Shark attack!
Barrier Reef
Cap'n Jack's Hornpipe
Simple syncopation
Feelin' blue
Broadway or bust
Tinga Layo
Jamaican lullaby
Kingston Calypso
Spy movie 2
Sad movie
Action movie
Cowboy song
Banuwa
Kathy Blackwell, B. Mus. (Hons.), LTCL, LGSM, studied music at
Edinburgh University and continued with post-graduate studies in
music at the University of Oxford. Kathy is a string teacher with
many years experience of teaching violin and viola. She developed
her teaching ideas at the coalface in both Music Services and in
private practice, working with groups large and small and in
one-to-one lessons. She was a strings consultant for the ABRSM
Music Medals
initiative, a new assessment specifically designed for students
taught in groups, and a contributor to the accompanying book All
together! Teaching Music in Groups (ABRSM, 2004). Her teaching
experience has
led her to co-author Fiddle, Viola, and Cello Time, published by
Oxford University Press, with her husband, David. Kathy and David
have presented workshops in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, and
Singapore. David Blackwell studied music at Edinburgh University,
after which he pursued a career in music publishing, first at ABRSM
and then at Oxford University Press. He is co-editor of OUP's In
the Mood: 17 Jazz Classics for Choirs and Carols for Choirs 5,
and has published a number of single choral arrangements. He is
co-writer with his wife Kathy of OUP's award-winning string series,
Fiddle, Viola, Cello Time, and String Time, which have twice won
the MIA award for Best Educational Publication.
He now works as a freelance music editor, composer and
arranger.
In 2017 Kathy and David Blackwell received two awards: from ESTA UK
in recognition of their exceptional services to string teaching,
and from the Oxfordshire Music Education Partnership for
significant contribution to music education in Oxfordshire and
beyond.
The captivating arrangements explore catchy syncopated rhythms and playing styles such as plucking and tremolo ... All tempi are within the grasp of most beginners, and the 2nd part, while only using open strings and the 1st finger, is not restricted in its harmonies. The deceptively simple piano accompaniment uses a range of harmonies, increasing a student's musical experience and adding zest to the ensemble. The parts can easily be arranged for any mix of string instruments, including as a solo performance. Have your students enjoy music for life by sharing these enchanting musical treats with them when they're young. Melissa Franks,
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