This book will help you face the audience without fear, enjoy the moment and succeed.

This book shows you how to:

• Channel adrenaline into energy.

• Excel in auditions, exams, and concerts.

• Cure shakes, jitters, butterflies, and brain fog.

• Survive mistakes and hazards on stage.

• Enjoy a confident performance.

This classic book of technique introduces the Galamian system of violin playing.

• Suitable for violin teachers and students of all ages and levels.

• Introduces the Galamian system of violin playing.

• Provides principles and philosophies for all facets of playing and practice. 

• Galamian's philosophy, principles of teaching, and practice methods provide astonishing results.

• Includes a postscript written by the late Professor Emeritus Elizabeth A. H. Green.

Practice theory and composition with this 32-page Split Writing and Stave Manuscript Paper. Each spread has a lined page for writing and a wide 9-lined stave page—ideal for notes and musical ideas.

Key Features:

• 32 pages, split layout

• Lined page (left), 9-lined stave (right)

• A lined writing page on the left

• A stave page on the right

• Great for learning and composing

Explore 1,000 years of Western music with the New Penguin Dictionary of Music by Paul Griffiths. This A–Z reference features composers, theory, history, and jargon, written with expertise and insight by an award-winning critic.

Key Features:

• Authoritative A–Z music reference reference book for all music lovers

• Written by Paul Griffiths, acclaimed critic and blending scholarship with personal insight and opinion

• A pleasurable read

• Explores in detail the lives and achievements of a huge range of composers

• Examines such key topics as music history, performers, theory, and jargon.

This guide is a must-have reference book to help all string-instrument owners care for their instruments and bows.

• Basics

• Insurance

• The bow

• Strings

• Pegs

• The bridge

• The fingerboard

• The soundpost

• Open bouts

• Buzzes

• Repairs

• Retouching

• Preventing accidents

• General maintenance

Nurtured by Love by Shinichi Suzuki is the classic guide to the Suzuki Method. It explains Suzuki’s philosophy of early childhood education and shows how every child can reach their full potential. Perfect for parents and teachers supporting young learners.

Key Features:

• Suzuki Method’s cornerstone book

• The philosophy and principles of Suzuki's teaching methods

• Established for early childhood education

• Allow every person to reach the highest potential

• This book is helpful in supporting children's education

How today's leading violinists practice and work with other musicians, their performance secrets and anxieties, what moves and inspires them - all this and more comes to life in this series of revealing one-on-one conversations.

• A collection of in-depth interviews

• Discussion of today's leading violinists in making music

• A rare glimpse into the fascinating life of classical violin soloists

• Professionals and dedicated amateurs share their passion for music

Explore the sound of today with 21st Century String Quartets—a collection of modern works by contemporary composers. Dynamic, diverse, and innovative, these quartets expand the boundaries of chamber music.

Key Features:

• Modern string quartet collection

• Innovative 21st-century repertoire

• Great for performers and new music fans