| 72547 | Getting in Gear: Fundamental Warm-Ups for String Orchestra |
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| Patterson, Anne Marie | |
| Category: Methods/Collections; String Orchestra |
| Instrumentation: violin,viola,cello,bass |
| Comments: Also written by: LaBrie, Monday. Fingerboard Geography, Bowing-Tone & Articulation; Rhythm Rules. PART 1 FINGERBOARD GEOGRAPHY: Gear 1; Gear 2 Low 2nd Finger; Intonation: Resonance, Pitch Benders, Target Practice; Tunnels, Double Stops & Anchors; Reading Key Signatures; Mix it up: Gears 1 & 2; Choosing Fingerings; Gear 3 High 3rd Finger; Gear 4 Whole Step Hand; Gear 5 Low 4th Finger; Mixing All Gears; Half Steps & Whole Steps; Chromatic Hopscotch; Augmented 2nds; E and C String Practice; Velocity Exercises. PART 2 BOWING: TONE & ARTICULATION: The LAWS of Tone; Exploring Bow Lanes; Exploring Bow Amount; Exploring Bow Weight and Speed; Tone Variations; Bow Placement and Tilt; Changing Dynamics; Special Effects: Sul Tasto, Ponticello, Chords, Harmonics; Articulation; Articulation Etudes & Variations; Slurs and String Crossings; Pizzicato Skills; Bow Lifts and Coordination; Spiccato and Brush Stroke; Special Effects: Col Legno, Tremolo. PART 3 RHYTHM RULES! Rhythm Ruler; Rests; Sixteenth Note Combinations; Dotted Rhythms; Off-beats; Syncopation; Triplets; 6/8 Time. |
| Description: Getting in Gear has been carefully designed by three long-time string educators with pedagogy and technique in mind. Students will feel like the teacher is right there with them in the book. Teachers will appreciate the varied repetition and opportunities for differentiation. Perfect as a warm-up book for developing players and designed as a drop-in resource covering everything from finger patterns (AKA "Gears"), to bow distribution, how to master spiccato, syncopation and more! Each exercise includes a "GEAR ICON" to help students and teachers identify which patterns are included in the exercise, allowing for quick and easy differentiation. Catchy acronyms, helpful analogies, and colorful visuals will assist with understanding. But most importantly, students will enjoy playing the engaging exercises in this book as they develop their skills. |