Stringtastic Book 1: Viola

Stringtastic Book 1: Viola is a fun and engaging way for students to learn to play the viola. It is part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series, which allows violin, viola, cello, and double bass to learn and play together in any combination. The book includes 57 imaginative pieces that are specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence. The pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition, as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings. The book also includes an exciting backing track and a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 1: Teachers Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score, which works with any combination of the instrumental parts. The series is designed to appeal to young learners and thrill their teachers, with a careful and well-conceived pedagogy that gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making.

Format: Sheet music
Length: 40 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2022
Publisher: Faber Music Ltd

Stringtastic Book 1: Viola is an engaging and comprehensive music learning resource designed specifically for viola players. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series, which allows violin, viola, cello, and double bass players to learn and play together in any combination, this book teaches through playing, fostering a solid playing technique and building confidence step by step.

With 57 imaginative pieces, this book takes students from playing the notes of the D major scale to Grade 1 (Early Elementary). Each piece is accompanied by an exciting backing track and a piano-only track for practice, all available for download. The Stringtastic Book 1: Teachers Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score, which works with any combination of the instrumental parts.

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

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

Weight: 156g
Dimension: 305 x 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571542567