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Teaching Resources - Strings

Kreutzerini for Viola (Géza Szilvay, arr. by David Banney)

Viola

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42 Finger Exercises for perfect intonation in the first position - Supplementary material for the Colourstrings Viola ABC Book B. â€‹

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Arpeggios for the Violin, Vol. 1 (One Octave)

Violin 

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One-octave arpeggios are introduced with sol-fa, with improvisation exercises at the end of each chapter.

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Shifting. How To Get There and What To Do When You Arrive. Vol. 1

Violin ​

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Third position is introduced through sol-fa, with exercises and duos.

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Bowing - A Daily Routine for Violinists

Violin 

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Practice every bow stroke every day! Each important bow stroke is introduced with short foundational exercises so that every bow stroke can be practiced in a short period of time each day.

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Arpeggios for the Violin, Vol. 2 (Two Octaves)

Violin 

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Building on Vol. 1, two-octave arpeggios​ are introduced with sol-fa (I, IV, V) as well as the diminished and dominant seventh. Improvisation and harmonisation exercises are included at the end of each chapter.

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The B Book (String Orchestra)

String Orchestra (or chamber ensemble - variable numbers)

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A collection of works suitable for early intermediate orchestra of short works by composers whose names start with the letter B, from Byrd in the Renaissance to Bartok and Banney in the twentieth and twenty-first century. 

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Bowing - A Daily Routine for Violists

Viola

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Practice every bow stroke every day! Each important bow stroke is introduced with short foundational exercises so that every bow stroke can be practiced in a short period of time each day.

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Musical Families

Violin 

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A violinist's guide to modulation between major and minor, tonic and dominant.

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