(Fast Track Music Instruction). FastTrack is (you guessed it!) a fast way to learn to play violin! Skeptical of method books? (Yeah, we think they're kind of boring, too.) That's why we've tried to make FastTrack different from the rest: user-friendly, plenty of cool songs, and a lot more fun. In addition to teaching you what you need to know about the violin, we've included lots of stuff you want to know the parts of the violin, bowings, fingerings, articulation, and much more. So, open the book, crack your knuckles, get your violin out of the case, and let's learn to play it!

Jan H���_mal�_ (1844-1915) was an influential Czech violinist and teacher, associated with Moscow Conservatory for 46 years. These are his progressive scale studies in 10 sections.

This outstanding album containing over 155 pages of favourite classical and traditional melodies, arranged for easy piano by Carol Barratt. Song List: - A Happy And Harmonious Blacksmith (Air - Suite No.5 In E Hwv 430) [Handel] - All Through The Night [Traditional Welsh] - Arioso [J. S. Bach] - Auld Lang Syne - Ave Maria [J. S. Bach] [Gounod] - Ave Maria Op.52 No.6 [Schubert] - Berceuse [Fauré] - Bourree And Air [Handel] - Bridal March [Lohengrin] [Wagner] - Can-can [Offenbach] - Chanson De Matin Op.15 No.2 [Elgar] - Charlie Is My Darling [Traditional Scottish] - Clair De Lune [Debussy] - Cockles And Mussels [Traditional Irish] - David Of The White Rock [Owen] - Drink To Me Only [Traditional English] - Elvira Madigan [Mozart] - English Country Garden [Traditional English] - For He Is An Englishman [Sullivan] - Für Elise [Beethoven] - Grand March (Aida) [Verdi] - Greensleeves - I Vow To Thee My Country [Holst] - Jerusalem [Parry] - Land Of Hope And Glory [Elgar] - Largo (Symphony No.9 In E Minor 'From The New World' Op.95) [Dvořák] - Largo [Handel] - Londonderry Air [Traditional Irish] - Meditation (Thais) [Massenet] - Minuet [Blavet] - Nimrod (Enigma Variations Op.36) [Elgar] - Nocturne [Borodin] - For The Wings Of A Dove [Mendelssohn] - Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) [Puccini] - Ode To Joy [Beethoven] - On Wings Of Song Op.34 No.2 [Mendelssohn] - Pavane Op.50 [Fauré] - Pilgrims' Chorus (Tannhauser) [Wagner] - Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor) [Borodin] - Radetzky March [Strauss I] - Serenade [Schubert] - Sheep May Safely Graze (Cantata No.208) [J. S. Bach] - Solfeggietto [C. P. E. Bach] - The Ash Grove [Traditional Welsh] - The Blue Danube Waltz Op.314 [Strauss II] - The Bluebells Of Scotland [Traditional Scottish] - The British Grenadiers [Traditional English] - The Cuckoo [Daquin] - The Minstrel Boy [Traditional Irish] - The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saëns] - Theme (Romeo And Juliet) [Tchaikovsky] - Theme (Vltava) [Smetana] - Theme From Piano Concerto No 1 [Tchaikovsky] - Themes From Carmen [Bizet] - Themes From La Calinda [Delius] - Third Sonata In C Minor [Guilmant] - To A Wild Rose (Woodland Sketches Op.51) [Macdowell] - Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince Of Denmark's March) [Clarke] - Two Songs [Schubert] - Two Themes From Rosamunde [Schubert] - Two Tunes (The Pirates Of Penzance) [Sullivan] - Waltz (Swan Lake) [Tchaikovsky] - Wedding March (A Midsummer Night's Dream) [Mendelssohn] - Wellington's Victory Op.91 (Battle Symphony) [Beethoven] - What A Little Moonlight Can Do [Woods] - Where E'er You Walk [Handel]

(Essential Elements for Strings). (Essential Elements for Strings and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000 for Strings) Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages. Books 1 and 2 also include access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) , the ultimate online music education resource - anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com to learn more! Method features: * Enhanced Starting System * Optimum Reinforced Learning * Pacing * Theory, History, Cross-Curriculum & Creativity * Performance Spotlights Book also includes My EE Library * (www.myeelibrary.com) - Instant Stream/Download/CD-ROM* * Start-up video Learn the basics * Play-along mp3 tracks for all exercises Features a professional orchestra * Duets and trios Print and play parts with friends * Music listening library Hear great pieces for orchestra! *Internet access required for My EE Library . Book includes instructions to order free opt. CD-ROM.

Nigel Hess's most recent film score is for Ladies in Lavender, the feature film directed by Charles Dance and starring Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith. Nigel has arranged the main theme from the film for Violin and Piano. The soundtrack, performed by virtuoso American violinist Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, is now available on Sony Classics. More information on Nigel Hess and his other works can be found at www.myramusic.com