Grade by Grade - Viola Grade 3
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The Grade by Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Edward Huws Jones and others.
Carefully selected by Liz Partridge, this practical anthology provides the complete repertoire resource for the aspiring Grade 3 violist and creates the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.
Each volume contains:
- a diverse collection of pieces, each complemented by a useful practice and performance tip
- grade-appropriate scales and arpeggios linked to the repertoire through bespoke text and exercises
- brand new sight-reading, music-theory and improvisation activities
- newly-commissioned aural awareness tasks
- a piano accompaniment booklet
Full performance demonstrations, piano accompaniment tracks and grade-appropriate aural awareness resources available online.
Liz Partridge is an experienced performer and teacher. She began her career as a quartet player and with ensembles at the BBC and the English National Pera before taking up the position of Sub-Principal First Violin at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. As a freelance player she has performed in concert halls, theatres and recording studios around the world. She currently performs freelance with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a teacher, Liz regularly coaches and mentors individuals and ensembles of all ages and abilities. Her teaching experience informed her work as an examiner for Trinity College London and now as a festival adjudicator.
Content
Traditional Scottish tune: Skye boat song
Béla Bartók: Song of the Drunkard (from ‘For Children’)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle
Leonard Bernstein: Somewhere (from ‘West Side Story’)
Kathy & Hugh Colledge: Moto perpetuo
Colin Kirkpatrick: Celtic horizon
Ailbhe McDonagh: Pasta dance
Christopher Norton: Swanee river
Sheila M Nelson: German dance
Eleanor Murray& Sebastian Brown: Air
Rona Porter: Boogie boogaloo
Rodgers & Hammerstein: Lonely goatherd (from ‘The Sound of Music’)
Traditional American tune: Blackberry blossom
Traditional Scottish tune: Mary, young and fair
Michael William Balfe: The dream (I dreamt I dwelt) (from ‘The Bohemian Girl’)
Traditional tune: A pair of hornpipes
Scale Spot:
- Chromatic Scales
- Eb Major
- D Minor
- Dominant 7ths
Sight
Reading
Improvise!
Aural Awareness
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The Grade By Grade series draws on the rich and varied Boosey & Hawkes catalogue of classical, contemporary and educational repertoire, highlighting composers including Serge Prokofieff, Dmitri Shostakovich, Karl Jenkins, Carol Barratt and Christopher Norton, alongside arrangements of traditional music from around the world by Peter Wastall, Vera Gray and others. Carefully selected, these practical anthologies provide the complete repertoire resource for aspiring musicians and create the perfect package for teaching, exam preparation and performance.