More String Time Joggers

17 pieces for flexible ensemble

Cello book

Forces or Category: Flexible string ensemble

String Time Ensembles

17 fun and characterful ensemble pieces, arranged in suites for concert performance
Flexible scoring for violin, viola, cello, and double bass with piano or CD accompaniment - from duets in any combination to large ensembles
The level correpsonds to the Joggers books for violin, viola, and cello - part 1 uses all fingers in the pattern 0-1-23-4 for violin and viola, and 0-1-34 for cello; part 2 is slightly easier, using mostly open strings and first fingers
Teacher's book with score, including piano part, notes on the pieces, and a CD with performances and backing tracks for all pieces
Pupil books for violin, viola, cello, and double bass with lively illustrations
MP3s and additional material available to download from a Companion Website

More String Time Joggers

17 pieces for flexible ensemble

Cello book

Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell

Description

More String Time Joggers is a welcome addition to the ensemble repertoire for beginner strings from the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series. This exciting collection provides enjoyable and inventive ensemble material for all string groups, whatever their size.

More String Time Joggers

17 pieces for flexible ensemble

Cello book

Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell

String Time Ensembles

Space Suite
i. March of the astronauts
ii. Lost in space
iii. Return to Earth
Travel Suite
i. Riding my bike!
ii. Sailing home
iii. We're all going on an aeroplane!
Globe-trotting Suite
i. Japanese celebration (Mura matsuri)
ii. African song (Mweya m'tsvene)
iii. American adventure
Theme Park Suite
i. Ghost train
ii. Big Wheel waltz
iii. Rock 'n' rollercoaster
Extras
Ev'ry time
Slovenian folk song
Rounds
i. Carnival time
ii. Lotus flower
iii. Chase!

More String Time Joggers

17 pieces for flexible ensemble

Cello book

Kathy Blackwell and David Blackwell

String Time Ensembles

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.

Kathy and David Blackwell's website