Violin Star 1 Student's Book & CD

Violin Star is a three-book series offering beginner violinists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. The repertoire is imaginatively tailored to develop specific techniques through an exciting range of musical styles.

This Student's book contains the solo violin parts, along with colourful illustrations, activities and a playalong CD. The Accompaniment book, available separately, includes piano and violin accompaniments for every piece.

Key features of the series:

• An approachable progression from beginner level to Grade 2
• Playalong CDs with each Student’s book, which contain specially created instrumental arrangements to convey style and mood
• Original compositions and arrangements by Edward Huws Jones

• Pages: 32
• Language: English
• CD Included
• Publisher: ABRSM

CONTENTS

• Big Ben [Edward Huws Jones]
• Little Ben [Edward Huws Jones]
• Musette [Johann Sebastian Bach]
• Ready, Steady, Bow! [Edward Huws Jones]
• Trick or Treat [Edward Huws Jones]
• Fiddle Faddle [Trad. Welsh]
• Open-String Boogie [Edward Huws Jones]
• Snowflakes [Edward Huws Jones]
• A Hundred Pipers [Trad. Scottish]
• Swanee River [Stephen Collins Foster]
• Vilanova [Trad. Spanish]
• Circles in the Air [Edward Huws Jones]
• Heading South [Trad. Latin American]
• Silent Night [Franz Gruber]
• Crocodile [Edward Huws Jones]
• Uncle Joe [Trad. American]
• Trolls, Orcs and Goblins [Edvard Grieg]
• First Finger Rag [Edward Huws Jones]
• Witches' Cauldron [Edward Huws Jones]
• Peeler's Jig [Trad. Irish]
• Tudor Pageant [Edward Huws Jones]
• Saraswati [Trad. South Indian]
• Friday Evening [Trad. Hungarian]
• Jitterbug [Edward Huws Jones]
• Jewish Wedding [Trad. klezmer]
• Gow’s Reel [Trad. Scottish]
• On the River [Edward Huws Jones]
• Paganini! [Nicolò Paganini]
• Strictly Tango [Edward Huws Jones]
• London Eye [Edward Huws Jones]
• Maiden Fair from The Skill of Music (1674) [John Playford]
• All Silk and Satin [Edward Huws Jones]
• Too Much Rosin! [Edward Huws Jones]
• Happy Hippo [Edward Huws Jones]
• Nobody Else but Me [Trad. Greek]
• Woodpecker Tap [Edward Huws Jones]
• William Tell [Gioachino Rossini]
• Old-Timer [Trad. American]
• Greek Night Out [Trad. Greek]
• Violin Star [Edward Huws Jones]
• House of the Rising Sun [Trad. American]
• Spanish Steps [Edward Huws Jones]
• Twinkle Toes [Edward Huws Jones]
• Lady Meng Jiang [Trad. Chinese]
• Hampton Court [Edward Huws Jones]
• The Collier's Waltz [Edward Huws Jones]
• Autumn, from The Four Seasons [Antonio Vivaldi]