{"product_id":"habits-of-a-successful-young-string-musician-bass-book-1-by-christopher-selby-and-scott-rush","title":"Habits of a Successful Young String Musician Bass Book 1 by Christopher Selby and Scott Rush","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHabits of a Successful Young String Musician\u003c\/i\u003e is a field-tested and musical collection of 220 sequenced exercises for the beginning string student. The companion website (www.habitsstrings.com) features supplemental resources including accompaniment tracks, start-up clinic videos, and full performance videos for each exercise in the book. These cutting-edge online components are on MusicFirst (PracticeFirst) and MakeMusic Cloud (SmartMusic).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes Habits of a Successful Young String Musician unique?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTone\u003c\/b\u003e is at the heart of this method.\u003cbr\u003e • Students begin using the bow earlier than other resources.\u003cbr\u003e • The familiar melodies enable students to use their ears to develop good pitch and tone.\u003cbr\u003e • Online videos allow students to see and hear professional string players modeling goodtone and technique for each exercise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTonal literacy\u003c\/b\u003e is a key focus of this book.\u003cbr\u003e • All four open strings are introduced early.\u003cbr\u003e • New notes are introduced with clear fingerboard diagrams and pictures next to the staff.\u003cbr\u003e • New keys are taught by highlighting notes affected by the new key signature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRhythmic literacy\u003c\/b\u003e exercises will have your students counting and reading independently.\u003cbr\u003e • Long notes and rests are introduced early so students learn to count and subdivide.\u003cbr\u003e • Melodies in 3\/4 appear early and often.\u003cbr\u003e • Nine pages of sight-reading exercises develop stronger tonal and rhythmic literacy skills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuality content\u003c\/b\u003e includes:\u003cbr\u003e • High-quality photos of excellent hand positions to help students develop great technique.\u003cbr\u003e • A diverse repertoire of classical and folk melodies from around the world.\u003cbr\u003e • Warm-up pages with scales, arpeggios, tuning canons, bowing variations, and other great tools for introducing, teaching, and reinforcing skills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnline resources\u003c\/b\u003e (www.habitsstrings.com) include instructional videos by professional string coaches to reinforce instrument position, left-hand set-up, bow hand technique, hooked bows, slurs, developing good tone, as well as shifting and positions in the lower strings.\u003c\/p\u003e  Habits of a Successful Young String Musician Bass Book 1  Composer: Christopher Selby|Scott Rush Publisher: GIA Publications Instrument: Double Bass Pages: 48 Series: Habits of a Successful Young String Musician","brand":"GIA Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51882245194013,"sku":"G11053","price":27.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0998\/2092\/9309\/files\/G11053.jpg?v=1781601745","url":"https:\/\/scarlettmusic.com.au\/products\/habits-of-a-successful-young-string-musician-bass-book-1-by-christopher-selby-and-scott-rush","provider":"Scarlett Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}