A viola method book that's fun for both children and adults by Janice Tucker Rhoda.
The ABCs of Viola Book 3 is the perfect instruction book for the Advanced student of any age on the Viola. You will enjoy learning 3rd position for the very first time! Spiccato bowing technique, trills and double stops are also introduced in an easy manner.
Lovely melodies abound like Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Scotland's Annie Laurie, France's Sur Le Pont D'Avignon and Germany's Ach, Du Lieber Augustin to name a few. Beautiful original pieces by Janice Tucker Rhoda including Longing for the Russian Homeland, George Washington, Singing Strad and Fiddler's Holiday are student recital favorites.
Fun Study Pieces and many warm-up exercises along with scales and arpeggios, a note-reading worksheet and practice chart are also included with graphs to show new left-hand finger placement.
This ABCs of Viola Book 3 is the third in a series of three viola books. All three books will help prepare you to play duets, string quartets, and in your local community orchestra's viola section! Add The ABCs of String Orchestra - Viola Part for additional reinforcement. In addition, The ABCs of Viola Easy Piano Accompaniment for Book 3 will help facilitate practice and recital performance.
