Fiddle Tune Books

"Fiddling for Viola: Traditional Irish and American Fiddle Tunes Arranged for Viola" by Michael Hoffheimer

(Book)

For use with violin OR viola.

Quite possibly the largest collection of fiddle music for viola ever published! Contains a wealth of material for fiddlers seeking a transition to the viola and/or violists in search of a collection of traditional fiddle music.

Designed to meet the rising popularity of the viola's role in folk music, the tunes in this book are grouped into C, G, D, F, B-flat, and E-flat major fingering.

The music in this book is printed on parallel staffs. The top is traditional viola notation in the alto clef while the bottom is the same music in transposing violin notation, allowing fiddlers who read the G or treble clef to play the viola by fingering it as if it were a fiddle.

Beginner to Intermediate • 88pp

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"Scottish Fire: Traditional and Original Tunes for Fiddle from 1762 to the Present" by Bonnie Rideout

(Book)

The fiddle has been popular in Scotland for over 500 years as an accompanying instrument for dance and song. Bonnie Rideout has been playing traditional Scottish fiddle music since the 1980s. This collection presents favorite tunes which Bonnie had stashed away over the years while awaiting the perfect opportunity to record them.

The music written here ranges from J. Scott Skinner's Dr. Gordon Stable (a wonderful fiery reel she once played to garner her first national fiddling title as a young teenager), to Fear A Bhata (a heartbreaking air she has known as long as she can remember). These Scottish fiddle selections have been carefully transcribed from Bonnie's recording Scottish Fire (available on iTunes for $10).

Beginner to Intermediate • 56pp

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"Rounder Old-Time Music for Fiddle"

(Book)

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"Barrage" Volumes 1 and 2

(Book/CD)

Retail $24.95 USD each volume

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"Vassar Clements: Grass Roots" by Vassar Clements

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"The Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes: Volume One" Edited by Stacy Phillips

Retail $29.95 USD

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"Natalie MacMaster's Cape Breton Island Fiddle" by Natalie MacMaster

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World Fiddle

"Fiddling Around the World" by Mary Ann Harbar

(Book/CD Set)

Play along with a lively Irish session, a spirited Ukrainian hopak, a tantalizing Arabic belly dance, a famous Italian tarantella, a joyous Klezmer hora, and over 50 other international favourites!

This definitive book/CD sampler features vibrant folk music from North America, the British Isles, Western and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. The text combines clear explanations of authentic ornaments, bowings, and rhythms with fun tunes which are comfortable and easy to learn. The music includes chord symbols and some twin fiddling harmonies.

The book also includes a helpful "Quick Reference Key and Glossary" of musical symbols and terms, as well as performance notes for each of the 58 songs. The included compact disc provides accompaniment for all of the tunes.

Intermediate • 112pp

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"Mariachi Violin Transcriptions" arranged by  Laura Garciacano Sobrino

(Book)

Mariachi music for most of its 200 or so years has primarily been an aural tradition, passing songs down from generation to generation, ear to ear. In the 1980's there was a sudden renaissance of traditional Mexican music, not in its native Mexico, but around the world.

As interest grew in learning mariachi repertory from non-mariachi trained musicians, a need arose to provide written notational documentation of the many songs that have come to identify the mariachi tradition.

Author Laura Sobrino has been a professional mariachi and is familiar with the stylistic intricacies that truly make this Mexican traditional and popular music unique. For those who wish to grasp an understanding of the mariachi style and who don't have a mariachi musician to teach them, these transcriptions are some of the best available.

The pieces in this collection include parts for one or two violins, guitar (notation and chord symbols), and bass (notation only).

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Pop & Jazz

"Razzamajazz Violin"

(Book with Piano Accompaniment)

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"Ragtimes for 2 Violins" by Benedikt Brydern

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"Getting into Blues Violin" by Marty Laster

(Book/CD Set)

This book offers a comprehensive workshop in Blues violin and specifically, improvisation techniques. Licks, scales, patterns, ear training and rhythmic exercises are introduced and reinforced on the book CD.

Original tunes by the author that address the various technical challenges in addition to old blues standards for building repertoire are also found throughout the book. The influence of the Blues on Swing, Bluegrass, Cajun and Gypsy styles is shown followed by tributes to the great blues violinists of the past and present and includes a brief bio of each.

Finally, a section touches on more advanced ways to create and vary a break. This book is generally on an intermediate level and both violinists who have been playing for a few years and serious classical players can benefit from this book. It offers an easygoing and at times, humorous touch.

Includes play-along CD. Beginners will prefer Laster's other book, "Blues Violin for the Young Beginner."

Int-Advanced • 88pp

Retail $19.95 USD

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"Essential Jazz Etudes... The Blues: Violin"

(Book & CD)

This collection of jazz etudes with accompanying CD gives students a fun and effective way to learn to play jazz style blues lines. The CD tracks provide a professional rhythm section (piano, bass, drums) to play along with, plus recordings of professional jazz musicians playing each etude.

The recordings help to provide a model for the student's stylistic development, and an opportunity to play with a great band! Each of the 12 etudes provides a new challenge to master.

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Christmas & Gospel

"A Scottish Christmas for Fiddle"

(Book & CD)

This fiddle edition contains arrangements of all of the pieces featured on the companion CD, along with additional Christmas melodies, lesser known seasonal Scottish tunes, and a few fiddle classics not associated with Christmas whatsoever yet written in a compatible style for a total of 44 melodies.

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"A Celtic Fiddle Christmas"

(Book)

Here’s a book you’ll be pulling off the shelf for many Christmases to come. A Celtic Fiddle Christmas is a treasury of 24 Irish, Scottish, Welsh and English holiday carols all suitably adorned with Celtic calligraphy. Simple duets for two fiddles, a round for three, and arrangements for solo fiddle with guitar chords are all printed on a large, easy to read staff. From the hauntingly beautiful melodies of the Hebrides, to the ancient airs of Ireland, to the familiar Yuletide tunes of Wales, England and Scotland, these songs are sure to warm your heart and rouse the spirit of this giving season in a way no other music can.

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"A Pocketful of Carols"

(Book)

50 favourite carols, arranged for violin, together with keyboard or guitar accompaniments.

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"International Carols for Violin" by  Costel Puscoiu

(Book/CD Set)

This book provides a selection of beautiful well-known as well as lesser-known carols arranged for violin with keyboard accompaniment.

The player is taken on a musical journey across Europe, South and Central America, and finally to the United States. Playalong CD is included.

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"Christmas Solos for Beginning Violin: Level 1" by Craig Duncan

(Violin Part / Piano Part)

These flexible arrangements are designed to be enjoyed with the companion viola and cello books. Each book contains the melody and a harmony part along with a piano accompaniment. Suggested uses include: solo violin, with piano accompaniment, violin duets, violin and cello duets, trios with cello, or with a string quartet. Includes Ding, Dong, Merrily on High; Oh Come, All Ye Faithful; Angels We Have Heard on High; and many more.

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"T'is the Season: Hammered Dulcimer Collection" Jeanne Page

(Book)

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"Christmas Music Arranged for Violin Duet" by Scott Staidle

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"Renaissance Christmas: 8 Guitar Solos on Renaissance Christmas Classics" by James Kalal

(Book and CD)

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"A Treasury of Hymns and Spirituals for Autoharp, Guitar, Ukulele, Mandolin, Banjo and Keyboard" compiled by Meg Peterson

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"The Bluegrass Gospel Songbook" by Wayne Arbsen

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"Mel Bay's Old-Time Gospel Songbook" by Wayne Arbsen

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Classical Violin

"Wedding Music for Two Violins" by Scott Staidle

(Parts for Violin 1 and Violin 2)

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"Three Pieces from Schindler's List for Violin and Piano" by John Williams

(Violin Part / Piano Part)

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"Suzuki Violin School: Violin Part - Revised Edition"

(Book)

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"The Student Violinist" Series by Craig Duncan

(Book, violin part & piano score)

All pieces in each book are playable in first position, beginning with easy arrangements and progressing in difficulty. Piano parts double the violin to aid performance.

Titles include "Mozart" and "Beethoven"

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Scales, Exercizes & Technique

"Essential Scales and Studies for Violin" by Craig Duncan

(Book)

This valuable supplement has been written to present essential scales and scale studies for the beginning student. The scales are presented in various rhythms and patterns, including arpeggios. All of the various patterns presented can be used with each scale.

The fingerings included present viable ways to approach the scales, but other fingerings can be explored. Various rhythms and bowings may also be applied to practicing the scales. All major scales are presented in two and three octave patterns. All minor scales are presented in three octave patterns. Chromatic scales of two and three octaves are also included. These scales can form an important part of any violin student's practice.

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"Violin Daily Studies" by Burton Isaac (Out of Print)

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Theory & Supplements

Music Theory for Dummies

(Book)

Need to grasp music theory? This hands-on guide explains the concepts in plain English — from scales, intervals, and tempos to chord progressions, phrasing, harmonizing, and arranging — and shows you how to apply them in compositions ranging from pop and rock to jazz and classical. It's also packed with musical examples you can hear on the CD!

Discover how to:

• Read notes and understand tones
• Keep proper rhythm
• Master major and minor scales
• Build chords and cadences
• Write in popular musical forms

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