Superstart Violin

Author: Mary Cohen
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 9780571524426
Category : Recorded accompaniments (Violin)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Superstart is a breakthrough for beginner violinists, full of exciting music and fun activities from the very first lesson to inspire and stimulate pupils and teachers. Mary Cohen is one of Britain's leading string teachers and this new edition is a distillation of her many years of teaching and research - a core method now in one book. Complete violin technique is introduced from the start, providing a solid foundation and taking the player up to early elementary level. Carefully structured, each unit covers a clear technical point through expertly written pieces, providing the student with a true musical experience at each tiny step. Mary takes an imaginative child-orientated approach throughout, encouraging interaction and the exploration of new sound worlds through a superb variety of music. The accompanying CD provides all the piano accompaniments, with unique cue entries to help beginners get started. For extra flexibility, most of the pieces in the violin, viola and cello book are compatible, making this a great resource for individual or group teaching.

The Dance of the Violin

Author: Kathy Stinson
Publisher: Annick Press
ISBN: 1554519012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Even Joshua Bell makes mistakes, but there is always a second chance. As a young student of the violin, Joshua Bell learns about an international competition to be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He chooses a piece of music, which his teacher suggests may be too difficult, but Joshua is determined. It’s a piece of music he loves. At the competition, Joshua experiences the usual jitters. Once his name is called, he strides to the stage and begins to play, but almost immediately, he makes a mistake. As he is about to walk off the stage, he asks the judges if could try again. They agree, and this time, the playing is impeccable. Dušan Petricic’s brilliant illustrations full of movement and color, capture the sounds made by Joshua’s violin, from the missed notes to the swirling, uplifting strains of the perfectly executed piece. Children will readily empathize with Joshua’s misstep, but they will also learn that there is always a second chance.

Violin Technique in Practice

Author: Mary Cohen
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd
ISBN: 0571592023
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 81

Book Description
The full eBook version of Violin Technique in Practice in fixed-layout format, with downloadable audio. Violin Technique in Practice is an innovative approach to violin technique by Mary Cohen, developed from her unique 'weightless balance' methodology. Concise exercises are structured into sets that cover all aspects of technique alongside the author's expert advice guiding you through like a personal trainer. This book will develop a relaxed, secure technique and increase confidence in every part of the instrument - without the need to spend hours practising. It has been written with the needs of advanced students, teachers and professional players in mind, although the early sets are also ideal for use with students at late-intermediate level.

Superstar High: Nobody's Angels

Author: Isabella Cass
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1407051024
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Holly, Belle and Cat are first years at The Garrick School for the Performing Arts. It's one of the best stage schools in the world and the girls have a lot to prove. There's a big talent competition coming up and the three friends have entered, but will they succeed or simply make fools of themselves? The books explore the hopes, fears, fun and friendship involved as our heroines try to become superstars.

The Bach Cello Suites

Author: Steven Isserlis
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571366260
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
A unique Companion to J S Bach's iconic Cello Suites from internationally-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis. 'Isserlis is the master of the material, yet always able to make it accessible . . . It is an absolute treat to be led to this sublime music by such an ethusiastic expert.' MICHAEL PALIN 'The book I've always wanted: an accessible, eloquent guide to the world's greatest - and maybe most elusive - pieces of music. And written by the man I'd want to tell me about it. This is such a delight.' DERREN BROWN 'Illuminating.' OBSERVER 'Striking.' THE SPECTATOR Bach's six Cello Suites are among the most cherished of all the works in the classical music literature. Shrouded in mystery - they were largely unknown for some two hundred years after their composition - they have acquired a magical aura which continues to attract and fascinate audiences the world over. To cellists they represent a musical bible, to listeners, scarcely less. Through what are on the surface simple dance suites, Bach takes us on a spiritual journey like no other, leading us from joy to tragedy, concluding in jubilation, even triumph. Award-winning international cellist Steven Isserlis, whose recent recording of the Suites met with the highest critical acclaim, goes deep into that emotional journey, bringing to bear all his many years' experience of performing the Suites. His book is intended as a rewarding companion for all music lovers, ranging from the casual listener to the performing musician. By offering his own very personal observations of the music, Isserlis's aim is to take the reader further into the world of the Suites in order to enhance the experience of hearing some of the greatest works ever composed. Praise for Steven Isserlis' BACH: THE CELLO SUITES 'The most wonderful cello-playing, surely among the most consistently beautiful to have been heard in this demanding music.' GRAMOPHONE 'Isserlis has done the impossible. He has given the listener something new, and indeed something outstandingly good . . . This recording can sit proudly on the shelf alongside the great recordings of Casals and Rostropovich. In fact, I may find myself picking it up as the favourite.' BBC RADIO 3

Superstar High: Don't Stop Believing

Author: Isabella Cass
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1409096661
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496

Book Description
Now halfway through their first year at the world-famous Garrick School of Performing Arts, things are hotting up for Cat, Belle and Holly - life as a superstar just gets busier! Hot on the heels of her success in the dance department show, Holly is thrilled to land an amazing duet in the end of term Musical Spectacular. But there's a lot to live up to - can she and her partner, Zak, cope with the pressure and give the performance of their life? Evil Bianca seems even more determined to annoy Belle this term, so when they end up singing together in the show, sparks fly - even Belle's gorgeous boyfriend Jack can't make her feel better. And Cat is sudenly fitting in dating around her already busy schedule when her friends concoct a Get-Cat-A-Boyfriend Plan. Will she find the boy of her dreams?

Cello and Double Bass Ensemble Music

Author: Nancy Price
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 132992715X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Bibliography of Cello and Double Bass Ensemble Music for Three or More Celli and/or Double Basses

The Cello Suites

Author: Eric Siblin
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN: 0802197973
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
An award-winning journey through Johann Sebastian Bach’s six cello suites and the brilliant musician who revealed their lasting genius. One fateful evening, journalist and pop-music critic Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites—an experience that set him on an epic quest to uncover the mysterious history of the entrancing compositions and their miraculous reemergence nearly two hundred years later. In pursuit of his musicological obsession, Siblin would unravel three centuries of intrigue, politics, and passion. Winner of the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction and the McAuslan First Book Prize, The Cello Suites weaves together three dramatic narratives: the disappearance of Bach’s manuscript in the eighteenth century, Pablo Casals’s discovery and popularization of the music in Spain in the late nineteenth century, and Siblin’s infatuation with the suites in the present day. The search led Siblin to Barcelona, where Casals, just thirteen and in possession of his first cello, roamed the backstreets with his father in search of sheet music and found Bach’s lost suites tucked in a dark corner of a store. Casals played them every day for twelve years before finally performing them in public. Siblin sheds new light on the mysteries that continue to haunt this music more than 250 years after its composer’s death: Why did Bach compose the suites for the cello, then considered a lowly instrument? What happened to the original manuscript? A seamless blend of biography and music history, The Cello Suites is a true-life journey of discovery, fueled by the power of these musical masterpieces. “The ironies of artistic genius and public taste are subtly explored in this winding, entertaining tale of a musical masterpiece.” —Publishers Weekly “Siblin’s writing is most inspired when describing the life of Casals, showing a genuine affection for the cellist, who . . . used his instrument and the suites as weapons of protest and pleas for peace.” —Booklist, starred review

The Cello Suites

Author: Eric Siblin
Publisher: House of Anansi
ISBN: 0887848796
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 330

Book Description
One autumn evening, shortly after ending a ten-year stint as a pop-music columnist for the Montreal Gazette, Eric Siblin attended a concert at Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music. There, something unlikely happened: he fell in love with a piece of classical music -- Bach's cello suites. Part biography, part music history, and part literary mystery, The Cello Suites weaves together three dramatic stories: The first features Johann Sebastian Bach and the missing manuscript of his suites from the eighteenth century; the second is that of Pablo Casals and his incredible discovery of the manuscript in Spain in the early twentieth century; and the third is Eric Siblin's own infatuation with the suites in the twenty-first century. This love affair leads Siblin to the back streets of Barcelona, a Belgian mansion, and a bombed out German palace; to interviews with cellists Mischa Maisky, Anner Bylsma, and Pieter Wispelwey; to archives, festivals, conferences, and cemeteries; and even to cello lessons -- all in pursuit of answers to the mysteries that continue to haunt this piece of music more than 250 years after its composer's death. The Cello Suites is an incomparable, beautifully written, true-life journey of passion, imagination, and discovery, fuelled by the transcendent power of a musical masterpiece.

Baby Brains Superstar

Author: Simon James
Publisher: Walker
ISBN: 9781406302028
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A musically gifted baby is invited to play the electric guitar at a star-studded rock concert.