This is an exciting introduction to basic double stop playing on the violin. Using only first position and focusing on double stop sixths, the book is laid out in ten short sections. Exercises and short fiddle tunes are used to teach specific violin double stop techniques, such as reading two notes together, crossing strings to double stops, and finger spacing within the key of D major. As the book is studied, the student can learn how to hear the notes blend in double stops and work on a smooth tone from the bow. Double stops are also a great way to build finger strength, preparing the violinist for shifting and vibrato. This book works well alongside Playing in Keys for Violin, Book One, and can be followed by Double Stop Beginnings for the Violin, Book Two.

This is a basic introduction to double stop playing on the cello. Using only closed first position, the book is laid out in eight short sections. Exercises and short fiddle tunes are used to teach specific double stop techniques, such as switching fingers across strings. As the book is studied, the student can learn how to hear the notes blend in double stops, strengthen their left hand and fingers, and work on a smooth tone from the bow.

Double stops provide excellent learning material for the young and advancing cellist in this Rick Mooney book. More than 60 familiar folk songs—many in the Suzuki repertoire—help the student learn skills such as hearing intonation, shaping the hand correctly, shifting, extensions, and preparing for future repertoire.

Continue your study of double stops on the violin! Double Stop Etudes for the Violin, Book One continues where Double Stop Beginnings for the Violin, Book Two leaves off and helps you play double stops more in tune and with better tone. By giving you a solid knowledge of first position double stops in sixths, thirds, octaves, fourths, and fifths, this book gives you a strong foundation for intermediate and advanced violin playing. Exercises that teach you the scales and scale patterns in each key are followed by short, melodic etudes that use the notes that were just taught. This is a great book for early-intermediate students who want to reach the next level of violin playing!

HOW CHINA'S MOST CELEBRATED VIOLIN PRODIGY BECAME AN ENEMY OF STATE. The King of Violins is the heartbreaking story of China's most celebrated violin prodigy, Ma Sicong, who composed his first concerto at the age of 12. During his career, this gentle, dignified man composed 57 of the world's best-known symphonies and concertos and performed in front of hundreds of sold-out audiences across the globe. Chairman Mao Zedong declared Ma Sicong "a national treasure" and nicknamed him The King of Violins. Soon, Chairman Mao's brutal Cultural Revolution distorted the truth of Ma's life and work. He is forced to wear a dunce cap, and is publicly humiliated and physically abused by cadres of Red Guards as "a vile product of bourgeois thinking." Ma and his family make a breath-taking escape in the darkness to America. After Chairman Mao died in 1976, the real circumstances of Ma's poignant, bittersweet life were buried in the pages of history by an embarrassed Chinese government. Eleven years later, Ma died at the age of 76 in Philadelphia. The King of Violins, written in cooperation with all of Ma's remaining family members, and is the first politically balanced life story about this generous, conflicted musical genius. (Contains 89 rare vintage photographs).

Written to follow Learning the Cello, this book combines fun songs and easy exercises to help the beginning cello student play as much as possible. Cello Book One is an excellent companion to Knowing the Notes for Cello and The First Summer Study Book for Cello. Teachers can use this book as a method or as a supplemental study book for their beginning students who know a few notes but need more work on note-reading. Ce livre combine chansons amusantes et des exercices simples pour aider l'étudiant débutant jeu violoncelle autant que possible. "Cello Book One" est un excellent compagnon pour «Knowing the Notes for Cello". Les enseignants peuvent utiliser ce livre comme une méthode ou comme un livre d'étude supplémentaire pour leurs élèves débutants qui connaissent quelques notes, mais nécessite plus de travail sur la note de lecture. Este libro combina canciones divertidas y ejercicios sencillos para ayudar al estudiante violonchelo principio el juego tanto como sea posible. "Cello Book One" es un excelente compañero para "Knowing the Notes for Cello". Los profesores pueden utilizar este libro como un método o como un libro de estudio suplementario para sus estudiantes principiantes que saben unas pocas notas, pero necesita más trabajo en la nota de la lectura. Dieses Buch verbindet Spaß Lieder und einfache Übungen, um den Beginn cello student Spiel so viel wie möglich zu helfen. "Cello Book One" ist eine hervorragende Ergänzung zu "Knowing the Notes for Cello". Lehrer können dieses Buch als eine Methode oder als ergänzende Studie Buch für ihre Beginn Studenten, die sich ein paar Notizen wissen, brauchen aber mehr Arbeit auf Notenlesen zu verwenden.