027 - American Melodies for Violin, Double Stop Solos and Duets, Volume I
American Melodies for Violin, Double Stop Solos and Duets, Volume I Martha is performing all 4 verses of Old MacDonald from American Melodies, Double Stop Solos, Volumes I and II (2 verses per volume). 48 Pages, 10 Titles Scroll to the bottom for a complete song list with key signatures. Titles are the same in both volumes. American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I, is the first of a two-volume musical celebration of our American heritage. Each volume contains both duet and double stop solo arrangements of five patriotic songs and five folk songs (same titles in both volumes). Martha's novel concept for students to learn double stops begins by playing duets first, with the identical notes combined and rewritten as a double stop solo on the opposite page. This novel approach to learning double stops is endorsed by Suzuki pioneer, William Starr, in his glowing Foreword. As students play the duets first, their ear is given a nice example to help them along as th