All Bound Physical Books (BPBs) of Martha Yasuda’s Arrangements

All Bound Books
For your convenience, I am providing here, in one central location, my complete list of bound physical books, arranged first by instrument, and then by musical theme.

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For Violin

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Melody-Harmony Advanced Tradeoffs, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume I: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books

Duet Melodies Series:

Folk Song Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Bound Physical Books

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin, Bound Physical Books

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I with Ornamentation: Duet Melodies For Violin, Bound Physical Books

Harmonious Melodies, Volume II: Duet Melodies For Violin, Bound Physical Books

Concerto Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin, Bound Physical Books

Concerto Melodies, Volume II: Duet Melodies For Violin, Bound Physical Books

Sonata Melodies, Six Sonatas by G. F. Handel, Arranged and Edited by Martha J. Yasuda, Bound Physical Books

All Books in this Duet Melodies Series are licensed by the International Suzuki Association.
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Hymn Melodies Series:

Hymn Melodies For Two Violins, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Hymn Melodies For Two Violins, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Hymn Melodies For Four Violins, Bound Physical Books

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Wedding Melodies Series:

Wedding Melodies For Two Violins, Bound Physical Books

Wedding Melodies For Solo Violin, Bound Physical Books

Advanced Melodies For Four:

Cell Phone Symphony For Four Violins, Bound Physical Books

American Melodies For Four Violins, Bound Physical Books
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For Viola

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies For Viola: Duets[to the 3rd Power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books


For Violin And Cello

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies: DUETS CUBED — Duets to the 3rd Power for Violin (Melody) and Cello (Harmony), Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: DUETS CUBED — Duets to the 3rd Power for Cello (Melody) and Violin (Harmony), Bound Physical Books

Duet Melodies Series:

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation, Bound Physical Books

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Concerto Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

All Books in this Duet Melodies Series are licensed by the International Suzuki Association.
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Wedding Melodies Series:

Wedding Melodies For Violin And Cello, Bound Physical Books
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For Violin And Viola

Duet Melodies Series:

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin and Viola, Bound Physical Books
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For Cello

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, Bound Physical Books
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PDF Downloads of Martha Yasuda’s Arrangements

PDF Downloads of Martha's Arrangements by InstrumentWhen available, my bound arrangements can be purchased in a PDF format so that you can print them out as sheet music. The PDFs are organized, first by instrument, and then second, by music theme.

For Violin

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Melody-Harmony Advanced Tradeoffs, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume I: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, PDF Downloads

Duet Melodies Series:

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I with Ornamentation: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Harmonious Melodies, Volume II: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Concerto Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Concerto Melodies, Volume II: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Folk Song Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, PDF Downloads

Sonata Melodies, Six Sonatas by G. F. Handel, Arranged and Edited by Martha J. Yasuda, PDF Downloads

Hymn Melodies Series:

Hymn Melodies For Two Violins, Volume I, PDF Downloads

Hymn Melodies For Two Violins, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Hymn Melodies For Four Violins, PDF Downloads

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I, PDF Downloads

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Wedding Melodies Series:

Wedding Melodies For Two Violins, PDF Downloads

Wedding Melodies For Solo Violin, PDF Downloads

Advanced Melodies For Four:

Cell Phone Symphony For Four Violins, PDF Downloads

American Melodies For Four Violins, PDF Downloads

For Violin And Cello

Duet Melodies Series:
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Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume I, PDF Downloads

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation, PDF Downloads

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Wedding Melodies Series:

Wedding Melodies For Violin And Cello, PDF Downloads
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For Violin And Viola

Duet Melodies Series:

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin and Viola, PDF Downloads
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For Cello

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, PDF Downloads

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, PDF Downloads

 

Welcome to Martha Yasuda’s Music Products

All Martha's ProductsI’m Martha Yasuda and welcome to my website!

I write arrangements primarily for string instruments. I am also the Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

For easy access to ALL my musical material, the product categories are given on the SECOND (YELLOW) navigation bar located directly above this post.

There are several product categories I would like to highlight.

In the first row, the three categories listed are Suzuki-related products. All Suzuki refers to all the Suzuki-licensed arrangements I have written. The next two product categories are the Violin And Cello and Two Violin arrangements, respectively, that have been awarded Suzuki licenses.

In the second row, clicking on the product category called All Bound Physical Books gives you a complete, clickable link listing of all my Bound Physical Books, arranged first by instrument, and then by music theme. The product category called Some PDF Downloads provides a clickable link listing of those books which are available in PDF format.

Please also click on the various Melodies Series categories found on the second navigation bar to get more overview information about each Music Series category:

Duet MelodiesHymn Melodies, American Melodies, Wedding Melodies, Advanced Melodies For Four and Christmas Melodies.

Hovering your mouse over each Melodies Series, you will find a drop down menu organized by instrument

For example, focusing on the Duet Melodies category, you will see on the drop down menu, Duet Melodies For Violin Series, Duet Melodies For Violin And Cello Series and Duet Melodies For Violin And Viola Series.

More generally, it should be noted that the Series items for all of these drop down menus can also be viewed as posts on the Home Page, with their own colorful pictures.

Enjoy your visit! If I can be of any assistance, please leave me a comment below.
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Christmas Melodies For Violin Series, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Violin Series, Bound Physical Books

I am pleased to offer three distinct types of Christmas Melodies books for the violin:

(1) DUETS CUBEDDuets to the 3rd Power has three levels of difficulty for the second violinist: easy, medium and hard. The second book, containing identical notes and called the Tradeoff version for short, is for more advanced players and trades off the melody and harmony parts.

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Melody-Harmony Advanced Tradeoffs, Bound Physical Books
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(2) DOUBLE STOP SOLOS and DUETS — There are two levels of difficulty for this Series. In each volume, a student plays a duet first with their teacher and then goes immediately to the double stop solo containing identical notes from the duet. Volume I is for students who have never played double stops while Volume II is quite advanced.

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, Bound Physical Books
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(3) FOUR VIOLINS — There are two verses for each Christmas Carol, a contemporary sounding harmony followed by a classical harmony, which provides a nice contrast and sufficient length for various Christmas music programs. The level of difficulty is intermediate.

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume I: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books
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With one exception, all of the above Bound Physical Books are also available for purchase in PDF Downloadable Format.

That exception is Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets for Violin, Volume I.
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Christmas Melodies For Viola Series, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Viola Series, Bound Physical Books

I am pleased to offer two distinct types of Christmas Melodies books for the Viola:

(1) DUETS CUBEDDuets to the 3rd Power has three levels of difficulty for the second violist: easy, medium and hard.

Christmas Melodies: Duets Cubed For Viola — Duets to the 3rd Power — 3 Verses of FUN!, Bound Physical Books

(2) DOUBLE STOP SOLOS and DUETS — There are two levels of difficulty for this Series. In each volume, a student plays a duet first with their teacher and then goes immediately to the double stop solo containing identical notes from the duet. Volume I is for students who have never played double stops while Volume II is quite advanced.

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books
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Christmas Melodies For Cello Series, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies For Cello Series, Bound Physical Books

I am pleased to offer two distinct types of Christmas Melodies books for the Cello:

The DUETS CUBED Series has two different book choices:

(1) DUETS CUBEDDuets to the 3rd Power for Violin (Melody) and Cello (Harmony) has three levels of difficulty for the Cellist: easy, medium and hard.

Christmas Melodies: DUETS CUBED — Duets to the 3rd Power for Violin (Melody) and Cello (Harmony), Bound Physical Books
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(2) DUETS CUBEDDuets to the 3rd Power for Cello (Melody) and Violin (Harmony) has three levels of difficulty for the Violinist: easy, medium and hard.

Christmas Melodies: DUETS CUBED — Duets to the 3rd Power for Cello (Melody) and Violin (Harmony), Bound Physical Books
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DOUBLE STOP SOLOS and DUETS – There is one volume in this Series so far (a second, more advanced volume will hopefully be completed next year…!). A cello student plays a duet first with their teacher and then goes immediately to the double stop solo containing identical notes from the duet. Volume I is for students who have never played double stops.

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, Bound Physical Books
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Martha’s CDs: From Martha Yasuda, Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Martha's CDs: From the Arranger of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Martha Yasuda, Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 2007, has recorded and produced two rather different CDs, Classic Hymns And Worship From The Heart and Christmas Strings: Contemporary And Classical Arrangements.
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Classic Hymns And Worship From The Heart

Christmas Strings: Contemporary And Classical Arrangements
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Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]...3 Verses of FUN!, Without Tradeoffs, Bound Physical Books

My Duets3 version of Christmas Melodies is an excellent resource for planning studio Christmas programs, playing at holiday parties, or simply gaining sight-reading experience while playing fun and familiar music. The meaning of “cubed” is that there are three different levels of difficulty for the second violinist — easy, medium and hard.

But what really makes my Duets3 Volume unique is that the first violin part is very simple and remains the same in verses 1 and 2, going up an octave on the 3rd verse. This feature, combined with the three different gradings for the second violinist yields two very important implications about this Volume.

First, ALL levels of students are appropriately challenged, from the beginner to the most advanced. And second, related to this first point, you can get a tremendous amount of mileage from this material. In particular, if you start your beginner students with this Volume, you can continue using it in a challenging manner for many years to come, without them becoming bored!

This will become most evident when you view the Sample PDFs or listen to the Sample MP3s below.
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Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! PDF Sample
Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample PDF »

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O Come All Ye Faithful: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! PDF Sample
O Come All Ye Faithful: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample PDF »
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Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! MP3 Sample
Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample MP3 »
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O Come All Ye Faithful: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! MP3 Sample
O Come All Ye Faithful: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample MP3 »
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O Holy Night: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! MP3 Sample
O Holy Night: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample MP3 »

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Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN!
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40 Pages, 15 Arrangements

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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

Order Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets Cubed...3 Verses of FUN!

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CM For Violin: Duets Cubed…3 Verses of FUN!, Melody-Harmony Advanced Tradeoffs

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]...3 Verses of FUN!, With Tradeoffs, Bound Physical Books

In this Advanced Volume, all the notes are the same as in my easier Duets3 Volume.” However, in this version, the melodies and harmonies tradeoff. In particular, both players need to be strong readers with advanced shifting and string crossing skills in order to make smooth transitions between the melody and harmony, when playing these Christmas Carols.

The tradeoff spots don’t happen that often within a verse in order to maintain a natural musical flow. This Volume is great for two “hot-shot” players, whether they are gigging or just plain having fun together!
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Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! PDF Sample
Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample PDF »


Jingle Bells: Duets
3…3 Verses of FUN! MP3 Sample

Jingle Bells: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN! Sample MP3 »
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Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets3…3 Verses of FUN!, Melody-Harmony Advanced Tradeoffs
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40 Pages, 15 Arrangements

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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I (with CD), BPBs

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I (with CD), Bound Physical Books
Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I (with CD), Bound Physical Books, is an excellent way to introduce violin students to the magical world of double stops! (Please read the Foreword by William Starr by clicking the Forewords Button located here or at the top of the navigation bar on the Home Page.)

The student plays a duet with their teacher, a Christmas Carol of their choice. After playing the duet, the student goes immediately to the double stop solo, where the same, identical notes written in the duet are rewritten for one player. For a more detailed analysis of my approach to teaching double stop solos, please refer to my recently revised article.


This
Volume is written for students in late book three to early book four of Suzuki or for traditional students studying perhaps Bach Bourrees, Gavottes or Seitz Telemann concerti. In other words, it is geared for students with very little or no experience playing double stops. There are lots of octaves with open strings, thirds without 4th fingers and both major and minor sixths. As such, it is an ideal starting place to begin the journey into the wonderful world of double stops!


Angels We Have Heard On High PDF Sample
Angels We Have Heard On High Sample PDF »


Angels We Have Heard On High Sample MP3
Angels We Have Heard On High MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I (with CD), Bound Physical Books
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33 Pages, 16 Arrangements
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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

Order Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I (with CD), BPBs Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I (with CD), Bound Physical Books @ $19.95

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II


Volume II
of Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin is quite a bit more challenging than Volume I. The double stops involve the use of the 4th finger and occasional triple stops. Students should be in at least late Suzuki book five, early book six or have studied some Handel Sonatas, the Accolay Concerto, La Folia, etc.


Like Volume I, arrangements of Christmas Carols appear first as duets, with the exact same notes then rewritten for one player as a double stop solo. By playing the duet first, students get an exact duplication of what the double stops should sound like. This is a very challenging Volume (I have to practice these every Christmas!), but it’s a fun way to improve your technical skills on the violin!


Angels We Have Heard On High PDF Sample
Angels We Have Heard On High Sample PDF »


Angels We Have Heard On High Sample MP3
Angels We Have Heard On High MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II
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30 Pages, 15 Arrangements
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Please Click on Christmas Carols for a complete Song List.

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Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume I: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books

The level of difficulty for Volume I is intermediate (minimum Seitz, Kuchler, Reiding, Vivaldi concerti). The unique feature about these arrangements is the contrast between the contemporary (1st verse) and classical (2nd verse) styles. There is a lot of busy passagework in the faster carols and lots of moving inner voices in the slower carols.

The melody is traded off between all four violin parts. There are a total of 8 carols in this Volume, with five separate bound booklets, including the four violin parts (8 pages each part) and a score (19 pages).


Jingle Bells PDF Sample

Jingle Bells Sample PDF »


Jingle Bells Sample MP3

Jingle Bells MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume I: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books
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59 Total Pages, 8 Carols including 4 Separate Violin Parts and a Score

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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

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Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books
The level of difficulty for Volume II is intermediate to advanced (minimum Seitz, Kuchler, Reiding, Vivaldi concerti). The carols in this Volume contain more chromatic passages and are technically a bit more challenging than my previous Volume.

The unique feature about these arrangements is the contrast between the contemporary (1st verse) and classical (2nd verse) styles. There is a lot of busy passagework in the faster carols and lots of moving inner voices in the slower carols. The melody is traded off between all four violin parts. There are a total of 7 carols in this Volume, with five separate bound booklets, including the four violin parts (8 pages each part) and a score (18 pages).


We Wish You a Merry Christmas PDF Sample

We Wish You a Merry Christmas Sample PDF »


What Child Is This? Sample MP3

What Child Is This? MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books
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58 Total Pages, 7 Carols including 4 Separate Violin Parts and a Score

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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

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CM For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books
Because I have combined both Volumes into one package, this is the best buy, at $34.95, saving you $4.95 (and $3.50 in Shipping and Handling Charges), especially when you note that you are getting 101 pages of music! (The total number of pages, this includes the Table of Contents, etc., is 113.)

I won’t repeat the entire description of each Volume except to say that Volume I has been written at the intermediate level while Volume II has been written at the intermediate to advanced level.

Enjoy!


Hark! the Herald Angels Sing PDF Sample

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Sample PDF »

Deck The Halls Sample MP3
Deck The Halls MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, Bound Physical Books
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113 Total Pages, 15 Carols including 4 Separate Violin Parts and a Score

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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

Order Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, EITHER Bound Physical Books OR PDF Downloads

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books (No PDF Downloads Currently Available)

This Volume is an excellent way to introduce viola students to the magical world of
double stops! (Please read the Foreword by William Preucil, Sr. by clicking the Forewords Button located here or at the top of the navigation bar on the Home Page.) The student plays a duet with their teacher of a Christmas Carol. After playing the duet, the student goes immediately to the double stop solo, where the same, identical notes written in the duet are rewritten for just one player.

This Volume is written for students in late book three to early book four of Suzuki or for traditional students studying perhaps Seitz or Telemann concerti. There are lots of octaves with open strings, thirds without 4th fingers and both major and minor sixths.


Jingle Bells PDF Sample

Jingle Bells Sample PDF »

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Jingle Bells Sample MP3
Jingle Bells MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books
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24 Pages, 12 Arrangements
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Please Click on Christmas Carols for a complete Song List.

Order Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume I, Bound Physical Books @ $14.95

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books (No PDF Downloads Currently Available)

Volume II
of Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola is considerably more challenging than Volume I. (Please read the Foreword by William Preucil by clicking the Forewords Button located here or at the top of the navigation bar on the Home Page.) The double stops involve the use of the 4th finger and occasional triple stops. Students should be in at least the end of Suzuki book five or the beginning of book six or, have studied concerti by J. C. Bach or Handel.

Like Volume I, arrangements of Christmas Carols appear first as duets, with the exact same notes then rewritten for one player as a double stop solo. This is a very challenging Volume (I have to practice these arrangements every Christmas!), but it’s a fun way to improve your technical skills on the viola.


O Christmas Tree PDF Sample

O Christmas Tree Sample PDF »


O Christmas Tree Sample MP3

O Christmas Tree MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books
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24 Pages, 12 Arrangements
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Please Click on Christmas Carols for a complete Song List.

Order Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II, Bound Physical Books @ $14.95

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I
I am really excited to present my first book for the cello! Like my previous violin and viola double stop solos and duets Volumes, the cello student plays a duet with their teacher of a Christmas Carol. After playing the duet, the student immediately goes to the double stop solo, where the same, identical notes written in the duet are rewritten for one player.
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Students love playing fun and familiar music and this Volume is an excellent tool to draw cello students into the magical world of double stops. There are lots of open strings involving octaves, thirds and sixths, which makes this a very nice introductory Volume to learn about double stops.


Jingle Bells PDF Sample

Jingle Bells Sample PDF »


Jingle Bells Sample MP3

Jingle Bells MP3 Sample »

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Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I
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29 Pages, 14 Arrangements

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Please click on Christmas Carols to see a complete Song List.

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Christmas Strings: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements by Martha J. Yasuda

Christmas Strings: Contemporary & Classical Arrangements, from the Arranger of the Atlanta Symphony

This CD is a collection of sixteen traditional Christmas Carols arranged for String Orchestra by Martha J. Yasuda, the Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.


As the
CD Title, Christmas Strings: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, suggests, each of these well known traditional Christmas Carols has been skillfully arranged in such a way so as to have interwoven into two contrasting verses both a Contemporary and Classical sound. The two MP3 Samples below will give you more than a flavor of this beautiful CD!


CD
Christmas Carol List:


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Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
3. Jingle Bells
4. O Holy Night
5. What Child is This?
6. Deck The Halls
7. Angels We Have Heard on High
8. Good King Wenceslas
9. Joy to the World!
10. Silent Night
11. We Three Kings
12. O Christmas Tree
13. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
14. Away in the Manger
15. O Come, All Ye Faithful
16. Christmas – Hymns of Thanksgiving
(All Hail the Power and A Mighty Fortress)


To obtain the best sound results, please close the browser window containing the MP3 Sample before playing the next MP3 Sample.


Christmas Strings
MP3 Samples:


Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing »


Joy to the World!

Joy to the World! »
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Order Christmas Strings: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, from the Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Christmas Strings: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, from the Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra @ $10.00

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