What violin piece would you recommend for a beginner and an expert?
My students will be playing at a recital and I can't decide.
PS: please give me a link
2007-07-16 01:13:06 · 13 answers · asked by inevitably_oblivious 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Classical
Hmmm...if you have heard of the Suzuki method, then probably the best piece for the beginner would be something from level 1. Even though I didn't learn from that method, I think he offers a good compilation of piece arranged for the little ones ;)
As for the expert, give them a Paganini caprice, Bach Sonata or Partita, or a show piece, such as Introduction &Rondo Capriccioso or Havanaise (Saint-Saens), etc...or show pieces by Sarasate or Wienawski. There are TONS of fantastic flashy things out there.
Good luck! =D
2007-07-16 19:28:50 · answer #1 · answered by Rocket_Queen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Student Concertos:
http://beststudentviolins.com/sheetmusic.html#studentconcertos
Advanced Violin Literature:
http://beststudentviolins.com/lit.html#adv_vl_lit
2007-07-16 02:21:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're the one who's only been playing for a year and has a skill level well below any of those pieces, right? You are NOT going to get into an orchestra by hacking and stumbling your way through a difficult piece. The only way you have any chance at all of making it in and getting a good position is to play better than most of the rest of the students. Playing a more difficult piece badly is guaranteed to keep you out; playing one of the recommended pieces badly will also keep you out. It's not the piece, it's how well you play it. A student who plays one of the easier of those pieces very well will be chosen over someone who plays the most difficult one badly. I've been on audition committees. No one is impressed when someone hacks their way through a piece that's too hard for them, and they might even refuse to let you audition again. Whatever you play, you need to play it well. Struggling through something with mediocre technique, bad intonation and low-level skills just makes the judges dismiss you faster. Nothing makes a worse impression than butchering a beautiful concerto. Someone trying to play a Grade 6 piece with Grade 3 level skills is painful to listen to. It will not get you into the orchestra. Even the person on the last stand second violins needs to be able to play the audition piece well.
2016-05-19 00:38:40 · answer #3 · answered by felica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with Whippersnapper - Bach's Chaconne in D minor is one of the most haunting violin pieces ever to be heard. Try that one.
2007-07-19 10:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a classic rock song, but does have a nice violin piece in it. Dust In The Wind-Kansas
2007-07-16 02:12:31 · answer #5 · answered by deadhead (Who Dat Nation) 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bach minuets for the beginner
and Chaconne from Partita in d minor (bach) for the Expert
when you get right down to it, it always comes back to Bach
2007-07-16 02:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by Shadowfaxw 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go contemporary, teach, have them play "Ashokan Farewell" by Jay Unger
2007-07-18 11:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by Gardner? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for expert i would recomend mantres, a pirates legand, or eline klien nachtmusik. i played those and it was really fun learning them and they sound awsome!
for beggener, do something like skaters waltz. it sounds beautiful and is really easy as long as your students count the beats for the notes.
2007-07-16 06:28:20 · answer #8 · answered by cherry♥blossoms 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
minuet in G for the begginer
handle sonata G major for the expert
2007-07-16 01:16:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the song I've played: (good pieces)
Polonaise Brillante by H. Wieniawski op. 4
Concerto I and III by D. Kabalevsky op. 48
Pieces from J.S. Bach are good.
2007-07-16 09:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by Kevin H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋