Category Archives: viola

Billy in the Low Ground

Learn to play the bluegrass standard Billy in the Low Ground. 5-string Cello Melody Cello Melody not using E string Cello Melody with B section down an octave, no shifting Violin Melody Viola Melody Guitar Melody Piano Melody Let’s practice … Continue reading

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Whiskey Before Breakfast

Learn to play the bluegrass standard Whiskey Before Breakfast. 5-string cello Melody Violin Melody Viola Melody Guitar Melody Piano Melody Let’s practice the chords needed to play comping for Whiskey Before Breakfast. Piano Melody and Harmony Put it all together. … Continue reading

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Big Mon

Learn to play the bluegrass standard Big Mon. Here are videos to help you. 5-string cello Melody cello Melody not using E string Violin Melody Viola Melody Guitar Melody Piano Melody Let’s practice the chords needed to play comping for … Continue reading

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Beaver Meadows Performance

Jacob and Molly put together their own program for the residents of Beaver Meadows. You can listen to a few pieces from their final rehearsal. In the Bleak Midwinter, Gesu Bambino, Coventry Carol, Up on the Housetop, Jolly Old Saint … Continue reading

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‘‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Recital Photos

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Open String Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Open String Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer lets a novice string student play duets and enjoy the holiday season. Available for two violin, two viola, or two cello players. The first part uses only open strings. The second part has the … Continue reading

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Sound Explorers play multiple strings

Here’s a link for this morning’s class. We explored double stops, triple stops and quad-stops.

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B Major and G Sharp Minor Reference Videos

The new game2, 5, 1 practice C#-7, F#7, Bmaj7 For Piano – 5 Finger Warm-UpsB Major PatternB Major ArpeggioB Major WavesB Major ScaleG Sharp Minor PatternG Sharp Minor ArpeggioG Sharp Minor WavesG Sharp Minor Scale For Piano – One Octave … Continue reading

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A Round and A Round for Strings

Companion volumes to A Year of Folk Tunes are now available. Each key has four rounds for more practice in all twelve keys. A Round and A Round for Violin, A Round and A Round for Viola and A Round … Continue reading

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Spooky Sound Explorers

Sound Explorers learn Danse Macabre by ear. Catch up with the video.

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