Kaleidoscopes Book 2
Overview
The songs in Kaleidoscopes Book 2 allow students to develop finger speed and graceful playing. The songs are short enough that the student can work on several songs at a time, mastering each one in a few weeks. These diverse, “perfectly sized” songs appeal to students’ need for uniqueness and variety, and give them a sense of momentum in their violin study.
About the VIOLA Book: The viola edition is available for teachers and students to enjoy, but it presently ships with the violin recording. A viola recording is planned but no date has been set.
The digital version of the recording is available for download below, and is also available for streaming. The VOCAL volume is as essential as the violin volume, particularly as students are learning the songs by ear.
Amazon: Volume I: Violin & Piano | Volume II: Voice & Piano
iTunes: Volume I: Violin & Piano | Volume II: Voice & Piano
Stream on Spotify: Volume I: Violin & Piano | Volume II: Voice & Piano
Stream on Apple Music: Volume I: Violin & Piano | Volume II: Voice & Piano
The songs reflect a variety of cultures: Galway Piper and Rising of the Moon (Irish), Dobrú Noc (Slovac), Nu Ska Vi Skörda Linet and Glädjens Blomster (Swedish), Robin Adair and Golden Slumbers (English), All the Pretty Little Horses (African American), Polly Wolly Doodle and Shortnin' Bread (American South), Les Petites Marionnettes and Petit Oiseau (French), and Ein Männlein Steht im Walde (German), Boismortier Sarabande and Branle L'Official (Baroque), and many more.
The following skills are explored: vibrato, jump-bows, spiccato, lowered first finger, crescendo and diminuendo, spiccato, rapid 16th notes, 6-8 meter, Bb major, C major (with lowered first finger), grace notes, and 5/4 meter.
This book can be used as a stand-alone method book for a student completing Kaleidoscopes or Suzuki Book 1, or as supplemental repertoire for beginning to intermediate students.
Browse the images (at left) for one-line excerpts of many songs in this book.
Pages: 60
Songs: 35
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