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  • O'Connor Method, Viola Book 1
    O'Connor Method, Viola Book 1
    By Mark O'Connor () - If you teach viola or cello, discover why the O'Connor Method has taken the violin teaching world by storm! Carefully adapted for the unique technical demands for the violist and cellist, the O'Connor Method continues on the path toward allowing each student to thoroughly prepare herself for the dynamic world of string performance AND fall in love with playing!

    Mark O’Connor, arguably the greatest and most famous fiddler of all time, is an American original in every way. Currently at the pinnacle of his remarkable career, Mark has created a new American School of String Playing that promises to quickly take its place among the great works of string pedagogy.  The O'Connor Method employs classic string technique and theory to teach students to become skilled players. But more than that, the O'Connor Method uses familiar traditional American music to engage and motivate the young student. The lavishly illustrated books focus on well known traditional American tunes such as "Oh! Susanna," "Amazing Grace," "Appalachia Waltz" and "Soldier's Joy."

    The method seeks to instill a deep appreciation of America's musical history with background stories of all those that contributed to this rich heritage: Immigrants, African-American slaves, soldiers - all of whom together created what has become the new American Classical Music. A unique feature of this method is that through the progressive development of initially simple works, O'Connor demonstrates that there is more than one way to play a piece, adding an 'improvisational' twist not found in other methods. The goal of the O'Connor method is that young people everywhere will fall in love with playing music.



    Published by Mark O'Connor
    Catalog No. MO201
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    Price: $29.95
  • O'Connor Method, Viola Book 2
    O'Connor Method, Viola Book 2
    By Mark O'Connor () - If you teach viola or cello, discover why the O'Connor Method has taken the violin teaching world by storm! Carefully adapted for the unique technical demands for the violist and cellist, the O'Connor Method continues on the path toward allowing each student to thoroughly prepare herself for the dynamic world of string performance AND fall in love with playing!

    Mark O’Connor, arguably the greatest and most famous fiddler of all time, is an American original in every way. Currently at the pinnacle of his remarkable career, Mark has created a new American School of String Playing that promises to quickly take its place among the great works of string pedagogy.  The O'Connor Method employs classic string technique and theory to teach students to become skilled players. But more than that, the O'Connor Method uses familiar traditional American music to engage and motivate the young student. The lavishly illustrated books focus on well known traditional American tunes such as "Oh! Susanna," "Amazing Grace," "Appalachia Waltz" and "Soldier's Joy."

    The method seeks to instill a deep appreciation of America's musical history with background stories of all those that contributed to this rich heritage: Immigrants, African-American slaves, soldiers - all of whom together created what has become the new American Classical Music. A unique feature of this method is that through the progressive development of initially simple works, O'Connor demonstrates that there is more than one way to play a piece, adding an 'improvisational' twist not found in other methods. The goal of the O'Connor method is that young people everywhere will fall in love with playing music.



    Published by Mark O'Connor
    Catalog No. MO180A
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    Price: $29.95
  • Quick Steps To Notereading, Vol 1, Viola
    Quick Steps To Notereading, Vol 1, Viola
    By LORRAINE FINK (Rusch/Spinosa) -
    Published by Kjos
    Catalog No. 69VA
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    Price: $4.45
  • Quick Steps To Notereading, Vol 2, Viola
    Quick Steps To Notereading, Vol 2, Viola
    By LORRAINE FINK (Rusch/Spinosa) -
    Published by Kjos
    Catalog No. 70VA
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    Price: $3.45
  • Quick Steps To Notereading, Vol 3, Viola
    Quick Steps To Notereading, Vol 3, Viola
    By LORRAINE FINK (Rusch/Spinosa) -
    Published by Kjos
    Catalog No. 71VA
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    Price: $3.45
  • Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 1
    Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 1
    By Sassmannshaus () - The new English viola method for children 4 years and older 
    For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.

    The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for viola in a newly adapted version for today’s English speaking children.

    What makes this viola method so unique? 
    - Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
    - Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
    - Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
    - Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.
    Published by Barenreiter
    Catalog No. BA9686
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    Price: $19.99
  • Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 2
    Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 2
    By Sassmannshaus () - The new English viola method for children 4 years and older 
    For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.

    The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for viola in a newly adapted version for today’s English speaking children.

    What makes this viola method so unique? 
    - Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
    - Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
    - Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
    - Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.
    Published by Barenreiter
    Catalog No. BA9687
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    Price: $19.99
  • Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 3
    Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 3
    By Sassmannshaus () - The new English viola method for children 4 years and older 
    For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.

    The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for viola in a newly adapted version for today’s English speaking children.

    What makes this viola method so unique? 
    - Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
    - Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
    - Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
    - Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.
    Published by Barenreiter
    Catalog No. BA9688
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    Price: $19.99
  • Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 4
    Sassmannshaus - Early Start On The Viola, Volume 4
    By Sassmannshaus () - The new English viola method for children 4 years and older 
    For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.

    The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for viola in a newly adapted version for today’s English speaking children.

    What makes this viola method so unique? 
    - Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
    - Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
    - Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
    - Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.
    Published by Barenreiter
    Catalog No. BA9689
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    Price: $19.99
  • Scales for the Viola
    Scales for the Viola
    By Samuel Flor () -
    Published by Boston Music Co
    Catalog No. BMC13875
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    Price: $5.95
  • Sitt - Practical Viola Method
    Sitt - Practical Viola Method
    By Sitt, Hans (Ambrosio, W.f.) -
    Published by Carl Fischer
    Catalog No. O362
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    Price: $14.95
  • SOLOS AND ETUDES, BOOK 1 VIOLA
    SOLOS AND ETUDES, BOOK 1 VIOLA
    By Gerald Anderson (Robert Frost) -
    Published by Kjos
    Catalog No. 89VA
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    Price: $4.95
  • Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra, Viola
    Sound Differentiation for Beginning String Orchestra, Viola
    By Lenhart, Bush, Phill () - Sound Differentiation is a motivational, time-saving supplemental resource that provides differentiated parts for 15 well-known tunes---perfect for a variety of teaching situations, including odd or incomplete instrumentation, or when working with a mix of ability levels. The arrangements in this collection are ready for use in an adaptable format with identical parts for all instruments. The featured parts are tune, bass line, harmony, and variation, and each one can be assigned to your choice of soloists, instrument sections, or difficulty-leveled groupings of students of both like-instrumentation or mixed-instrumentation. The difficulty of each piece progresses throughout the book. Here are just some of the ways to differentiate with Sound Differentiation: * Group students into 3 categories based on skill level and assign level-appropriate parts. * Customize each arrangement by choosing the order in which students play each line of the song. * Teachers may assign a new line order using the blank Teacher Order column.
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-48705
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    Price: $8.99
  • Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1 [Viola]
    Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 1 [Viola]
    By Phillips, Boonshaft, () - Sound Innovations for String Orchestra is a revolutionary new method that combines time-tested educational concepts, input from thousands of teachers, and advances in modern technology. Using solid pedagogy that follows state and national music education standards, the methods can be customized by teachers to use their own experiences in creating the best approach for their unique classroom. Sound Innovations is available in two versions: Standard Edition and the custom Director's Choice Edition. Visit www.alfred.com/soundinnovations for more information. This title is available in SmartMusic.
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 34594
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    Price: $11.99
  • Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2 [Viola]
    Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2 [Viola]
    By () - Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with segmented presentation of new concepts and introducing ensemble playing. Isolating concepts and teaching them individually helps facilitate understanding of the more advanced material. Following the unique Sound Innovations organization, the book contains four levels, each of which is divided into several sections that introduces concepts separately and provides plenty of practice and performance opportunities to reinforce each lesson. Visit www.alfred.com/soundinnovations for more information. "Sound Innovations by Alfred Music is a dream-come-true method for beginning concert band and string orchestra. Its infusion of technology provides an open-ended architecture of the first order. This unique blend of time-tested strategies and technology offer a great foundation for a successful learning experience." ---John Kuzmich, Jr., BandDirector.com This title is available in SmartMusic.
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-34601
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  • Sound Innovations for String Orchestra: Creative Warm-Ups Viola Book
    Sound Innovations for String Orchestra: Creative Warm-Ups Viola Book
    By Phillips,Moss,Benham () - Sound Innovations: Creative Warm-ups emphasizes four aspects of string performance essential to the refinement of musicianship and skill at the intermediate level. Consistent with the Sound Innovations structure, students explore, develop, and refine (1) Sound Intonation; (2) Sound Rhythms; (3) Sound Bowing Fluency and Choreography; and (4) Sound Creativity. The levels can be used in the order that is best for your students' development, whether that means as individual warm-ups or as structured units. This material complements the content of Sound Innovations: Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra. Students will develop high-level listening skills through practicing intervals, chord tones and balance, major/minor/diminished/augmented chord qualities, drones, and extended hand patterns---including cello extension pedagogy. Students will also learn to analyze, audiate, and perform rhythms that create rhythmic independence and develop large group rhythmic ensemble playing. Bowing fluency exercises will lead students to play in all parts of the bow, start in different points of the bow, use expressive bow strokes, and execute fluid string crossings. A groundbreaking sequence of exercises and repertoire helps students develop a toolbox of material to use while improvising in distinct styles: classical, jazz, Latin, rock, and over a drone accompaniment. Video demonstrations of key skills and audio tracks of key exercises are referenced in the book and can be accessed online at www.alfred.com/SoundDevelopmentWarmUps. This title is available in SmartMusic.
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-44211
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    Price: $8.99
  • Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development Advanced, Viola
    Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development Advanced, Viola
    By () -
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-41097
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  • Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development Advanced, Viola
    Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development Advanced, Viola
    By () - Sound Innovations: Sound Development for Advanced String Orchestra continues the emphasis on playing with a characteristic, beautiful sound, but also focuses on 3-octave scales, particularly scales that students will need for regional auditions and all-states. Advanced technical skills are presented in four levels, consistent with the revolutionary and flexible Sound Innovations structure: (1) Sound Tone, (2) Sound Bowing, (3) Sound Shifting, and (4) Sound Scales and Arpeggios. The levels can be used in the order that is best for your students, as individual warm-ups, or as structured units. The perfect book to follow Sound Development for Intermediate String Orchestra, or for any advanced string ensemble or individual learner, your students will further refine the proper use of the bow, bow strokes, shifting, and 3-octave scales. This title is available in SmartMusic.
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-41097
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  • Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development, Viola
    Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development, Viola
    By Moss, Kirk/phillips, () - Sound Innovations: Sound Development emphasizes playing with a characteristic beautiful sound. The components of producing this sound are broken into four levels, consistent with the revolutionary Sound Innovations structure: (1) Sound Tone, (2) Sound Bowings, (3) Sound Shifting, and (4) Sound Scales, Arpeggios, Chorales, and Rhythms. The flexible levels can be used in the order that is best for your students, as individual warm-ups or as structured units. Your students will learn the proper use of the bow with the variables of tone, the next group of bowings needed for intermediate repertoire, and how to shift and play with vibrato. These skills are reinforced with comprehensive scales, arpeggios, sight-reading materials, rhythm exercises, and warm-up chorales. Video demonstrations of key skills are referenced in the book and can be viewed online at www.alfred.com/SoundDevelopmentVideo. This title is available in SmartMusic.
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-34608
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  • Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development, Viola
    Sound Innovations For String Orchestra: Sound Development, Viola
    By Moss, Kirk/phillips, () -
    Published by Alfred
    Catalog No. 00-34608
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