Feel excited to start the cello. Superstart Cello is a complete learner method to start you off on the right track as a musician. This collection of fun pieces and activities is the result of Mary Cohens extensive experience one of Britains leading string teachers. Flourish as a cellist with the firm foundation provided in this guide. Begin with a carefully crafted learning process. Units well-organised for optimal progress are introduced through the Complete Cello technique. You will learn a new technical point in each section then put it into practice through the varied repertoire of pieces which explore a mix of new sound worlds.

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The Superstart Series A series giving the perfect start to musicianship. In this collection Mary Cohen provides both learners and teachers alike with a comprehensive guide to learning string instruments. You will be clear on what techniques to cover and in which order with this structure created by a leading string teacher. Teachers get an extra help if you choose to purchase the separate accompanying book so you can play along with a student on your string instrument. Students will get the satisfaction of being accompanied at home as well with the included piano accompaniments. Playing along to the piano track will help with timing and rhythm and with the unique cue entries to help beginners know when to start playing you can avoid any initial confusion. Specifications ISBN: 0571522963 Publisher: Faber Music Arrangement format: Instrumental Solo Instruments: Cello Difficulty: Beginner Syllabus: 2012-2015 Exam Board: ABRSM Grades: Grade 1 Pages: 48 Language: English

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Feel excited to start the violin. Superstart Violin is a complete learner method to start you off on the right track as a musician. This collection of fun pieces and activities is the result of Mary Cohens extensive experience one of Britains leading string teachers. Flourish as a violinist with the firm foundation provided in this guide. Begin with a carefully crafted learning process. Units well-organised for optimal progress are introduced to develop complete violin technique. You will learn a new technical point in each section then put it into practice through the varied repertoire of pieces which explore a mix of new sound worlds.

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The Superstart Series A series giving the perfect start to musicianship. In this collection Mary Cohen provides both learners and teachers alike with a comprehensive guide to learning string instruments. You will be clear on what techniques to cover and in which order with this structure created by a leading string teacher. Teachers get an extra help if you choose to purchase the separate accompanying book so you can play along with a student on your string instrument. Students will get the satisfaction of being accompanied at home as well with the included piano accompaniments. Playing along to the piano track will help with timing and rhythm and with the unique cue entries to help beginners know when to start playing you can avoid any initial confusion. Specifications ISBN: 0571524427 Publisher: Faber Music Arrangement format: Instrumental Solo Instruments: Violin Difficulty: Beginner Syllabus: 2012-2015 Exam Board: ABRSM Grades: Grade 1 Pages: 48 Language: English

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Choose from the best. The Best of Grade 1 violin book is a collection of the most loved violin studies. Boasting one piece from each list of the 2008 – 2013 Associated Board syllabus the Best of Grade 1 violin book is perfect for grade preparation. Technically tried and test all the pieces in The Best of Grade 1 violin book have been researched by violin expert Jessica O?Leary. This mixture of current favourites and forgotten gems provide an excellent musical foundation for any keen musician. The pieces and studies found in The Best of Grade 1 book are often found on the ABRSM syllabus. Included with the book are tracks of performances and piano accompaniments as well as useful practice tips.

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Contents From Old Vinna (Trad) Noel Nouvelet (Trad) Slovak Song (Trad) The Grey Dove (Komarovsky) What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor? (Trad) Rondeau (Purcell ) Largo from the New World Symphony (Dvoøák) Elenke (Trad) Waltz from ‘The Merry Widow’(Lehár) Sharks (Huws Jones) Fanfare (Corrette) Fly High Pterodactyl (Lumsden/Wedgwood) Land of the Silver Birch (Waterfield/Beach) Oh Lady Be Good! (Gershwin) March from ‘Scipio’ (Handel)Reviews “This comprehensive collection of violin pieces is a super addition to the lexicon of violin albums. Each volume contains between 14 & 15 varied pieces in style period and technical demands. ….There is also an invaluable note on the cover page as to which pieces are in the current AB and Trinity exam board syllabuses. Each gives 8 piano A’s (!) from which to tune and also a useful click track preceding accompaniment tracks that start together with the violin.” – ARCO Spring 2013 “These are well produced and presented editions to include CD’s offering a good mix and blend of styles through the best exam pieces every for the major boards…. All 5 volumes make a significant contribution of pieces to play for pleasure enrichment and enjoyment. A very useful resource.” – ARCO Magazine Spring 2013 Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Exam Board: ABRSM Author: Jessica O’Leary Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571536913

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Choose from the best. The Best of Grade 2 violin book is a collection of the most loved violin studies. Boasting one piece from each list of the 2008 – 2013 Associated Board syllabus the Best of Grade 2 violin book is perfect for grade preparation. Technically tried and test all the pieces in The Best of Grade 2 violin book have been researched by violin expert Jessica OLeary. This mixture of current favourites and forgotten gems provide an excellent musical foundation for any keen musician. The pieces and studies found in The Best of Grade 2 book are often found on the ABRSM syllabus. Included with the book are tracks of performances and piano accompaniments as well as useful practice tips.

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Contents Waltz from ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (Tchaikovsky) Rigaudon (Rameau) Gavotte (Martini) Gavotte (Chèdeville) Andante from ‘6 Easy Pieces’ op.22 (Elgar) March of the Hunters from Der Freischutz (Weber) The Contented Frog (Wedgwood) Siberian Galop (Wedgwood) Kalinka (Trad) Got those 3rd Position Blues? (Huws Jones) Groundhog (Trad) Simple Gifts (Trad) Caribbean Sunshine (Blackwell) Moon River (Mancini/Mercer) Wind Up (Kraemer) Through My Window (Kraemer)Reviews “This comprehensive collection of violin pieces is a super addition to the lexicon of violin albums. Each volume contains between 14 & 15 varied pieces in style period and technical demands. ….There is also an invaluable note on the cover page as to which pieces are in the current AB and Trinity exam board syllabuses. Each gives 8 piano A’s (!) from which to tune and also a useful click track preceding accompaniment tracks that start together with the violin.” – ARCO Spring 2013 Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Exam Board: ABRSM Author: Jessica O’Leary Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571536921

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Choose from the best. The Best of Grade 3 violin book is a collection of the most loved violin studies. Boasting one piece from each list of the 2008 – 2013 Associated Board syllabus the Best of Grade 3 violin book is perfect for grade preparation. Technically tried and test all the pieces in The Best of Grade 3 violin book have been researched by violin expert Jessica OLeary. This mixture of current favourites and forgotten gems provide an excellent musical foundation for any keen musician. The pieces and studies found in The Best of Grade 3 book are often found on the ABRSM syllabus. Included with the book are tracks of performances and piano accompaniments as well as useful practice tips.

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Contents German Dance (Beethoven) Gavotte from Suite BWV1012 (Bach) 2010 (Wedgwood) Build that Wall (Wedgwood) Through the Rainbow (Waterfield) Overnight Mail Express (Cohen) Second Stride (Huws Jones) Banana Skin (Huws Jones) Tourna a Surriento (Huws Jones) Theme from Caprice no.24 (Huws Jones) Sleep Song (Humperdinck) Waltz Op.39 No.15 (Brahms) Norwegian Folk Tune (Grieg) Here’s to the Maiden (Trad) Bourrée (Telemann)Reviews “This comprehensive collection of violin pieces is a super addition to the lexicon of violin albums. Each volume contains between 14 & 15 varied pieces in style period and technical demands. ….There is also an invaluable note on the cover page as to which pieces are in the current AB and Trinity exam board syllabuses. Each gives 8 piano A’s (!) from which to tune and also a useful click track preceding accompaniment tracks that start together with the violin.” – ARCO Spring 2013 Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Exam Board: ABRSM Author: Jessica O’Leary Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 057153693X

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Choose from the best. The Best of Grade 4 violin book is a collection of the most loved violin studies. Boasting one piece from each list of the 2008 – 2013 Associated Board syllabus the Best of Grade 4 violin book is perfect for grade preparation. Technically tried and test all the pieces in The Best of Grade 4 violin book have been researched by violin expert Jessica OLeary. This mixture of current favourites and forgotten gems provide an excellent musical foundation for any keen musician. The pieces and studies found in The Best of Grade 4 book are often found on the ABRSM syllabus. Included with the book are tracks of performances and piano accompaniments as well as useful practice tips.

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Contents Glass (Fitkin) Scottish Brawl (Attaingnant) Rondino (Hadjiev) Mazurka (Baklanova) Prelude (Cohen) Rondeau from Abdelazar (Purcell) Rondino (Hadjiev) Air Polonais (Weber) Concerto in D major (Telemann) Preludio (Vivaldi) La Cinquantaine (Gabriel-Marie) Hindu Song (Rimsky-Korsakov ) Virelai (Elgar) Fly Me To The Moon(Howard) Sometime Maybe (Wedgwood)Reviews “This comprehensive collection of violin pieces is a super addition to the lexicon of violin albums. Each volume contains between 14 & 15 varied pieces in style period and technical demands. ….There is also an invaluable note on the cover page as to which pieces are in the current AB and Trinity exam board syllabuses. Each gives 8 piano A’s (!) from which to tune and also a useful click track preceding accompaniment tracks that start together with the violin.” – ARCO Spring 2013 Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Exam Board: ABRSM Author: Jessica O’Leary Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571536948

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Choose from the best. The Best of Grade 5 violin book is a collection of the most loved violin studies. Boasting one piece from each list of the 2008 – 2013 Associated Board syllabus the Best of Grade 5 violin book is perfect for grade preparation. Technically tried and test all the pieces in The Best of Grade 5 violin book have been researched by violin expert Jessica OLeary. This mixture of current favourites and forgotten gems provide an excellent musical foundation for any keen musician. The pieces and studies found in The Best of Grade 5 book are often found on the ABRSM syllabus. Included with the book are tracks of performances and piano accompaniments as well as useful practice tips.

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Contents Survivor (Wedgwood) Andante from Sonatina no.4 Op.48 (Pleyel) Stephanie-Gavotte (Czibulka) Reflection (McGuire) Midnight Song (Woolrich) Cossack Dance (Kraemer) Cradle Song (Bridge) Sicilienne (Fauré) Salut d’Amour Op.12 (Elgar) Rondo (Hajdu) Passamezzo (Ortiz) Sonata in Bb (Haydn) Sarabanda and Giga (Corelli) Allegro (Leclair)Reviews “This comprehensive collection of violin pieces is a super addition to the lexicon of violin albums. Each volume contains between 14 & 15 varied pieces in style period and technical demands. ….There is also an invaluable note on the cover page as to which pieces are in the current AB and Trinity exam board syllabuses. Each gives 8 piano A’s (!) from which to tune and also a useful click track preceding accompaniment tracks that start together with the violin.” – ARCO Spring 2013 Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Exam Board: ABRSM Author: Jessica O’Leary Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571536956

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Start learning with the best. The Team Strings violin tuition book 2 is firmly established as one of the leading lesson books on the market today. By seamlessly following on from book 1 Team String violin book 2 will ensure you progress and learn al the essential skills of violin performance. The Team Strings violin book 2 presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student be it for an individual group or class. And thanks to the carefully graded choice of music you will be playing in a wide range of styles including baroque classical film jazz and Latin American. You will also find plenty of scales arpeggios instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition encouragement throughout Team Strings 2. As well as this over 70 backing tracks are included so every student can feel like a star performer!

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Team Strings The Team Strings books are ideal in-lesson activity books. Rather than being a standard tuition book the range features helpful teaching material and techniques to get the best out of any pupil. Including ABRSM approved music this book is a must-have for students wishing to take their grades. The range of tuition books are great for ensemble teaching by synchronising all Team Strings books together. Selected pieces of music can be played as an ensemble allowing the student to get used to playing in band scenarios. Whats more the included accompaniment tracks help beginners learn ensemble techniques such as basic counting rhythmic techniques and listening. This can be used as an extra tool to continue practising outside of lessons. Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Backing tracks: 70+ Author: Richard Duckett Oliver Goodborn and Christopher Bull Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571528058

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Start learning with the best. The Team Strings double bass tuition book is firmly established as one of the leading lesson books on the market today. Perfectly suited for beginner players the Team Strings double bass book will ensure you learn all the essentials of double bass performance. The Team Strings double bass book presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student be it for an individual group or class. And thanks to the carefully graded choice of music you will be playing in a wide range of styles including baroque classical film jazz and Latin American. You will also find plenty of scales arpeggios instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition encouragement throughout Team Strings. As well as this over 70 backing tracks are included so every student can feel like a star performer!

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Team Strings The Team Strings books are ideal in-lesson activity books. Rather than being a standard tuition book the range features helpful teaching material and techniques to get the best out of any pupil. Including ABRSM approved music this book is a must-have for students wishing to take their grades. The range of tuition books are great for ensemble teaching by synchronising all Team Strings books together. Selected pieces of music can be played as an ensemble allowing the student to get used to playing in band scenarios. Whats more the included accompaniment tracks help beginners learn ensemble techniques such as basic counting rhythmic techniques and listening. This can be used as an extra tool to continue practising outside of lessons. Features/Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Backing tracks: 70+ Author: Richard Duckett Oliver Goodborn and Christopher Bull Suitable For: Double bass Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571528031

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Start learning with the best. The Team Strings violin tuition book is firmly established as one of the leading lesson books on the market today. Perfectly suited for beginner players the Team Strings violin book will ensure you learn all the essentials of violin performance. The Team Strings violin book presents a flexible course which can be tailored to suit each student be it for an individual group or class. And thanks to the carefully graded choice of music you will be playing in a wide range of styles including baroque classical film jazz and Latin American. You will also find plenty of scales arpeggios instrument-related aural skills improvisation and composition encouragement throughout Team Strings. As well as this over 70 backing tracks are included so every student can feel like a star performer!

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Team Strings The Team Strings books are ideal in-lesson activity books. Rather than being a standard tuition book the range features helpful teaching material and techniques to get the best out of any pupil. Including ABRSM approved music this book is a must-have for students wishing to take their grades. The range of tuition books are great for ensemble teaching by synchronising all Team Strings books together. Selected pieces of music can be played as an ensemble allowing the student to get used to playing in band scenarios. Whats more the included accompaniment tracks help beginners learn ensemble techniques such as basic counting rhythmic techniques and listening. This can be used as an extra tool to continue practising outside of lessons. Specifications Accompaniment: backing tracks included Backing tracks: 70+ Author: Richard Duckett Oliver Goodborn and Christopher Bull Suitable For: Violin Publisher: Faber Music ISBN: 0571528007

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