String Time Christmas
16 pieces for flexible ensemble
Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell
String Time Ensembles
Description
From the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series, String Time Christmas is the perfect resource for beginner string groups of all sizes. This exciting collection provides a fantastic range of flexible ensemble material for the festive season.
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Published: 03 October 2019 (Estimated)
Difficulty: Very Easy
16 fun and characterful seasonal ensemble piecesTraditional carols, carols from around the world, and Classical piecesFlexible scoring for violin, viola, cello, and double bass with piano or audio accompanimentSuitable for groups of all sizes and at different skill levels - from approximately Grades 1-2/3Teacher's book with score and piano partPupil books for violin, viola, cello, and double bassPerformances and backing tracks for all pieces available to download as MP3s from a Companion WebsiteTable of Contents:
We wish you a merry Christmas
Away in a manger
Deck the hall
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Silent night
Ding dong! Merrily on high
Christmas medley (While shepherds watched; O Little Town; Good King Wenceslas)
Go tell it on the mountain
El Noi de la Mare
Cantemos a Maria
Huron Carol
The Virgin Mary
Joy to the World
Sleighride
Trepak
Chrismus a-come
Composer Information
Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell
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.
