Digital Books

Take a journey to the time when lawn chairs and blankets would be out under the stars and music would waft out from under the eaves of the wooden bandstand. These are the tunes that got our feet moving, made us smile, and brought...

Are you ready to learn three-octave arpeggios on the cello? Do you want a better sense of fingerboard geography? Are you tired of guessing where notes in the higher positions are? This book can help! Using a carefully planned series of exercises, this book...

Want to learn Bach’s Second Suite for Solo Cello without feeling overwhelmed by the technique? Are you looking to improve your intonation, shifting, and trills — or are you preparing the Suite for an audition or performance? This book can help. The Bach Cello...

Love Your Violin Scale Practice! The Two Octaves Book for Violin is a complete study of major and minor scales, arpeggios, and broken thirds in two octaves.It includes numerous bowing and rhythmic variations to train both the left and right hands for the intermediate violinist, bringing a challenging variety to...

Are you ready for a new collection of energetic, catchy fiddle tunes? The Blackberry Blossom Fiddle Book for Viola is here! This book has tunes and harmonies you will hum through the rest of the day and can give you a new reason to...

Super Easy Violin Technique! Early Exercises for the Violin is written specifically for beginning violinists.Using three exercises each week, the book teaches finger strength, rhythm, and very basic bowing.Early Exercises covers only open string and first finger notes for several weeks before adding second and third finger notes.The book ends with exercises...

One way to maximize your cello practice is by adding a short bowing study on open strings! Open-string studies on the cello can help you focus on your bow and how it interacts with the string. Good bow technique is essential for creating beautiful...

The Open-String Book for Cello This book works on basic cello bowing and rhythm skills using only open strings. From quarter and eighth notes to the first slurs, this book can help students read music and play open strings at the very first lesson. Other skills taught include rests,...

Looking for intriguingly beautiful intermediate violin and viola holiday duets?Violin and Cello gives you a second volume of carol arrangements that can be played for gigs, for special occasions, or just for fun!Weaving melodies with accompaniment, Myanna Harvey has created a Christmas book to follow the very...

This book explores a variety of shifting styles with short, intense studies. Once the positions have been learned, cellists can use this book as daily shifting practice that can improve muscle memory.  Note: this is a PDF download of the book; not a print...

Double Stop Beginnings for the Violin, Book Two continues where book one finished, teaching more double stops in the key of D major. With a focus on thirds, the book also works on reading two notes at once, intonation, and agility. Exercises are followed by short pieces and fiddle tunes that use the...

Improve Your Viola Bowing and Tone! One great thing to add to the beginning of your viola practice (at any level of playing!) is a short study on open strings.Open-string studies on the viola can help you focus on your bow and how it...

This e-book trains the student with basic exercises shifting from first position to fourth position. Shifting studies with both separate and slurred bowing are included.  Note: this is a PDF download of the book; not a print book. This book can be saved to your...

Learn how to read treble clef on the cello! This book teaches you how to read and play notes in treble clef on the cello, one note at a time. The exercises help you see how bass clef and tenor clef connect to treble...

Compiling and organizing some of the most effective etudes written for cello, this series of foundation studies gives you a comprehensive step-by-step method for perfecting your cello playing! The Cello Etude System presents both rare and classic etudes, interspersed with newly written material, providing...

Thumb Position School for the Cello is a method for learning the notes in thumb position. Focusing on the main position of “thumb on mid-string harmonic”, the book includes exercises and short pieces that teach the finger patterns in a number of different keys, high...

Discover your inner fiddler! Liven up your violin practice, bring joy to those around you, and captivate your audience with these enchanting fantasias on folk and fiddle tunes.  From toe-tappingly energetic to exquisitely beautiful, these unaccompanied violin solos weave melodies with lyrical supporting notes...

Fiddle Fun, Part One! Playing the Cello, Book One gives you catchy, enjoyable pieces and easy exercises that will help you play better.The book's exercises will make your fingers and bow more agile. Fiddle tunes, classical pieces, and folk melodies in the book help you read music better...

Easy Warm-Ups That Focus on Notes Knowing the Notes for Violin 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 violin skills.This book works well with Beginning Fiddle Duets...

Master the Repertoire The Bach Cello Suite No. 1 Study Book helps you learn and perfect every measure of J.S. Bach’s Suite in G major for solo cello. The Suite is broken down into short sections and taught through carefully graded exercises. Skills that would otherwise be difficult, such as shifts...