80 Graded Studies for Violin Book 1 E-Book

Jessica O'Leary

• Herausgeber: Faber Music Limited
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021

Beschreibung

The full eBook version of 80 Graded Studies for Violin Book 1 in fixed-layout format. 80 Graded Studies for Violin Book 1 is a must-have resource for teachers and students. Studies are an established part of every instrumentalist's training. They place technical problems in musical contexts, and can be invaluable aids for development. This study book brings together a broad selection of repertoire including works by famous pedagogues such as Wohlfahrt, Schradieck and Kayser, as well as folksongs, lesser known gems, contemporary studies and some original compositions. The studies in Book 1 are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, according to a carefully planned technical progression from Grades 1-5. Each grade features solo studies focussing on specific areas of technique, plus one accompanied piece per grade available to download, to help with intonation and for use as a performance resource.

Leseprobe

80 Graded Studies

for

Violin

BOOK ONE

Grades 1–5

Edited by Jessica O’Leary

© 2017 by Faber Music Ltd

Bloomsbury House, 74–77 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DA

Music setting by MusicSet2000

Cover and page design by Susan Clarke

Printed in England by Caligraving Ltd

All rights reserved

ISBN10: 0-571-53977-7

EAN13: 978-0-571-53977-2

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Accompaniments for one study at each grade are available to

download from fabermusic.com or by following the QR code

above the study.

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As string players, we understand how crucial setting up good

posture, tuning and tone is from the very beginning. This

collection of 50 studies will cover all the core techniques

from the elementary level to Grade 5 and give an opportunity

to secure technique one step at a time. It includes works by

famous pedagogues such as Wohlfahrt, Schradieck and Kayser

as well as folksongs, contemporary studies and some original

compositions with one accompaniment available at each grade.

All musicians practise elements of technique separately from

their music, but that does not mean there has to be no

music

in your technical practice. These studies have been selected

with their musical qualities, as well as their technical demands,

in mind. The dynamics, phrasing and articulation play an

important role in telling the story of each study and I encourage

you to exaggerate and vary these to help immerse you in each

technique. Changing the bow speed, weight and sound point, for

example, will bring a whole new life to a

crescendo

and exploring

these subtleties of technique from the earliest levels of playing

will pay dividends later on.

Each study has an optimum tempo mark but starting slowly

and allowing time to focus on the core skills will make speeding

up controlled and easy. Standing tall with relaxed arms and

shoulders, feeling the pulse internally, feeling a balanced bow

sitting on the string and holding the left thumb and all four

fingers in a comfortable and relaxed position are key aspects

of technique to think about before you even start playing.

Paying special attention to these will allow the other technical