Stringtastic Book 1: Teacher's Accompaniment

Stringtastic Book 1 is a teaching book that combines playing with exploration of musical styles, suitable for violin, viola, cello, and double bass. It provides a complete piano score and 57 imaginative pieces to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence. The book is part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series and is ideal for individual and group tuition, as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings.

Format: Sheet music
Length: 80 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd

Stringtastic Book 1 is an engaging and interactive teaching tool that introduces students to various musical styles through play. Part of the comprehensive Stringtastic series, which allows violin, viola, cello, and double bass players to learn and play together in any combination, this book includes a Teachers Accompaniment book with the complete piano score. The book is designed to help students learn as they play, with 57 imaginative pieces that are specifically crafted to establish a solid playing technique and build confidence gradually.

Following on from Stringtastic Beginners, this book takes students from playing the notes of the D major scale to Grade 1 (Early Elementary). Each piece features equal-level duets for all instruments, making them ideal for individual and group tuition, as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. Additionally, every piece is accompanied by an exciting backing track and a piano-only track for practice, which can be downloaded from the accompanying website.

Mark Wilson and Paul Wood, the authors of Stringtastic Book 1, have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books. The presentation is designed to appeal to young learners, while the carefully crafted pedagogy will delight teachers. The Stringtastic integrated approach also emphasizes the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start.

Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies at Sheridan College, has expressed his enthusiasm for this method and looks forward to sharing it with his young students and colleagues in early music education.

Dimension: 305 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571542598