The Flipped Strings Level 2 Books and iBooks are published for Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass and follow on from the Flipped Strings Level 1 Books and iBooks with higher level pieces and teaching of music knowledge and concepts such as time signatures,
The Flipped Strings Level 2 Books and iBooks are unique and innovative in that they can be used by students to extend their musical knowledge and skills as well as performing the melody part for each piece with the quality backing tracks. (Our backing tracks feature REAL instruments and REAL musicians)
Sample Melody Part – Minuet From the Royal Fireworks
Try it on violin with the backing track
Click the play button below to play with the backing track
Click the play button to hear a short sample of the full string orchestra with melody
Try it on Viola with the backing track
Click the play button below to play with the backing track
Try it on Cello with the backing track
Click the play button below to play with the backing track
Try it on Double Bass with the backing track
Click the play button below to play with the backing track
What is Flipped Learning? How do students learn their parts?
Flipped learning allows students to use learning media such as videos and backing tracks to give students more control and flexibility of their learning. In the Flipped Strings Method, students can read the melody and ensemble parts and hear those parts in a video – accessible by QR code for the hardcopy books and embedded in the iBooks – just tap on the thumbnail and the video will play full screen on your device.
Watch the Violin melody part for Dance of the Maidens
Watch the Violin ensemble part for Dance of the Maidens
How do the Melody & Ensemble Parts Work Together?
Students:
Students – violin, viola, cello or double bass – can play the melody part for any of the pieces with the backing track. But students can also play a duet with a friend – one plays the melody part and the other student plays the ensemble part and it works as a duet.
Teachers & School Ensembles:
The hardcopy books or iBooks can work together in a full string ensemble – or string quartet or orchestra. If you purchase our pack of 10 or 20 hardcopy books in any combination you choose – for example 10 violins, 2 violas, 4 cellos & 2 double basses, then you have a full ensemble pack with 10 pieces teaching students about time signatures, key signatures, musical expression and concepts such as modulation (key changes) PLUS, students on any of those instruments can also play the melody part at home with the backing track if they want to. If 1st violins play the melody violin part, 2nd violins play ensemble violin, violas play ensemble viola, cellos play cello ensemble and double basses play ensemble double bass, then this will form an orchestral arrangement.
Click play to listen to the ensemble arrangement of the Dance of the Maidens
NOTE: Hardcopy books and book packs are only available for sale in Australia at present. Packs of 10 or 20 books also come with a complimentary Teachers Handbook with Conductors Scores. In countries other than Australia, students and teachers can purchase the iBook version of the Flipped Strings Method Level 2 and use it either by themselves to learn the melody part for each piece and/or form a school string ensemble using a combination of melody and ensemble parts in the iBooks.
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