Grade by Grade – Violin Grade 1

Description

Grade by Grade – Violin Grade 1 – part of The Grade by Grade series which draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Edward Huws Jones and others.

Carefully selected by Liz Partridge, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 1 violinist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.

Each volume contains:

• a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
• grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
• brand new sight-reading, music-theory and improvisation activities
• newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
• a piano accompaniment booklet

Full performance demonstrations, piano accompaniment tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources available online.

Grade by Grade – Violin Grade 1 contents:

• Eleanor Murray: May Morning
• Franz Schubert: The Miller’s Flowers
• William Duncombe: Minuet
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Ecossaise
• Christopher Norton: Garden
• Edward Huws Jones: Back Scratcher
• David Stone: Mountain Climbing
• Hilary Burgoyne: Tango
• Sheila Nelson: Cowboy Tune
• Béla Bartók: The two Roses
• Georg Friedrich Händel: March
• Katherine & Hugh Colledge: Clever Clogs!
• Rodgers & Hammerstein: Edelweiss (from ‘The Sound of Music’)
• Carol Barratt: Fivepins
• Traditional: I am a fine Musician
• Traditional: Country Dance (duet)
• Johann Strauss II: Roses from the South