Hands-On Theory: Fun with Fiddle Tunes
$35.95
A guide for teachers and those who teach themselves. Veteran string teacher, Amy Matherly, shares twenty-three tunes (including two three-tune sets) she has taught her students over the years, along with the ways she has incorporated relevant theory concepts into lessons and group classes. The tunes were chosen because students love them and are highly motivated to play them. The book is organized into three substantive Parts:
Part One – The Basics
This section presents four fiddle tunes, each introducing several important skills and concepts, including key, meter, form, rhythm, and chords. Start by having students learn the tune and then cover one or all of the activities as suits. Wrap up by performing the tune with accompaniment.
Part Two – Getting Into It
The tunes, accompaniment parts, and theory topics are more advanced, adding on to what was covered in Part One. Each includes a performance arrangement.
Part Three – Creating Arrangements
This section presents ideas and techniques for creating accompaniments and arrangements. Use the examples presented to inspire students to get creative with the tunes that they love.
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PRODUCT INFO
Each of the standalone tunes featured in Hands-On Theory has accompanying Melody (variable speed for learning by ear) and Full Arrangement (for inspiration) recordings on the campublications.com website. For the three-tune sets, each tune has a Melody recording but only one Full Arrangement recording is provided - including all set tunes. Teachers and students can work with the recordings free of charge.
Hands-On Theory has the same helpful design features as all of our publications - spiral binding to allow the book to lie flat on a music stand and spacious formatting to provide room for your own notes on individual activities.
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