This new edition contains all the scales and arpeggios required for ABRSM's Grades 15 Cello exams. Contains all scales and arpeggios for the revised syllabus from 2012, with bowing patterns and suggested fingering, and a helpful introduction including advice on preparing for the exam.

This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for ABRSM Violin exams, Grades 15. Includes many specimen tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from 2012, written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam.

“The Fiddler's Nurser” is a classic guide to playing the violin written for beginners an young players. It contains a collection of simple music compositions for violin, presented as clear sheet music perfect for annotations and notes. Each piece has some helpful information including where to place your fingers, how to bow, and more. Contents include: “Eventide”, “Martial Steps”, “Waltz Time”, “An Afternoon Sleep”, “Dance Steps”, “Home Thoughts”, “Free from Care”, “Minuet”, “A Bumpkin's Dance”, “At Dusk”, “At Dawn”, “Afloat”, and more. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the violin.

The volumes in this series provide much useful practice material for candidates preparing for ABRSM exams. At each grade a number of tests are provided, each representative of the technical level expected in the examination and exploring a variety of keys, styles and moods.