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Violin And Cello
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A perfect gift for any young musician! Violin & Cello celebrates musical friends — with a bonus duet of ‘The Mystery Friends’ for young violinists and cellists to play now! Children will love this heart-warming story about making music with friends. Violin & Cello follows two...
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For every child practising their new instrument and the parents and teachers helping them along the way, this book celebrates the joy of unexpected friendship through music. Young readers will love the appealing characters and carefully drawn settings. Two cultures, two instruments, one piece of music; the inclusion of a playable tune is a bonus!
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A perfect gift for any young musician! Violin & Cello celebrates musical friends — with a bonus duet of ‘The Mystery Friends’ for young violinists and cellists to play now!
Children will love this heart-warming story about making music with friends. Violin & Cello follows two young musicians as they discover the secret to who is practising in the apartment next door! This picture book is perfect for young readers beginning to learn an instrument, particularly violin or cello, and for every parent or teacher helping them along the way.
Catherine Greer’s delightful story of musical friends and Joanna Bartel’s intricate, detailed illustrations explore the lives of two young musicians — a violinist and a cellist — who live with their families in a large city.
Award-winning Australian composer, Alexander Lau, has composed an original duet for violin and cello, ‘The Mystery Friends’. The score for the allegro and adagio movements of ‘The Mystery Friends’ are printed in the book. This beautiful composition is simple enough to be played by young cellists and violinists.
Readers of every age are sure to shout ‘Encore!’ when they experience this joyful celebration of friendship and classical music.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781922539274
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 September 2022
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: EK Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Joanna Bartel
- By Alexander Lau
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Catherine Greer is an author of fiction and non-fiction, and an age positive advocate. She first collaborated with musician Alexander Lau on Jacaranda Snow (2018), her growth mindset picture book. Joanna Bartel is a designer and illustrator with experience in Arts education, design, teaching and creative marketing. She particularly loves character design and creating imaginative and playful images to engage children and enhance imaginative learning. Alexander Lau is a violinist and contemporary classical composer.Alex is also the composer of ‘Jacaranda Snow’, a piano quartet for the growth mindset picture book
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