{"product_id":"stringtastic-book-1-viola","title":"Stringtastic Book 1: Viola","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**Finalist in the Outstanding Music Education Print Resource Category for the 2025 Music \u0026amp; Drama Education Awards**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStringtastic Book 1: Viola\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches through playing in an engaging exploration of musical styles. Part of the fully integrated \u003cstrong\u003eStringtastic\u003c\/strong\u003e series in which violin, viola, cello and double bass can all learn and play together in any combination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn as you play through the world of \u003cstrong\u003eStringtastic\u003c\/strong\u003e, with 57 imaginative pieces that have been specifically designed to establish a secure playing technique and build confidence one step at a time. Following on from \u003cstrong\u003eStringtastic Beginners\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book takes the student from playing the notes of the D major scale to Grade 1 (Early Elementary). Featuring equal-level duets for all instruments, the pieces are ideal for individual and group tuition as well as flexible ensemble and classroom settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is supported by an exciting backing track plus a piano-only track for practice, all available to download. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Stringtastic Book 1: Teacher’s Accompaniment\u003c\/strong\u003e book provides the complete piano score which works with any combination of the instrumental parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMark Wilson and Paul Wood have developed an engaging and accessible new series of string-playing method books… The presentation will appeal to young learners, and the careful, well-conceived pedagogy will thrill their teachers! Furthermore, the Stringtastic integrated approach gives proper deference to the social aspect of music-making by allowing violinists, violists, cellists, and bassists to play together from the start. I look forward to sharing this method with my young students and colleagues in early music education.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Mark Elliot Bergman, Director of Strings and Orchestral Studies, Sheridan College.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481702539637,"sku":"9780571542567","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780571542567.jpg?v=1786090004","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/stringtastic-book-1-viola","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}