Exercises in 7 major keys covering slurred, legato, staccato and détaché bowings.
Fantastic collection of advanced pieces for violin duet. Works by such esteemed composers as Telemann, Corelli, Kreutzer, Paganini and many, many more are included. Highly appropriate and challenging...
A compilation of two of the most famous methods for brass, re-edited and progressively graded for like-instrument classroom instruction, and including additional material for study of melodic interpre...
String teachers have long turned to the First Album series to fulfill the need for fun, educational first-year solo and ensemble music. The companion book, First Etude Album, reinforces everything tau...
This lovely collection of original violin trios was compiled by Rubank legends Harvey Whistler and Herman Hummel, and is still in use on many state contest lists. Each is the perfect length for compet...
Introducing the Positions, a series widely used in classroom and private studio, represents a critical 'next step' for string students. Position playing allows players to extend range beyond the basic...
Scales studies of the most common major and minor keys designed for individual study and like-instrument class instruction.
This collection of 25 original violin and viola duets (grade 3-4) is an absolute “must” for every string teacher's library, for classroom practice or for contest.
String teachers have long turned to the First Album series to fulfill the need for fun, educational first-year solo and ensemble music. Familiar classics and original works are presented, each in elem...
Taken from one of Tchaikovsky's string quartets, this edition features primarily tutti scoring and provides an opportunity to teach basic meter changes (2/4 to 3/4).
A Complete Course of Study for Double Note and Chord Development Suitable for any student who has finished a first-year violin method book.
One of the most widely used series of methods for individual or like-instrument class instruction. Using a very well-rounded approach including scales, arpeggios, technical studies, studies for musici...
This excellent scale book for beginning and intermediate violinists covers all keys up to three sharps/flats and their relative minors. Exercises are made interesting (and effective) with the use of n...
An Intermediate Course of Study for the Development of Technical Proficiency in the First Position An appropriate follow-up method to Rubank's Intermediate Method for Viola. Includes: •Daily exer...
The classic scale and arpeggio studies of Gabriel Parès were adapted in the 1940s for like-instrument study by Rubank's Harvey Whistler, and are now the standard for elementary scale instruction. Pres...
Scale studies of the most common major and minor keys designed for individual study and like-instrument class instruction.
From one of the most important composers of the baroque, Tambourin Dance has been adapted for student players in an edition that can be used to teach cut-time, dynamic contrast, and both legato and sp...
An elegant dance in 3/4 time, this Beethoven minuet is a great vehicle for teaching about rondo form. The episodes between the refrains are short - just four measures in most cases - so students hear...
One of Saint-Saens' most identifiable symphonic themes has been used in countless horror films and gives the listener an instant connection with drama, intrigue, and suspense. This easy and approachab...
This charming piece from the Album for the Young (a set of beginner pieces written by Schumann for his three daughters) is perfect for teaching/reinforcing dotted quarter-eighth note patterns. Its che...
Swan Lake, possibly the most-often performed ballet worldwide, tells the story of Odette, a princess who is cursed by an evil sorcerer to live as a swan by day and a woman by night. Scene and Dance is...
With piano accompaniment String teachers have long turned to the First Album series to fulfill the need for fun, educational first-year solo and ensemble music. Familiar classics and original works ar...
