New Directions for Strings - Viola Book 2 emphasises the expansion of students' musical horizons through the reinforcement of the US National Standards for Musical Education. Specific activities include theory, improvisation and composition, as well as singing. History and culture notes throughout the book increase students' knowledge of various composers and musical styles. New Directions for Strings represents the first method ever written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments. With more than 100 years of combined teaching experience, the authors of New Directions® for Strings explore many new directions, including equal integration of all the instruments, a tetrachord-based approach to support proper development of the left hand, and ensemble opportunities that occur throughout the book. Based on more than 100 years of combined teaching experience Written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments Supplemental music by Soon Hee Newbold and Elliot Del Borgo Includes 2 Play-Along CDs with each student book and the Teacher's Manual

For the first time the series "Bärenreiter’s Concert Pieces" presents arrangements of concertos for viola and violoncello. The editions are an ideal continuation of the Sassmannshaus string methods but can of course also be used independently. Since concerto op. 35 only employs the first position, it is suitable for beginners and young students. The piece has been transposed to make it easier to play. The concise foreword by renowned string pedagogues Christoph and Kurt Sassmannshaus introduces the work and points out its relevant technical requirements.

Available for more than a dozen instruments, these coordinated method books teach how to play in a rock band. Learn what all the great musicians seem to know intuitively – how to listen, interact and respond, improvise, and become part of the groove. This book and play-along CD will help improve your timing, technique, and reading ability to become the great Viola player that everyone wants to have in their band! Topics in the Viola book include: warming up, practice routines, learning by ear, theory & technique, rhythmic interpretation, reading, improvisation, interpreting lead sheets, and more. The accompanying CD features Berklee players and covers a wide variety of styles.

This Stephen Sondheim - Broadway Solos edition from the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-Along series features solo Viola arrangements of 14 fabulous Sondheim tunes, complete with CD accompaniment.

Learn to play 15 favourites from the Great White Way with this exciting new collection of Broadway Hits for Viola from the Hal Leonard Instrumental Play-along series. Features solo Viola arrangements of songs such as: Backwoods Barbie • Breathe • Expressing Yourself • Find Your Grail • Follow Your Heart • Ireland • Mama Who Bore Me • and more! Includes CD accompaniment with backing tracks.

For the development of technical skills and improved intonation, this A Scale In Time - Viola edition features a full collection of scales, chorales, etudes, and an expanded alternative styles section all in one book!A Scale In Time features: One and two octave scale patterns Major, natural minor and melodic minor Improvisation loops, studies and tunes for training in alternative styles Blues, mixolydian and lydian scales Etudes Chorales Rhythm Studies

Alto-Solo I by Patrick Marcland for solo Viola.

Does the thought of sight-reading make you groan? The ability to sight-read fluently is a vital skill, enabling you to learn new pieces more quickly and play with other musicians. The best-selling Improve Your Sight-reading! for Viola by renowned educationalist Paul Harris, is designed to help you overcome all your sight-reading problems, especially in the context of graded exams. Step by step you build up a complete picture of each piece, firstly through rhythmic and melodic exercises related to specific technical issues, then by studying prepared pieces with associated questions, and finally ‘going solo’ with a series of meticulously graded sight-reading pieces. New edition, devised to support the revised sight-reading criteria from the ABRSM from 2012.

The hits that made Michael Jackson the "King of Pop" are now available as a part of this instrumental series! The arrangements in this edition for Viola are completely compatible with the other books and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part as well as a fully orchestrated accompaniment CD. Titles: Beat It * Billie Jean * Black or White * Don't Stop * Human Nature * I Just Can't Stop Loving You * The Way You Make Me Feel * She's Out of My Life * Will You Be There (Theme from Free Willy) * Man in the Mirror * Thriller * You Are Not Alone.

For violin, viola and piano