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elcome to Violin Star To the teacher: This series will inspire violinists to develop confidence and musical skills through a

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refreshing choice of pieces. The repertoire presents a logical and approachable progression from the very first stages of playing through to Grade 2. Each piece is designed to develop a specific technique; as the series progresses, the pieces introduce the keys (and their related finger patterns) encountered at the early grades. There is a fun mix of musical styles, which include arrangements and original compositions. For each of the three Violin Star levels, there is one Student's book and one Accompaniment book. The Student's books contain the solo violin part, and an audio CD. The Accompaniment books have separate piano and violin accompaniments for every piece. The three different forms of accompaniment in Violin Star offer variety, flexibility and interaction for both pupil and teacher. Dotted around the Student's books you will find suggestions for supporting activities, which can be used in individual or group teaching and can form a base to develop your own ideas. Ali 106 pieces in Violin Star were created during the course of my work as a peripatetic violin teacher. Children are wonderful critics, and if they don't like the music they won't mince their words. The repertoire in Violin Star passed the test - in fact, it could not have been written without the students. I hope you enjoy Violin Star!

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O back.ing tracks by Stuart Briner, [ohn Maul, Frank Mizen and Chris Norton . ed in England by Caligraving Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk Published in 2011 by ABRSM (Publishing) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABRSM f;) 2011 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music 978 1 86096 900 3

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Hungarian Beethoven (1770-1827)

Pierpont (1822-93)

D major scale and arpeggio: one octave Pachelbel's Canon Morning Has Braken

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Pachelbel (1653-1706)

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Action Hera!

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Action Hera! Impravisation Buzz, Buzz, Buzz Hoffmann

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Bourrée from Limousin

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French

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Grade 1 repertoire pieces Hand in Hand

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Using the CD Each piece in this book has two consecu.tive tracks on the CD: a full performance wl~h solo violin, followed by a play-along version of just the accompaniment.

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