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Mel Bay Mastering the Violin: A Comprehensive Study for the Adult Learner - Denney - Violin - Book/Audio Online

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Author: Jean Denney
Format: Book with Audio Online
Instrumentation: Violin
Level: Beginning-Intermediate

Written for adults who may or may not have ever played before, Mastering the Violin gets right to the heart of violin playing. It is designed to accommodate the physical and mental needs of mature learners. The music has been thoughtfully selected from orchestral repertoire, traditional melodies, alternative styles, and new compositions. Through its comprehensive nature of reading and playing a wide range of notes and rhythms, this book will set you up to be able to play the music you want to play! Includes access to online audio.

Contents:
  • Equipment Essentials
  • Violin Anatomy
  • Forming a Bow Hold
  • Holding Your Bow
  • Holding Your Violin
  • Making a Great Sound
  • Bow Direction Notation
  • Open Strings
  • Rhythmic Notation
  • Time Signature
  • Pizzicato
  • Arco
  • Tempo
  • Left Hand
  • Fourth Position
  • First Position
  • Shifting
  • Listen: Samuel Barber, Adagio
  • Adagio
  • Adagio Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Counting
  • Intervals: Whole Steps and Half Steps
  • 1st-2nd Finger in First Position
  • Listen: Edvard Grieg, Peer Gynt
  • Morning Melody
  • Japanese Folk Song
  • 1st-2nd Finger in Fourth Position
  • 3rd Finger
  • Octave
  • 2nd-3rd Finger in First Position
  • Old Joe Clark
  • Scarborough Fair
  • 2nd-3rd Finger in Fourth Position
  • 4th Finger
  • Listen: Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1
  • Symphony No. 1 Theme
  • Rondeau
  • Rondeau Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Dotted Rhythms
  • Subdivision
  • Listen: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony 9
  • Ode to Joy
  • Amazing Grace
  • Slurred & Hooked Bowing
  • Slurs
  • Ode to Joy with slurs
  • Amazing Grace with slurs
  • Symphony No. 1 Theme with slurs
  • Ties
  • Sixteenth Notes
  • Listen: Johann Pachelbel, Canon in D
  • Canon
  • Canon Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Hooked Bowing
  • Be Thou My Vision
  • Aura Lee
  • Aura Lee Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Danny Boy
  • Major Scales and Key Signatures
  • Scale Degrees
  • D Major Scale
  • G Major Scale
  • Key
  • Key Signature
  • Circle of Fifths
  • Fiddle Tune
  • Accent
  • Shenandoah
  • Dynamics
  • Bow Placement
  • A Dynamic Etude
  • A Major
  • Park Bench
  • Park Bench Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Minor Scales & Key Signatures
  • Listen: Antonin Dvořk, Slavonic Dance No
  • E Minor Scale
  • Natural Minor Scale
  • Harmonic Minor Scale
  • Melodic Minor Scale
  • G Major/E Minor Scales
  • C Major/A Minor Scales
  • Accidentals and Finger Adjustments
  • Listen: Camille Saint-Sans, Symphony No. 3
  • Theme from Symphony No. 3
  • Listen: Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
  • Allegretto
  • Symphony No. 7 (II Allegretto)
  • Ave Verum Corpus
  • Ave Verum Corpus Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Preparatory Exercises for Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
  • Waltz from Sleeping Beauty
  • Chromatic Scale
  • Basin Street Blues
  • Sweet Georgia Brown
  • Double Stops
  • Listen: J. S. Bach, Chaconne
  • Putting It All Together
  • Study in G Major
  • Judys Jig
  • Presto
  • Presto Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Dargason
  • Ritardando
  • Pavane pour un Infante dfunte
  • Pavane pour un Infante dfunte Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Study in E Minor
  • Retake
  • E Minor Fantasy
  • E Minor Fantasy Piano/Guitar Accompaniment
  • Study in B-flat Major
  • Pie Jesu
  • Pie Jesu Piano Accompaniment
  • Caricia a mi madre
  • Listen: Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring
  • Simple Gifts
  • Study in G Minor
  • Violin Concerto Theme
  • Violin Concerto Theme Piano Accompaniment
  • Dedication in G Minor
  • About the Author

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