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Sight-Read It for Strings
improving reading and sight-reading
skills in the string classroom or studio
by Andrew Dabczynski, Richard Meyer & Bob Phillips
develop better music readers!
Be ready for the sight-reading room at festival!
A comprehensive supplement for classroom or studio in a unique format,
Sight-Read It for Strings will develop consistent reading habits and improve
sight-reading for violin, viola, cello & bass students. Using a non-sequential unit
format, materials are flexible & can be individualized.
Sight-read it for Strings develops consistent reading habits
by addressing:
• counting systems and rhythm identification
• identification of musical & non-musical cues
• identification of musical patterns
• Awareness of the music page layout (the “road map”)
• special reading issues not necessarily related to notes
violin
(00-25259)................................................$7.95
viola
(00-25260) ...............................................$7.95
cello
(00-25261) ................................................$7.95
bass
(00-25262) ................................................$7.95
score
(00-25263) ............................................. $13.95
best-sellers from our 2008 release!
string explorer
miniature symphony (Meyer) (.5) (00-29719) ................................................................ $42.00
the gentle giant (A Lyric Solo for Double Bass and Orchestra)
(Phillips) (2½) (00-29715) ....................................................................................................... $42.00
strictly strings
the enchanted Wizard (O’Reilly) (1½) (00-29713) ........................................................ $42.00
string orchestrA
ghosts of brandenburg (Meyer) (4) (00-29729) ............................................................$60.00
gloria in excelsis deo (Brubaker) (2) (00-29735) ...........................................................$47.00
italian symphony (First Movement) (England) (3½) (00-29738) .............................$60.00
momentum (Meyer) (3) (00-29722) ...................................................................................... $55.00
remote control (Meyer) (2½) (00-29743) ...........................................................................$47.00
symphony no. 41 (Parrish) (4) (00-29723) ........................................................................$60.00
string AlternAtives
Five ukrainians in a bell tower (Ukrainian Bell Carol)
(England) (3½) (00-29754) .....................................................................................................$47.00
shamrock polkas (Dabczynski) (2½) (00-29755) .............................................................$47.00
sing, sing, sing (adapted from the stage show Barrage)
(Marshall/Phillips) (4) (00-29761) ........................................................................................$60.00
First philhArmonic
egmont overture (Meyer) (2) (00-29745) ..........................................................................$57.00
Full orchestrA
soliloquy for orchestra (McBrien) (3½) (00-29747) .....................................................$67.00
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AlFred’s
philhArmonic series
At last, the excitement of alternative styles can be experienced by your
entire string orchestra! Veteran educator Bob Phillips teams up with
fiddling expert Andrew Dabczynski, jazz guru Randy Sabien and lifelong
mariachi performer and educator John Nieto for this fun series that teaches
alternative string techniques. The Philharmonic format includes basic
and advanced versions of each tune, often with simple improvisation
suggestions. For elementary through high school students.
basic Fiddlers
philharmonic:
old-time Fiddle tunes
A simpler version of the popular
Fiddlers Philharmonic for elementary
and middle school students.
Fiddlers philharmonic &
Fiddlers philharmonic
encore!
Cross-cultural fiddle tunes with a
solo version, followed by a 3-part
arrangement for group performance.
neW! basic Fiddlers philharmonic:
celtic Fiddle tunes
Easy Celtic - An absolutely perfect way to introduce fiddling
to your youngest string players! Eleven tunes from the Celtic
fiddling tradition are presented first in a simplified, very
easy “Basic” version of the tune printed with note names in
the note heads. The tune is also presented in an “Advanced”,
but still accessible version of the tune. Lyrics are included
where applicable. The optional accompaniment CD features
recordings of the Basic and the Advanced tune as well as a
back-up track for play-along at home or in class.
Visit alfred.com to see the complete series listings.
mariachi philharmonic
Authentic orchestral settings of
familiar, traditional tunes for string
orchestra alone, mariachi band alone
or both combined. Includes optional
trumpet & guitar parts for an extra flair!
Jazz philharmonic &
Jazz philharmonic:
second set
Original jazz compositions in a
carefully constructed pedagogical
order. No improvisation is necessary
but will most likely develop
naturally as student progresses.
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