Shark attack! ; Barrier Reef ; Cap'n Jack's Hornpipe ; Simple syncopation ; Feelin' blue ; Broadway or bust ; Tinga Layo ; Jamaican lullaby ; Kingston Calypso ; Spy movie 2 ; Sad movie ; Action movie ; Cowboy song ; Banuwa
Kathy Blackwell, B. Mus. (Hons.), LTCL, LGSM, studied music at Edinburgh University and continued with post-graduate studies in music at the University of Oxford. Kathy is a string teacher with many years experience of teaching violin and viola. She developed her teaching ideas at the coalface in both Music Services and in private practice, working with groups large and small and in one-to-one lessons. She was a strings consultant for the ABRSM Music Medals initiative, a new assessment specifically designed for students taught in groups, and a contributor to the accompanying book All together! Teaching Music in Groups (ABRSM, 2004). Her teaching experience has led her to co-author Fiddle, Viola, and Cello Time, published by Oxford University Press, with her husband, David. Kathy and David have presented workshops in the UK, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. David Blackwell studied music at Edinburgh University, after which he pursued a career in music publishing, first at ABRSM and then at Oxford University Press. He is co-editor of OUP's In the Mood: 17 Jazz Classics for Choirs and Carols for Choirs 5, and has published a number of single choral arrangements. He is co-writer with his wife Kathy of OUP's award-winning string series, Fiddle, Viola, Cello Time, and String Time, which have twice won the MIA award for Best Educational Publication. He now works as a freelance music editor, composer and arranger. In 2017 Kathy and David Blackwell received two awards: from ESTA UK in recognition of their exceptional services to string teaching, and from the Oxfordshire Music Education Partnership for significant contribution to music education in Oxfordshire and beyond.
The captivating arrangements explore catchy syncopated rhythms and
playing styles such as plucking and tremolo . . . All tempi are
within the grasp of most beginners, and the 2nd part, while only
using open strings and the 1st finger, is not restricted in its
harmonies. The deceptively simple piano accompaniment uses a range
of harmonies, increasing a student's musical experience and adding
zest to the ensemble. The parts can easily be arranged for any mix
of string instruments, including as a solo performance. Have your
students enjoy music for life by sharing these enchanting musical
treats with them when they're young.
*Melissa Franks, Stringendo (AUSTA), No. 2, 2008*
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