Playing From the Heart: book and audio tracks by Alice Kay Kanack for violin
Description: This new addition to the CAD series is a ground breaking approach to learning how to play an instrument using improvisation as the primary tool! It includes a combination of technical guidance and motivational improvisation pieces to entice and support the critical first stages of learning. It also comes with an engaging series of backing tracks and videos. Designed for the absolute beginner, it is available for violin, viola, and cello. A later release is being planned for flute.
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Playing From the Heart: book and audio tracks by Alice Kay Kanack for Viola
Description: This new addition to the CAD series is a ground breaking approach to learning how to play an instrument using improvisation as the primary tool! It includes a combination of technical guidance and motivational improvisation pieces to entice and support the critical first stages of learning. It also comes with an engaging series of backing tracks and videos. Designed for the absolute beginner, it is available for violin, viola, and cello. A later release is being planned for flute.
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Playing From the Heart: book and audio tracks by Alice Kay Kanack for Cello
Description: This new addition to the CAD series is a ground breaking approach to learning how to play an instrument using improvisation as the primary tool! It includes a combination of technical guidance and motivational improvisation pieces to entice and support the critical first stages of learning. It also comes with an engaging series of backing tracks and videos. Designed for the absolute beginner, it is available for violin, viola, and cello. A later release is being planned for flute.
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Musical Improvisation for Children: book and CD by Alice Kay Kanack
This book is designed for the absolute beginner. It focuses on enhancing the natural creative ability of children through an exploration of musical improvisation. Beginning with an introduction to the philosophies of the method, it guides the parent or teacher through a series of improvisational games and exercises. It may be used as a fun introductory book for an individual child or in a classroom setting. The materials may be used with any type of piano or keyboard. A CD is included with 27 multi-use backing tracks.
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Fun Improvisation for Violin: book and CD by Alice Kay Kanack
This book is designed to work beautifully alongside Suzuki book one or any other beginning violin repertoire book. It contains philosophical and practical advice on how to use the 28 musical exercises to develop a student’s innate creative ability to its highest level. The basic instructions allow even a twinkler to use these exercises while the advanced instructions provide a great challenge to a more advanced player.
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Fun Improvisation for Viola: book and CD by Alice Kay Kanack
This book is designed to work beautifully alongside Suzuki book one or any other beginning viola repertoire book. It contains philosophical and practical advice on how to use the 28 musical exercises to develop a student’s innate creative ability to its highest level. The basic instructions allow even a twinkler to use these exercises while the advanced instructions provide a great challenge to a more advanced player.
Available in hardcopy only
Fun Improvisation for Cello: book and CD by Alice Kay Kanack
This book is designed to work beautifully alongside Suzuki book one or any other beginning cello repertoire book. It contains philosophical and practical advice on how to use the 28 musical exercises to develop a student’s innate creative ability to its highest level. The basic instructions allow even a twinkler to use these exercises while the advanced instructions provide a great challenge to a more advanced player.
Available in hardcopy only
Fun Improvisation for Piano: book and CD by Alice Kay Kanack
This book is designed to work beautifully alongside Suzuki book one or any other beginning piano repertoire book. It contains philosophical and practical advice on how to use the 28 musical exercises to develop a student’s innate creative ability to its highest level. The basic instructions allow even a twinkler to use these exercises while the advanced instructions provide a great challenge to a more advanced player.
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Basslines and Fantasies for violin, viola, cello, and piano: book and CD by Alice Kay Kanack
This book is designed for intermediate and advanced level players. It develops creative fluency in all 12 keys through engaging improvisational exercises. This single and compact book includes a wealth of animal-themed fantasy pieces, finger charts, and practice strategies for violin, viola, cello, and piano, making it perfect for siblings playing different instruments. It includes two CDs containing drones, 12 bassline pieces, and 12 fantasy pieces, culminating with a 15 minute exercise which modulates through all 12 keys!
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Improvising String Quartets: by Alice Kay Kanack with Sera Smolen
Description: This book is intended for intermediate, advanced and professional musicians. It can be used with large or small ensembles, and though written with string players in mind, can easily be used with any combination of instruments. It is recommended for chamber music programs, conservatory ensembles, high school orchestra or band, and Suzuki group class settings. In this book, improvisational exercises for large ensembles become building blocks for string quartet improvisations. The book also introduces lots of theoretical concepts using diagrams, definitions, charts and experiential playing.
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