Internet Resources for Violin/Viola Students
CHRISTIAN:
Eight American Hymns and Spirituals (vl/piano) [Latham]
Hymns of Grace
(2 vls/piano) [Latham]
Nativity Hymns (2 vls/piano):
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2
[Latham]
Hymns of Peace (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
Hymns of Power (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
Hymns of Praise (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
Ten Easy Hymns (vl/piano) [Latham]
CHRISTMAS [Christmas Collection ]:
And Therefore Be Merry: Carols (St. Quar) [Latham]
Keeping Christmas (St. Trio) [Latham]
Christmas Traditions (St. Quar) [Latham]
Christmas Pops (St. Quar) [Latham]
Christmas Carol Fantasies (vla/piano) [Latham]
DUETS [More Duets ]:
Bartók 44 Duets (2 vls):
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2 .
Beethoven:
Three Duets (vl/vc)
Boccherini:
Duos (3) for two violins, Op. 5
Fifteen Duets for Violin and Cello [Latham]
Fifteen Duets for Violin and Viola [Latham]
Seasonal Favorites for Violin Duet [Latham]
Easiest Christmas Duets:
Book 1 ,
Book 2
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
Easy Violin/Piano DUETS:
Katherine & Hugh Colledge:
Stepping Stones ,
Shooting Stars ,
Fast Forward
de Bériot:
Air Varié in D Minor, Op. 1
Dancla:
Six Airs Variés, Op. 89
Dvorak:
Sonatina, Op. 100
Elgar:
Six Very Easy Pieces For Violin Op. 22
Hauptmann:
Easy Sonatinas
Lenkey (Arr.):
Easy Classical Sonatas
Mozart:
Wiener Sonatinen
Telemann:
6 Sonatinas
Old Masters for Young Players, Easy Classical Pieces:
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2 ,
Vol. 3
EASY PIANO DUETS:
44 Original Piano Duets: Haydn to Stravinsky
Essential Keyboard Duets:
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2 ,
Vol. 3 ,
Vol. 4 ,
Vol. 5
Easy Classical Piano Duets
The Joy of Piano Duets
POPULAR:
Anthems of America for Two Violins and Piano [Latham]
Holiday Jazz for String Quartet [Latham]
Jammin Jazz for String Quartet [Latham]
Cole Porter Album for String Quartet:
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2
[Latham]
STRING QUARTET:
Bach, Brandenburg Concertos (parts):
#1 ,
#2 ,
#3 ,
#4 ,
#5 ,
#6 .
Bach, Brandenburg Concerto:
#1 ,
#2 ,
#3 ,
#4 ,
#5 ,
#6
[Latham]
Bach:
Double Concerto for Two Violins for String Quartet
Elgar:
Nimrod
Handel:
Royal Fireworks Music for String Quartet [Latham]
Handel Messiah :
Vl 1 ,
Vl 2 ,
Vla ,
VC .
Handel:
Water Music for String Quartet [Latham]
Mozart:
Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart:
3 Divertimenti for String Quartet
Rabinowitz:
Suite for String Quartet
Saint-Saens: Fantaisie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124
Tchaikovsky:
Nutcracker Suite for String Quartet [Latham]
Vivaldi, Four Seasons :
Summer ,
Spring ,
Winter ,
Autumn .
Vivaldi:
Four Seasons [Latham]
Album of Easy String Quartets:
Vol I ,
Vol II
Collected Quartets:
Vol 1 (includes Pachelbel Canon) ,
Vol 2 . [Latham]
Ballet Classics for String Quartet [Latham]
Opera Favorites for String Quartet [Latham]
Tangos and More for String Quartet [Latham]
Hungarian and Slavonic Dances for String Quartet [Latham]
Baroque Theatre Music for String Quartet [Latham]
STRING TRIOS:
See also: Violin Trios ,
Trios with Viola
Wedding Album for String Trio:
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2 ,
Vol. 3
[Latham]
Airs and Graces: An Unusual Collection (Baroque) [Latham]
Mostly Handel for String Trio [Latham]
Celtic Classics for String Trio [Latham]
The Joplin Album for String Trio [Latham]
In Dulce Jubilo (Eight Traditional Carols for String Trio) [Latham]
Arkansas Traveler Collection for String Trio [Latham]
Six Waltzes for String Trio [Latham]
Six Yuletide Romps for String Trio [Latham]
Classic Opera for String Trio [Latham]
SUZUKI:
Suzuki Violin books, 2nd violin part, Vols. 1-3
Suzuki books arranged for string quartet:
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2 ,
Vol. 3 .
My Trio Book (Suzuki Violin Volumes 1-2 arranged for three violins):
Vl. 2 ,
Vl. 3 ,
Score
WEDDING:
The Violinist's Wedding Album for Violin and Keyboard [Latham]
Wedding Album 1 for Piano Trio [Latham]
Wedding Album for String Quartet:
Vol. 1 ,
Vol. 2 ,
Vol. 3 [Latham]
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Violin/Viola/Piano Literature
Advanced Violin Literature
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Student Concertos (violin)
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Collections - "Salon Pieces"
Duets:
Vl/vl ,
Vl/vla ,
Vla/vla ,
Vl/vc ,
Vla/vc ,
Vl/guitar
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Piano:
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Meter ,
Articulations ,
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String Pedagogy Materials:
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Works edited by Ivan Galamian
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Duets:
Vl/vl ,
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Vl/guitar
Easy Violin/Piano Duets | Easy Violin Trios
Violin Trios |
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Four Violins
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CD Sheet Music:
Violin Concertos: Ultimate Collection [
Contents
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Violin Methods: Ultimate Collection [
Contents
]
Violin Sonatas: Ultimate Collection [
Contents
]
Violin, Choral, Opera, Orchestral, Piano
|
Quartets
Printable Orchestral Parts & Scores
[Contents ]
Composers:
J.S. Bach:
Bach-Piano (Schirmer's ed.)
Violin, Viola, Keyboard
Amy Beach: Representative Works
John Cage: Representative Works
Nannerl Mozart
Fanny Mendelssohn
Clara Schumann
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I found this interesting observation on the rec.music.makers.piano . It was written by a jazz pianist/teacher, but I think it's very worthwhile and applies to strings:
Why Practice Scales:
There are many possible answers, depending on your background and your
goals. For a complete beginner, they help build finger dexterity by
giving you something to play that you can work on without being slowed
down by reading. They also teach you what notes are found in each key,
which makes reading music go more smoothly as you'll cease having to
read each note one at a time and start to see patterns within the key.
If you're planning on playing jazz or any other style with
improvisation, it teaches you what notes are available for use in
improvisation, and teaches your hand good fingering habits that will
hopefully come into play while improvising.
Handout: Violin/Viola, Piano - 3 octave scale fingerings
• Makeup of Major and Minor Scales
• Identifying Key Signatures
• Method for Memorizing Fingerings -
Violin |
Piano
Handout: Analysis of Carl Flesch Scale System
John Krakenberger: Galamian Scale System - Methodology
Free one- to three-octave Printable Violin and Viola Scales
Violin Scale Books
Viola Scale Books
Piano Scale Books
Two Octave Major and Minor scales for violin, viola, cello and bass
Galamian has a scale study method covering much the same material, but includes more contemporary harmonies, more diverse choice of fingerings, and a separate book with bowing options. Notes are only note heads, which is different than the Carl Flesch.
An even more contemporary scale and arpeggio study book with a jazz/rock influence is Mark Wood's Electrify Your Strings . This may be studied with an acoustic instrument and is well worth examining.
For fiddlers, I recommend the Mel Bay Fiddling Chord Book .