Description

“Suzuki Ensembles for Guitar,  Volume 1”.
Arranged by Simon Salz.
Skill Level:  Easy.
36 Pages.
Published by Alfred Music.

Titles:

*  Twinkle Ensemble (Folk Song)
*  Lightly Row Ensemble (Folk Song)
*  Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song)
*  Song of the Wind Canon (Folk Song)
*  May Song Ensemble (Folk Song)
*  Allegretto Ensemble (Shinichi Suzuki)
*  Perpetual Motion Ensemble (Shinichi Suzuki)

The purpose of these arrangements is to provide a variety of interesting and challenging material for Suzuki guitar students who are beyond Book 1 and are playing in a Suzuki guitar group class.  The arrangements allow students,  who may be widely divergent in playing levels,  the opportunity to perform together in the Book 1 repertoire.  These arrangements include the original melodies transposed one octave higher giving the student practice in reading ledger lines and playing beyond the 12th fret,  a obbligato melody that poses technical challenges to advanced students,  a simple chordal accompaniment that gives the Book 2 student excellent free stroke arpeggio practice,  and a bass part that gives the student practice in reading the lower ledger lines.  These parts work well together,  but can also be used with the original melodies.