy Christmas.
