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  • Quik FAQ: Most Frequently Asked Questions on YahooAnswers
  • Internet Resources for Violin/Viola Students
  • Connie's Violin Page
  • Survival Guide for String Parents and Students


  • Great Bach to School Instruments


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    Survival Guide for String Students & Parents
  • How can I determine if this violin or viola is the right size?
  • Tips on Purchasing Instruments
  • Buying versus Renting
  • Care of Orchestral Instruments
  • Orchestral Etiquette

    Bridge Setup and Maintenance of Violins/Violas
    (printable pdf file)



  • Free SHEET MUSIC
    See also: Composer' Corner (free or almost free arrangements or new works)



    String Quartet - Easier:
    Christian http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#christian
    Christmas http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#christmas
    Popular http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#christian
    Classical http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#stringquartet
    Suzuki http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#suzuki
    Wedding http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#wedding

    Duets:
    Violin / Violin http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vlvl
    Violin / Viola http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vlvla
    Viola / Viola http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vlavla
    Violin / Cello http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vlvc
    Viola / Cello http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vlavc
    Violin / Guitar http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vlguitar

    Easy Violin/Piano Duets:
    http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#vlpiano_duets

    Violin Trios:
    http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#vltrios

    Trios with Viola:
    http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#trios

    Four Violins:
    http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#4vls

    Unusual Combination of Instruments:
    http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#unusual

    Also see: Advanced Chamber Music Literature

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  • Bridge Setup and Maintenance of Violins/Violas (printable pdf file)

  • Size Charts

  • violin outfit

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    Anniversary Waltz

    Accolay D Minor

    All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

    Amazing Grace

    Because He Lives: page 1, page 2

    Blessed Assurance: page 1, page 2

    Devil's Trill

    Happy Birthday, violin/piano

    Hungarian Dance No. 5 New!

    Joyful, Joyful (Beethoven 9th, last mm)

    Star Spangled Banner, violin/piano

    Sweet Hour of Prayer: page 1, page 2

    This is My Father's World



    123 sheet music

    8notes.com

    Beethoven Violin Sonata Op.30 No. 1, Viola transcription

    Dr.Feezell.com

    FreeSheetmusic.net

    FreeScores.com

    Happy Birthday

    Mutopia

    Scales & Arpeggios

    Silent Night

    Viola-in-Music.com

    ViolinandViola




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    Free Fiddle
    Nigel Gatherer's ABC Collection
    Hope Grietzer: Tune of the Month
    Tune Finder
    Tunes at Ceolas
    The Session
    Hetzler's Fakebook
    TuneWeb
    Chris Peterson
    Free tablature
    Fiddle Sites

    Free Anime
    Ichigos Sheet Music
    Josh's Anime Sheet Music Collection
    Anime Scores
    Anime Sheet Music
    Anime Academy Lounge (chat)
    animesheetmusic; YahooGroup

    Free MP3 Files
    Piano: Major Scales, Minor Scales, Modal, Chromatic
    Chords: Triads, 7th Chords
    Intervals, Consonance and Dissonance
    Violin/Viola: Meter, Articulations, Timbre

    Free Violin Videos
    How to Play Violin
    Arts Alive: Pinchas Zukerman Masterclass
    How to Play the Violin, ExpertVillage
    How to Play the Violin, Wikihow
    How to Start to Play the Violin, eHow
    Michael Hegeman
    London Symphony Orchestra master class
    OnlineLessonVideos
    ProfessorV's Videos on YouTube
    Roy Sonne
    Todd Ehle, Video playlist
    Violin Masterclass
    The Violin Site

    Free Study Guides
    Music History/Theory Guide to Studying for Placement Tests
    Grout History of Western Music: Outlines and Time Lines

    1. Analysis of Carl Flesch Scale System
    2. Cadential Formulas
    3. Common String Articulations
    4. Dynamics
    5. Forms
    6. Modes
    7. Musicology
    8. Non-Harmonic Tones
    9. Non-Traditional String Sound Resources
    10. Orchestra: Two Essays
    11. Ornaments
    12. Piano Pedals
    13. Violin/Viola, Piano: 3 octave fingerings
    14. J.S. Bach: Music | Recordings | Books | Links
    15. Violin: Early History
    16. Bridge Setup & Maintenance of Violins/Violas New!
    17. Public Domain Materials for Intermediate Violin & Viola Students New!

    Violin/Viola/Piano Literature
    Advanced Violin Literature
    Advanced Viola Literature
    Advanced Chamber Literature
    Student Concertos (violin)
    Viola Concertos
    Collections - "Salon Pieces"
    Duets: Vl/vl, Vl/vla, Vla/vla, Vl/vc, Vla/vc, Vl/guitar
    Easy Violin/Piano Duets | Violin Trios
    Trios with Viola | Four Violins
    Chamber Music with Piano New!

    Media
    Complete Quartets
    100 Favorite Recordings
    Music in Films
    Theory & String Articulations
    Andrew Manze Collector
    Amy Beach Collector
    Perlman Collector
    Glenn Gould Collector

    Orchestral Masterworks CD-ROM [Contents]
    Complete Parts Violin I and II:
    I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.
    Complete Viola Parts:
    I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.




    Online Tuner
    (Interactive!)
    Online Metronome
    (click on outside ring to change setting)
    Violin Diagram
    (parts of the violin)




    Free Downloads of Music Documents
    from
    Universal Library
    [Note that I have not included sheet music or books on luthiery]
    See also: Grout History of Western Music: Outlines and Time Lines


  • Leopold Auer: Violin Playing as I Teach it

  • Manfred F. Bukofzer: Music in the Baroque Era from Monteverdi to Bach

  • Charles Burney: A General History of Music

  • Fanny Burney, Memoirs of Dr. Charles Burney: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3

  • Benjamin Cutter: How to Study Kreutzer: A Handbook for the Daily Use of Violin Teachers

  • George Dubourg: The violin : some account of that leading instrument and its most eminent professors, from its earliest date to the present time : with hints to amateurs, anecdotes, etc.

  • François-Joseph Fétis: Biographical notice of Nicolo Paganini, with an analysis of his compositions, and a sketch of the history of the violin

  • Arthur Foote: Modern harmony in its theory and practice; A key to the 501 exercises in Modern harmony in its theory and practice

  • Arthur Hutchings: The Baroque Concerto

  • Joseph Joachim: Violinschule

  • Frederick Herman Martens: Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers

  • Leopold Mozart: A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing

  • Jacob August Otto: A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments; together with an account of the most celebrated makers, and of the genuine characteristics of their instruments

  • Marc Pincherle: Vivaldi: Genius Of The Baroque

  • John Playford: The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing countrydances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 2d. The 4th ed., containing 360 of the choicest old and new tunes now used at court, and other publick places. The whole work rev.

  • Camille Saint-Saëns: Outspoken essays on music

  • Kathleen Schlesinger: The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates

  • Nicolas Slonimsky: Baker's Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians (1958)

  • Louis Spohr: Louis Spohr's celebrated violin school

  • Charles Widor: The technique of the modern orchestra; a manual of practical instrumentation

  • Edith Lynwood Winn: How to study Fiorillo, a detailed, descriptive analysis of how to practice these studies, based upon the best teachings of representative, modern violin playing



  • Popular Music (not free)
    See also:
    Fiddle Tunes | Fake Books

    J.S. Bach: Air On The G String (Violin/Piano)
    The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney - 60 Greatest Hits (Violin)
    The Beatles: Beatles Best - Easy Piano
    John Lennon: Imagine (treble instrument, piano, guitar chords)
    John Lennon: Imagine - Easy Piano
    Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean (Violin)
    John Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices
    Johann Pachelbel: Canon In D
    Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings (Violin/Piano)
    Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell
    Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Phantom of the Opera (Violin)
    John Williams: Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets (Violin/Piano)
    John Williams: Itzhak Perlman: Three Pieces From "Schindler's List"
    The Godfather: Trilogy-Vocal line suitable for violin,
    Theme-String Orch
    The Disney Fake Book
    High School Musical (Violin)
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Music from Titanic (Violin)
    My Heart Will Go On - Love Theme From Titanic (String Quartet)
    Music From Titanic (String Quartet)
    Movie Songs (Violin)
    Sweeney Todd (vocal, piano, guitar)
    Beyonce: At Last, Halo, If I Were a Boy
    Coldplay: Viva La Vida, Speed of Sound, Best (Easy Piano)
    Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics

    Michael Jackson:
    Number Ones (voice/piano/guitar), Thriller (voice/piano/guitar),
    Say Say Say - Jackson/McCartney (voice/piano/guitar),
    We Are the World (voice/piano/guitar),
    ABC, I'll Be There, Billie Jean (vocal/piano),
    Bad (band), Tribute to MJ (band), You Are Not Alone (band)
    Heal the World (flute trio/keyboard),

    Alicia Keys: No One
    Red Hot Chili Peppers: Best of
    Rihanna: Take a Bow, Shut Up and Drive, Don't Stop the Music
    Taylor Swift: Love Story, Fearless, Our Song,
    Teardrops on My Guitar, White Horse
    Shania Twain: Greatest Hits


    Frederick M. Noad, Solo Guitar Playing: Bk 1 & CD, Bk 2 & CD
    Aaron Shearer, Classic Guitar Technique: Vol. 1, Vol. 2
    Lawrence Ferrara, Student Repertoire Series: Vol. 1, Vol. 2
    FastTrack Guitar Method: Bk. 1, Bk. 2, Chords & Scales,
    Songbook: Bk. 1, Bk. 2
    Jerry Snyder's Guitar School: Method Book 1 & CD ,
    Method Book 2 & CD


    Heifetz Collection
    Fritz Kreisler Collection
    Violin Pieces the Whole World Plays
    Masterpieces for Violin
    Ave Maria - Schubert-Wilhelmj (ed. Heifetz)
    The Swan - Saint-Saëns (ed. Heifetz)
    Plaisir d'Amour - Martini (ed. Marder)
    Kanon und Gigue in D-Dur - Pachelbel
    Melody Op. 42 - Tchaikovsky









    Simply Violin: 40 Christmas Songs for Violin in First Position
    My Very Best Christmas: Violin ed., Viola ed., Cello ed.
    Easiest Christmas Duets: Book 1, Book 2
    Christmas Music for Violin Duet
    Joy to the World-28 Easy Christmas Duets
    My Very Best Christmas-Violin Edition: 17 Violin Solos
    Two For Christmas, 16 Duets For C Instruments
    Easy Violin Duets-1st position, J.S. Bach
    Easy Violin Duets-1st position, Mozart
    Easy Baroque Duets For Violin
    Christmas Duets
    Christmas Traditions for String Quartet
    Brandenburg Concertos (parts): #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6.
    Boccherini: Duos (3) for two violins, Op. 5
    Elgar: Nimrod
    Handel: Royal Fireworks Music for String Quartet
    Handel Messiah: Vl 1, Vl 2, Vla, VC.
    Handel: Water Music for String Quartet
    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite for String Quartet
    Vivaldi, Four Seasons: Summer, Spring, Winter, Autumn.
    Christmas





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