Easy Solos for Beginning Violin (Building Excellence Series) - Softcover

Craig Duncan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1562221922 ISBN 13: 9781562221928

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 1993

Synopsis

This collection of level-1 solos for violin with keyboard accompaniment are taken from folk and classical melodies. Created especially for use as a solo supplement to any first-year string method or private instructional course, these solos are an ideal Suzuki supplement, and a perfect complement to the other Beginning Violin titles in the Building Excellence Series. These short, easy pieces contain some staccato and slurred notes, with suggested bowings. Students will love playing these familiar pieces. A separate 20-page insert pull-out part is included for the piano. for recitals, or just for fun.

About this title

About the Author:

Craig Duncan is an active Nashville musician fluid in both country and classical styles. He began his study of the violin when he was eight and went on to garner a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Craig's performance experience includes the Grand Ole Opry, the Porter Wagoner Show, and TV specials with various country and bluegrass artists. Craig has been the featured instrumentalist on over fifty record albums, with sales in excess of three million. He is a member of the National Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians and is recognized internationally for his numerous books and arrangements of fiddle music published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. He has produced numerous recordings for the gift shop market in a variety of musical styles. As a hammered dulcimer player, he is known for his work on Green Hill's Country Mountain series as well as Brentwood Music's Smoky Mountain series. He is active in the Nashville music industry as an instrumentalist, contractor, producer and arranger. In addition to his performance activities, he is also Adjunct Professor of Fiddle at the Belmont School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He is actively involved in carrying on the tradition of American fiddling and is engaged in research, writing, and teaching in this field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1562221922
• ISBN 13: 9781562221928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40