Orchestra Methods

These easy-to-read, progressive exercises by Joanne Martin develop a student's reading skills one stage at a time, with many repetitions at each stage. I Can Read Music is designed as a first note-reading book for students of string instruments...

Introducing the Positions, a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical next step for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basics and move into the ranks of intermediate and advanced...

Introducing the Positions, a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical “next step” for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basics and move into the ranks of intermediate...

Introducing the Positions, a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical “next step” for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basics and move into the ranks of intermediate...

Technical Studies, Book 1 for Cello by Julius Klengel is edited by Leonard Rose and published by International Music Company.

Measures of Success, Book 1, Bass By Gail V. Barnes, Brian Balmages, Carrie Lane Gruselle, Michael Trowbridge This exciting and powerful new string classroom method combines time-tested pedagogy with outstanding sequencing and repertoire.  

Measures of Success, Book 2, Cello By Gail V. Barnes, Brian Balmages, Carrie Lane Gruselle, Michael Trowbridge This exciting and powerful new string classroom method combines time-tested pedagogy with outstanding sequencing and repertoire.

Measures of Success, Book 2, Viola By Gail V. Barnes, Brian Balmages, Carrie Lane Gruselle, Michael Trowbridge This exciting and powerful new string classroom method combines time-tested pedagogy with outstanding sequencing and repertoire.    

Trott's Melodious Double-Stops Book 1 for Violin has been a landmark string exercise book for decades, selling thousands of copies a year. Now the same exercises have been insightfully transcribed for viola.

A self-study course with illustrations & examples for you to write & check your answers. Topics include: major and minor scales; modes and other scales; harmony; intervals; chord structure; chord progressions and substitutions; and more. This workbook...

New Directions for Strings, Bass, D Position, Book 1 By Joanne Erwin, Kathleen Horvath, Robert D. McCashin, Brenda Mitchell / arr. Soon Hee Newbold, Elliot Del Borgo Written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments, this...

Written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments, this exciting method includes many "new directions," including equal integration of all instruments and a tetrachord-based approach to support proper development of the...