With free mp3 audio for the pieces and accompaniments. This book belongs to a series of easy christmas songs for violins, violas, cellos and piano. The books for violins, violas and cellos have the same pieces and can be used together. Viola students can play the duets with cello or violin students that have the books for cello and violin. This book includes easy christmas carols for viola that can be played in first position. Some pieces are for solo viola, others are duos for viola or viola and piano. The scores include some finger numbers and the book starts with an introduction to the different parts of the viola and terms and abbreviations that we find in music for the viola. There is a page that introduces the open strings of the viola and how they are written in the C clef. This book also includes a fingering chart for the notes in first position. You can find the mp3 files for the songs in the book in the folder with the name of this book at the http: //www.arts2science.com website. The numbers of the mp3 files appear in each score. The same folder also includes a virtual viola that you can play.

24 popular Christmas carols arranged for solo violin in a Theme & Variations format. The book is designed for moderate to advanced violinists.

All through the night - Angels from the realms of glory - As with gladness men of old - Auld lang syne - Away in a manger - The boar's head carol - A child this day is born - Christians awake - The Coventry carol - Deck the halls - Ding-dong merrily on high - The first nowell - God rest thee merry gentlemen - Good King Wenscelas - Hark, the herald angels sing - The holly and the ivy - How far is it to Bethlehem - I saw three ships - In dulce jubilo - In the bleak midwinter - Infant holy, infant lowly - It came upon a midnight clear - Jingle bells - Joy to the world - Lullay my liking - Mary had a baby - My dancing day - O Christmas tree (O Tannenbaum) - O come all ye faithful - O come O come Emmanuel - O little town of Bethlehem - Once in royal David's city - Past Three o'clock - Quem pastores (Shepherd's left their flocks astraying) - Rocking - Sans day carol - See amid the winter's snow - Silent night - Sing lullaby - Sussex carol - The truth from above - The twelve days of Christmas - Unto us a boy is born - Wassail song - We three kings of Orient are - We wish you a merry Christmas - What child is this? - Whence is that goodly fragrance - While shepherds watched.

More Folk Strings is a collection of melodies from around the world, in a variety of moods and with rhythmic patterns and harmonies that are representative of their country of origin. Because of the flexible scoring used in More Folk Strings, players at a variety of levels can make music together and less experienced players can play the solo (melody) parts, which use little or no shifting and are in accessible keys. Some pieces in the collection are easier than others. The collection is available in a number of instrumentations for string quartet or string orchestra, for violin ensemble, viola ensemble, cello ensemble, for two, three, or four violin, viola or cello players in any combination of these instruments, and for solo violin, solo viola, and solo cello. The piano accompaniment may be used with any of the combinations. In More Folk Strings for String Quartet or String Orchestra, the melody is passed around so that all members of the ensemble can have the opportunity to play the tune. Score and parts are marked with "melody" and "harmony" to help players bring out the melody at the appropriate moment. Teachers' notes provide lyrics and background information on each folk song in addition to rehearsal and performance suggestions.