Stringtastic Book 2: Cello

Mark Wilson

ISBN 10: 0571543022 / ISBN 13: 9780571543021

Published by Faber Music Ltd, London, 2023

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**Finalist in the Outstanding Music Education Print Resource Category for the 2025 Music & Drama Education Awards**Stringtastic Book 2: Cello teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination.Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings.Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teachers Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts.Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education.Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stringtastic Book 2: Cello
• Publisher: Faber Music Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0571543022
• ISBN 13: 9780571543021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Stringtastic Book 2: Cello teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated Stringtastic series in which violin, viola, cello, and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination.

Learn as you play through the world of Stringtastic, with 62 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from Stringtastic Book 1, this book takes the student from Grade 1 (Early Elementary) to Grade 2 (Elementary) level. Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings.

Every piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice---all available to download. The Stringtastic Book 2: Teacher's Accompaniment book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts.

Mark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education."

-- Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College."