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Violin Globetrotters brings together 12 toe-tapping tunes in this fabulous collection. Ideal for violinists looking to go travellin', the book introduces a kaleidoscope of musical styles from every side of the globe, including Chinese pentatonic music, West-African drumming, the Argentinian tango, and the Irish jig.
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About the author
Ros Stephen is a violinist, composer and teacher based in London. She has performed on BBC television and radio, in West End Theatre and at leading concert venues and theatres in the UK and Europe. She leads the Sigamos String Quartet, with whom she has recorded several critically acclaimed albums, and she recently co-created the musical score to the hit West End show 'Midnight Tango'. Ros is also a committed teacher, and enjoys working with students of all ages and experience. Her first book in the Globetrotters series, Violin Globetrotters, was published to popular and critical acclaim, receiving the award for Best Education Publication at the 2011 Music Industries Association Awards. Ros has since written Globetrotters books for cello, flute, clarinet, and B flat and E flat saxophones. Several Globetrotters pieces have been included in the ABRSM exam syllabus.
Summary
Violin Globetrotters brings together 12 toe-tapping tunes in this fabulous collection. Ideal for violinists looking to go travellin', the book introduces a kaleidoscope of musical styles from every side of the globe, including Chinese pentatonic music, West-African drumming, the Argentinian tango, and the Irish jig.
Foreword
Winner of MIA Best Education Publication 2011
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Each piece comes with fascinating background information. In addition, Ros Stephen provides useful warm-up exercises demonstrating bow patterns, ornaments to fit with the particular style, slides, syncopated rhythms, improvisation, and intonation . . . The enhanced CD contains PDF piano parts (with guitar chord symbols) for printing, along with live-band recorded performances and play-along tracks. Players from around third grade will revel in these catchy tunes guaranteed to get toes and fingers tapping.
Every piece is playable in first position, however, fingering suggestions encourage playing in second and third positions, offering the opportunity for technical development. Tricky new rhythms also provide an educational challenge.
