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  • The Magic of Music Theory
    • Pre-Reading Series
      • PreReading A
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  • Music by Level
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New Series

the flex orchestra - violin book

New hymn arrangement series for beginning string players. Create your own combination of string ensemble with piano accompaniment or play them as a solo with piano.

  • holiday,  Level 3,  Level 6,  violin pedagogy

    Christmas Violin Play-Along Books – Part 3

    October 5, 2022 /

    Here are 2 more reviews of books in the series Christmas Violin Play-Along Books. These collections are from Hal Leonard. The Play-Along Books are for different levels. You can also read about other Play-Along Books here: Part 1 and Part 2.   Hal Leonard Violin Play-Along: Favorite Christmas Hymns Vol. 77 Arrangers: Peter DeneffPublisher: Hal Leonard CorporationLevel: 5 or 6 (because of position work) Pros:  These arrangements are not just the melody part. Often the player plays through tune 2 or 3 times. But there is variety and variation that gives interest on each stanza. This would be a good collection for an intermediate player who is comfortable in 3rd position. It does…

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  • book review,  holiday,  Level 3,  Level 4,  violin pedagogy

    Christmas Violin Play-Along Books – Part 1

    September 17, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Do you love violin Christmas Play-Along books? True confession: I used to have a very snotty attitude toward violin play-along books. Through the pandemic I began to see these violin Play-Along book were meeting a need. First, these books come with performance tracks and accompaniment play-along tracks. In a world where students live in earbuds. Sometimes creating your own live music is disappointing. These books give them a soundtrack to play along to. Which is really exciting and can be very fulfilling for the student. Second, many of these books have more popular titles from movies and artists that students like and know. So, while there is a value of…

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VIOLINIST & BLOGGER

My name is Kristin and I’ve played violin since I was 5 years old. I’ve been teaching for over 20 years. You will find Horsehair Music is all things strings, specifically violin. I also enjoy arranging and composing. The store has some of my pieces for sale as well as links for collections from other publishers.

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