Hey Presto! for Viola Book 1 (Bronze) with CD

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Hey Presto! for Viola Book 1 (Bronze) with CD – First book in this tutor series, featuring the characters Presto, Bravo and Poco, who take the beginner viola player on an exciting journey of musical discovery. Starting with plucked open strings, by the end of the book the student will be playing simple bowed pieces using three fingers. Some of the pieces (marked with a 𝄞) can be played with violinists using the Hey Presto! for Violin Bronze book – so beginners can p

Hey Presto! for Viola Book 1 (Bronze) with CD – First book in this tutor series, featuring the characters Presto, Bravo and Poco, who take the beginner viola player on an exciting journey of musical discovery. Starting with plucked open strings, by the end of the book the student will be playing simple bowed pieces using three fingers. Some of the pieces (marked with a 𝄞) can be played with violinists using the Hey Presto! for Violin Bronze book – so beginners can p

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Hey Presto! for Viola Book 1 (Bronze) with CD – First book in this tutor series, featuring the characters Presto, Bravo and Poco, who take the beginner viola player on an exciting journey of musical discovery. Starting with plucked open strings, by the end of the book the student will be playing simple bowed pieces using three fingers. Some of the pieces (marked with a 𝄞) can be played with violinists using the Hey Presto! for Violin Bronze book – so beginners can play with their violin-playing friends!

With attractive pieces which engage the emotions, amusing characters, illustrations, and clear, concise explanations these books are highly engaging and give students all of the basic information they will need. Book 1 takes the complete beginner to approximately ABRSM Prep Test standard.

Hey Presto! for Violin Book 1 (Bronze) with CD:

Parts of the viola and bow

Taking care of your viola and bow

The beginning

Open strings – plucking

Starting to play

  • Four by four
  • Two by two
  • Take a rest!

Crotchets

  • Winter night 𝄞
  • Tick-tock! 𝄞
  • The penguin
  • Creeping about 𝄞

Open strings – bowing

Holding the bow

Minims

  • Down up! 𝄞
  • Tick-tock! 𝄞
  • Daydream 𝄞
  • Go to sleep
  • Custard!
  • Cream…
  • Bravo’s song
  • Choc’late cheesecake 𝄞
  • Apple pie
  • Square one

Dotted minims and semibreves

Using 3 fingers

  • Step on it! 𝄞
  • G string stomp 𝄞
  • Talking fingers!
  • Man in the moon
  • Please..!

The 1st finger – reading the music

  • Waltz in G 𝄞
  • The grumpy polar bear
  • In the lair of the Hobgoblin 𝄞
  • Dog tired…

More 3-finger tunes

  • Escalator
  • Twinkle twinkle little stars

More 1st finger pieces

  • The swans 𝄞
  • I’m so blue 𝄞
  • Boogie in C
  • Toy soldiers 𝄞
  • Willard the wizard
  • The gondolier
  • Froggy beat
  • Cat burglar
  • Plain sailing
  • Hot topic 𝄞

1st and 2nd fingers – reading the music

  • Conjure the stars 𝄞
  • Got those low-down blues
  • The sunset
  • Swimming in the river 𝄞
  • Listen to me!

Concert pieces

  • Slow tango 𝄞
  • The linden tree (open strings) 𝄞
  • The linden tree (3 fingers) 𝄞
  • Hoe down (open strings & 1st fingers) 𝄞
  • Hoe down (3 fingers) 𝄞
  • Walk in the park (1st and 2nd fingers)
  • Walk in the park (3 fingers)

Some rhythms to try!

Presto’s quiz

What it all means!

Certificate

Additional information

Instrument

Publisher

Hey Presto

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