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Shifting by Degrees

Shifting by Degrees
By Esther Megargel

	Assists your student in learning to shift through this creative approach.
	The new CD for this book accompanies every excercise and all pieces.
	Includes four delightful mildly contemporary pieces, suitable for performance, as a culminating experience.
	Simple and effective approach to shifting for your intermediate level violin students.

Available Products:

Basic Set (includes piano accompaniment for the ................... four pieces) See sample page	............$7.95


Shifting by Degrees CD........................................................	..........$12.95
Hear audio sample

Basic Set with CD...............................................................	..........$17.95

Author's Notes on Shifting by Degrees

Shifting by Degrees was conceived as a way to simplify the teaching of positions on the violin. The "degree" concept allows for greater accuracy in finger placement.

The book focuses on 5th Degree (3rd position) in combination with 2nd Degree (1st position). I have isolated each of the four strings and created excercises for it. Each excercise is followed by one or more pieces applying the material learned.

At the same time, I wrote accompaniments for all the excercises and pieces. These serve two purposes. They are an aid to continuity and rhythmic accuracy in performance. The accompaniments also provide a rich harmonic background, which appeals to students and audience alike.

The final section is a set of four longer compositions, each one focusing on the G, D, A or E string.

-Esther Megargel