ABRSM Viola Mix 3

Viola Mix is an original series of new arrangements for viola. Book 1 offers attractive repertoire at Grades Initial to 1 in a wide variety of styles. Well-known music includes ‘Autumn’ from The Four Seasons and ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ from Mary Poppins. There are also lots of new tunes to be explored, such as ‘Gavotta’ by Ignatius Sancho and the traditional American song ‘Let us chase the squirrel’.

The series has been compiled by string specialists Kathy and David Blackwell and covers the musical and technical elements of the early grades in three progressive volumes. Many of the arrangements are featured on the ABRSM Viola syllabus from 2024 and, in addition, all are ideal choices for Performance Grade exams. There are piano accompaniments for every piece, and viola accompaniments and guitar chords for many pieces, providing useful flexibility for students and teachers.

Key features of the series
• new arrangements of repertoire spanning many cultures and styles, in three progressive volumes at Grades Initial to 3
• accompaniments for piano, viola and guitar
• a rich source of repertoire for a concert or exam
• many of the pieces are featured on the ABRSM Viola syllabus from 2024
• an interesting footnote and fun fact for every piece

Kathy and David Blackwell both studied music at the University of Edinburgh. Kathy continued with studies at the University of Oxford before following a career in string teaching and writing educational music. David has worked in music publishing and has composed and arranged a wide range of music from choral and organ compositions to educational music for strings, piano and a variety of other instruments. Together they have written the award-winning String Time series published by Oxford University Press. They have twice won the UK’s Music Industries Association award for Best Education Publication and in 2017 they received an ESTA UK award in recognition of exceptional services to string teaching.

Content:
Contredanse No. 12  from 12 Contredanses, WoO 14 -Ludwig van Beethoven
Rabbit Foot - Florence B. Price
Minuet - Ignatius Sancho
Canzonetta  from Album des enfants, Op. 123 - Cécile Chaminade
Jupiter  from The Planets, Op. 32 - Gustav Holst
L’cha Dodi - Trad. Jewish, arr. Franklyn Gellnick
Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
Mi Teresita - Teresa Carreño
Bella ciao - Trad. Italian
Gavotte  No. 2 from Children’s Album, Op. 36 - Amy Beach
Deep River - African-American Spiritual, arr. Nikki Iles
Flight of the Swans  from Swan Lake, Op. 20 - P. I. Tchaikovsky
Water in the Moonlight- Thomas ‘Blind Tom’ Wiggins
Halya carries water - Trad. Ukrainian, arr. Ros Stephen and Julian Rowlands
La campanella  from Viola Concerto No. 2, Op. 7 - Nicolò Paganini
Habanera  from Dama de Ouros - Chiquinha Gonzaga
March in D  from The Anna Magdalena Bach Book of 1725 - C. P. E. Bach
Rondo alla Hornpipe  from Keyboard Sonata Op. 3 - C. M. Barthélemon
Funeral March of a Marionette - Charles-François Gounod