Digital Books

Learn More Viola Double Stops!Double Stop Beginnings for the Viola, Book Two continues teaching basic double stop playing on the violin.Using only first position and focusing on double stop thirds, the book is laid out in ten short sections. Book Two continues where Book One finished,...

The Hot Cross Buns Book for Cello uses fifty variations on the famous song to teach basic finger patterns and rhythms on the cello.​The book is especially useful as a training tool for very young beginners, with large notes and finger numbers. Cello teachers can use this book...

The 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' Book for Cello teaches you basic cello skills using variations on the famous song.​This book is especially useful as a training tool for very young beginners, with large notes and finger numbers. Cello teachers can use this book an enjoyable method supplement that will help students...

Warming Up for Bass, Book One combines exercises with pieces at a third-year playing level. Each exercise and song is included as version A for lower level players and as version B for higher level players. The book can be used as part of a string...

Celebrate liberty, amber waves of grain, and purple mountain majesties, violin-style!  Revel in the stirring beauty of the timeless American patriotic song America the Beautiful with this Fantasy for Solo Viola. With sweeping melodic strains that give you ample opportunity for expression, this piece will unleash your...

The study of double-stop octaves on the cello, for advanced cellists, continues in Octaves for the Cello, Book Three. Exercises and short pieces link the A and D octave hand positions learned in Books One and Two with the new "high A position", near the end of the fingerboard. Teachers...

Learn the Building Blocks of Viola Playing First Position Scale Studies for the Viola gives you easy viola scale exercises and bowings on the C, G, D, A, F, B-flat, and E-flat major scales. Useful as an introductory book for scales, this book is...

Myanna Harvey's lush arrangement of this traditional carol for two violins gives musicians lyrical melodies interwoven with accompanying pizzicato sections. Playable by late-intermediate through professional-level violinists, this is appropriate for church services and Christmas concerts everywhere. Score and parts included. Level: Advanced Parts:ScoreViolin I...

Myanna Harvey's arrangement of this beautiful Irish tune for viola and cello duet gives musicians lyrical melodies interwoven with accompanying pizzicato sections. The viola part reaches third position and the cello part uses thumb position.  Level: Advanced Parts:Viola and Cello ScoreViola PartCello Part

The C Major Scale Book teaches a three-octave C major scale and variations. This book is invaluable in giving the early-intermediate cellist a first experience in the higher positions. Teachers can build on a student’s knowledge of fourth position, teaching them to put the first...

Bring the beauty of Easter to those around you through this exuberant Fantasia on the traditional hymn Christ the Lord is Risen Today for unaccompanied viola! Lyrically weaving the melody with running notes that embellish and support the melody, this solo viola hymn arrangement would be a...

Bring your instrument—and bring the spirit—with Fantasy on When Johnny Comes Marching Home for Solo Viola! This lively, cinematic arrangement of the classic American tune lets intermediate violists showcase both drama and energy. With sweeping lines, bold rhythms, and dynamic contrasts reminiscent of a...

This is the piano accompaniment to the 40 agility studies in Finger Exercises for the Violin, Book One, Expanded Edition (CHPD135.)  Please note, this file only includes the piano accompaniment with the violin line above it; the violin book is here.  Note: this is a...

Easy Warm-Ups That Focus on Notes Knowing the Notes for Bass helps you learn and remember the notes in first position.Using short exercises and pieces, each warm-up focuses on a specific note, reinforcing note-reading & strengthening beginning bass technique.This book works well with Playing the Bass Book One....

Bring the beauty of Easter to those around you through this virtuosic Fantasia on the traditional hymn Up from the Grave He Arose for unaccompanied viola!  This arrangement weaves the melody with supporting notes that embellish and imply harmony. This solo viola hymn arrangement would be a wonderful addition to any...

Awaken your inner fiddler with this toe-tapping arrangement of Arkansas Traveler for solo viola! Enjoy playing the energetic, pulsing rhythms that make folk music universally understood and loved. Exuberant and joyful, this piece will bring new energy to your viola sessions! This solo viola fiddle arrangement uses first and third positions...

Bring the beauty of Easter to those around you through this exquisitely crafted Fantasia on the traditional hymn In the Garden, for unaccompanied viola! Lyrically weaving the melody with running notes that embellish and support the melody, this solo viola hymn arrangement would be a...

Bring the light and joy of Christmas to your audience with this exciting arrangement of Go, Tell it on the Mountain for string duo!  Exuberant, with a strong beat, this arrangement intersperses the carol melody with energetic original material.  Myanna Harvey's arrangements for violin and cello...

Celebrate freedom, viola-style!  Enjoy the energy in the American patriotic song Battle Cry of Freedom with this Fantasy for Solo Viola. With pulsing rhythms and exuberant melodies, this piece gives you a chance to express your love of freedom! This solo viola arrangement is in first position and is at an intermediate...