Incredibly Useful Exercises for Double Bass Volume 17 by Dennis Whittaker is a focused cover-to-cover workout that is tailor-made to condition specific aspects of double bass performance. Each exercise takes about an hour, and contains a warm-up, exercise and cool-down, with detailed instructions and focus points for each exercise. Volume 17, “All Exercises,” is the […]
Oliver Knussen’s concise and effervescent Eccentric Melody For Cello Alone occupies a small but important place in the solo cello repertoire and would enliven any recital. Composed as a double tribute for cellist Fred Sherry in his 50th birthday year to play to Elliott Carter on his 90th birthday, the 2-minute work is presented here in […]
Presents a detailed explanation of Body Mapping accompanied by numerous illustrations.
A new edition of three iconic works for unaccompanied viola by J.S. Bach, A Performers Guide for Violists Unaccompanied Bach Edition contains detailed descriptions of fingerings, bowings and phrasing ideas. Included in this book are the Preludes to Suite no. 1 and 3, as well as the Chaconne from Partita no. 2. Written for professional violists, […]
A New Pedagogy for The Total Violinist You already know how to play the violin. You play confidently in the orchestra and in your quartet. So why is it that playing jazz, blues, rock, pop or Latin feels so uncertain and sounds so stilted, so inauthentic? The likely answer is your bowing; simply put, the […]