The Easy Classics books were written to provide beginning to intermediate violinists with an enjoyable introduction to some of the greatest classical melodies. This book features 16 solos and duets in keys suitable for the violin with piano accompaniment. Some of the popular titles include: Ode to Joy by Beethoven; Sleeping Beauty Waltz by Tchaikovsky; Eine kleine Nachtmusik by Mozart; and more. A solo pull-out part is provided with piano accompaniment.
Thanks for checking out this Author Page! I hope you have had some educational fun with one of my publications. I'm a teacher/performer of saxophone and clarinet based in the San Francisco Bay Area; I teach at Hope Street Music Studios in Mountain View, California. You can read a short bio on the studio website (www.hopestreetmusicstudios.com).
You'll find a link to my blog on this Author Page - please check it out for some amusing autobiographical gig stories, jazz theory writeups, and occasional other posts.
If you benefitted from the "Jazz Theory Handbook," you might like to check my short article, "100 Must-Know Jazz Tunes" (at www.hopestreetmusicstudios.com). It lists the most important tunes for an aspiring jazz player to learn, with notes on preferred fakebook sources for each tune, and a discussion of what it means to "know" a tune.
Saxophone and clarinet players might also be interested in another paper on the Hope Street website, "Adjusting Saxophone and Clarinet Reeds." This article includes a summary of adjustment procedures, short reviews of several books on the subject, and some notes from a friend on his reed-adjusting sessions with Joe Allard.
Although the above articles are copyrighted, please feel free to link to them on your own website, if you like.
Thanks for your interest!
Peter Spitzer
