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Sight-Read It for Strings: Violin

  • Book Code : VN - ALF25259

  • Instrument(s) : Violin
  • Publisher : Alfred Music
  • ISBN10 : 038081271422
  • ISBN13 : 9780739039700
RM 39.90

Description

Sight-Read It for Strings is a versatile resource designed for both classroom and studio settings, aimed at enhancing sight-reading skills for students of violin, viola, cello, and bass. Its unique non-sequential unit format allows for flexibility and customization, catering to individual learning needs. The program fosters consistent reading habits by focusing on essential elements such as a counting system, the recognition of musical and non-musical cues, the identification of musical patterns, an understanding of the layout of music pages, and addressing specific reading challenges that may not directly relate to note recognition.

Songs / Content

  • Introduction
  • Sight Reading Checklist
  • Counting Systems
  • Unit 1
  • Dotted Quarter and Eighth Notes
  • Special: "Road Maps"
  • Ensemble: Men of Harlech March
  • Unit 2
  • Long Notes
  • Special: Subdividing
  • Ensemble: Theme from Symphony No. 1
  • Unit 3
  • Rests
  • Special: Dynamics
  • Ensemble: Theme and Variation on "Spring"
  • Unit 4
  • Ties
  • Special: Meter Changes and Conducting
  • Ensemble: Mixed-Up Bach
  • Unit 5
  • Note Values: Long to Short and Short to Long
  • Special: Bowings and Articulations
  • Ensemble: Noel's Galliard
  • Unit 6
  • Conjunct (Stepwise) Interval Patterns
  • Special: Accompaniment Patterns
  • Ensemble: Old Joe Clark
  • Unit 7
  • Disjunct (Skipping) Interval Patterns
  • Special: Accidentals and Key Changes
  • Ensemble: Bugle-Call Blues
  • Special Page: E and C Strings

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