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	Preview Sound Innovations for String Orchestra Book 2!   Sound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2 To be released in Spring 2011! Book 2 continues your student's musical journey by teaching with segmented presentation of new concepts and introducing ensemble playing. The book contains four levels, each of which are divided into several sections that introduce concepts separately and provide plenty of practice and performance opportunities to reinforce each lesson. Click here to download a Violin preview copy! View All Sound Innovations for String Orchestra Books Movie String Quartets Arr. Cameron Patrick A must-have for every string ensemble library! Professional quartets, advanced school ensembles, and string orchestras will love the pieces included in Alfred's new chamber music series. Optional bass part included. Titles: Nobody Does it Better * The Prayer * Theme from The Magnificent Seven * All Time High * Hedwig's Theme * and more. Violin I (00-35305)...$7.99     Tips for Memorization Bob Phillips Alfred Author Teaching students to memorize (and memorizing ourselves) is sometimes a challenge. Here are a few ideas that will help you overcome common blocks to memorization. Look for even more ideas in this column next month! • Memorization Technique No. 1: Using form as a memory aid. Teach students a piece such as Twinkle showing the form both visually and aurally. Have students raise their hands each time the form changes and show them how once they know certain parts of a piece, they know many parts. • Memorization Technique No. 2: Using aural memory as an aid. Ask student to echo back to the teacher the first measure of a piece. The student will echo back each subsequent measure until the end of the tune. Ask the students to echo back two measure phrases through the end of the tune. Ask students to echo back four bar phrases until the end of the tune. Ask the students to echo back the entire eight bar phrase to the teacher. Ask student to perform the entire piece using their aural memory... Read more. Awesome Tunes for 2011! Once Upon a Time Signature, Comp. Richard Meyer Grade 1.5 (00-33712)...$42.00 Adagio (from Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622), Arr. Jeffrey E. Turner Grade 3 (00-33665)...$45.00 A River Trilogy, Arr. John O'Reilly Grade 2 (00-33702)...$45.00 Don't Stop Believin', Arr. Bob Phillips Grade 3 (00-33674)...$50.00 Farewell Aragog (from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), Arr. Jack Bullock Grade 2 (00-33660)...$55.00 The Weasley Stomp (from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), Arr. Michael Story Grade 3 (00-33683)...$65.00 Prairie Sunset, Comp. Susan H. Day Grade 2.5 (00-31593)...$45.00 Stringin' at the Juke Joint, Comp. Tim Aucoin Grade 3.5 (00-33743)...$55.00 Winter Solstice, Comp. Todd Parrish Grade 2.5 (00-33719)...$47.00 Concert Suite (from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), Arr. Jerry Brubaker Grade 4.5 (00-33697)...$85.00 Ready to buy? Visit the new alfred.com today! View our previous email newsletters by clicking here. To ensure you are receiving e-mails from Alfred, please add promotions@alfred.com to your address book.
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