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Zhang Multimedia Violin Method for Beginner

Zhang Multimedia Violin Method for Young Beginner English/Chinese version is a new version to replace the existing Zhang Shixiang Violin Qimeng (Chinese version). This is a preliminary violin book for young children. The new English/Chinese bilingual version was published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2017. The earlier version was published at 2006 in Chinese. This book contains many photos to demonstrate the violin position and shows how to. Teacher and parents can compare these photos and help children to play in the right posture. This book includes 55 pieces. 

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Violin The First 100 Days

This violin introduction series was compiled by Shi-xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2003. This book compiles scales, etudes and music theory together. This book includes all major violin playing principles.
Forewords
Part 1 - basic training
100days lesson 1
100days lesson 2
100days lesson 3
100days lesson 4
100days lesson 5
100days lesson 6
100days lesson 7
100days lesson 8
100days lesson 9
Part 2 - Further exercise

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 1

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2004. This book collects many popular little pieces and also fully prepare the children on basic violin techniques. The book includes pieces below. 

1 - Lullaby 
2 - Little Sparrow
3 - Georgia's song
4 - A little pine tree
5 - On the green lawn 
6 - A short song
7 - Ukraine song 
8 - Small chicken 
9 - A flock of geese
10 - Little quail 
11 - Along the path to the garden 
12 - Happy geese
13 - Little rabbit
14 - Along the little bridge 
15 - Sleep, my child
16 - Melody
17 - Finnish folk song
18 - Fly to Me please 
19 - Girls sowing the seeds 
20 - Blooming flowers in the wild 
21 - Waltz
22 - Swedish folk song
23 - Minuet 
24 - Lullaby 
25 - Little Shepherd 
26 - Happy summer camp
27 - The crane 
28 - The clown 
29 - Beautiful days
30 - Aria
31 - Rondo
32 - Little Nightingale 
33 - Happy  dance 
34 - Dance 
35 - Mowing 
36 - Korean folk song 
37 - Rigaudon
38 - Sitting on the rock 
39 - March
40 Gavotte
41 - Shepherd's song 
42 - Landler
43 - Waltz 
44 - A short song 
45 - Slovakian folk song 
46 - Waltz
47 - Scottish dance
48 - Little rabbit 
49 - Rondo 
50 - Romance 
51 - Mazurka
52 - Andante
53 - Waltz
54 - Minuet
55 - Theme and Variations 
 
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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 2

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2004. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Romance - Charles Dancla
2. Valse - Charles Dancla 2.
3. Air de ballet - Charles Dancla
4. Ballade - Charles Dancla
5. Polka - Charles Dancla
6. Romance - Charles Dancla
7. Barkarolle - Charles Dancla
8. Mazurka - Charles Dancle
9. Introduction et Rondeau - Charles Dancla
10. Petit air varie - Charles Dancla
11. Kuchler Concertino in G major op 11
 - First movement
 - Second movement
 - Third movement
12. Bakilov Romance
13. O. Rieding Concerto in b minor
 - First movement
 - Second movement
 - Third movement
14. Lully Gavotte
15. O. Rieding Concerto in G major op 34
16. Yanshinov Concertino in a minor
 

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 3

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2004. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Perlman Concertino 3rd in A Minor
2. Garsai Bourree and Minuet
3. Boccherini Rondo
4. Komarovsky Concerto No 3 in D major
 - First movement
 - Second movement
 - Third movement
5. Baklanova Sonatina in b flat major
6. Baklanova Concertino in d minor
7. Huber Concertino in G major
8. Vivaldi Concerto in G major op 7
 - First movement
 - Second movement
 - Third movement
9. Seitz Concerto No 5 in D major
10. Seitz Concerto No 2 in G major
 

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 4

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2016. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Beethoven Minuet
2. Moffat Lullaby
3. Baklanowa Variation in G major
4. Huber Concert in F major
5. Mollenhauer Fantasy
6. Komarovsky Concerto No 2 in A major first movement 
7. Komarovsky Concerto No 2 in A major second movement 
8. Komarovsky Concerto No 2 in A major third movement 
9. Postock Fantasia Espagnole
10. Vivaldi Concerto in G major op 3 - first movement 
11. Vivaldi Concerto in G major op 3 - second movement 
12. Vivaldi Concerto in G major op 3 - third movement 
13. Dancla Variation 1
14. Dancla Variation 4
15. Dancla Variation 5
16. Dancla Variation 6
17. Dancla Variation 3
18. Dancla Variation 2
 

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 5

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2016. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Vivaldi Concerto in a minor first movement 
2. Vivaldi Concerto in a minor second movement 
3. Vivaldi Concerto in a minor third movement 
4. Rieding Concerto in D major op 25 first movement 
5. Rieding Concerto in D major op 25 second movement 
6. Rieding Concerto in D major op 25 third movement 
7. Handel Sonata No 6 in E major first movement 
8. Handel Sonata No 6 in E major second movement 
9. Handel Sonata No 6 in E major third movement 
10. Vivaldi Concerto in g minor first movement 
11. Vivaldi Concerto in g minor second movement 
12. Vivaldi Concerto in g minor third movement 
13. Rieding Concerto in D major op5
14. Seitz Concerto No 1 in D major first movement 
15. Seitz Concerto No 1 in D major second movement 
16. Seitz Concerto No 1 in D major third movement 
17. Komarovsky Concerto no 1 in E minor first movement 
18. Komarovsky Concerto no 1 in E minor second movement 
19. Komarovsky Concerto no 1 in E minor third movement 
 

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 6

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2016. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Accolay Concerto in a minor
2. Bach Concerto in a minor first movement 
3. Bach Concerto in a minor second movement 
4. Bach Concerto in a minor third movement 
5. Seitz Concerto No 3 in G minor first movement 
6. Seitz Concerto No 3 in G minor second movement 
7. Seitz Concerto No 3 in G minor third movement 
 
8. Viotti Concerto No 23 1st movement 
9. Viotti Concerto No 23 3rd movement 
10. Mozart Concerto “Adelaide”
11. Seitz Concerto No 4 in D major first movement 
12. Seitz Concerto No 4 in D major second movement 
13. Seitz Concerto No 4 in D major third movement 
 

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 7

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2016. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Pugniani  Largo 
2. Handel Sonata No 4 in D major first movement 
3. Handel Sonata No 4 in D major second movement 
4. Handel Sonata No 4 in D major third movement 
5. Handel Sonata No 4 in D major fourth movement 
6. Beriot Concerto No 9 in a minor first movement 
7. Beriot Concerto No 9 in a minor second movement 
8. Beriot Concerto No 9 in a minor third movement 
9. Bach Concerto in E major first movement
10. Bach Concerto in E major second movement
11. Bach Concerto in E major third movement
12. Beriot Variation in d minor
13. Mozart Concerto No 1 in B flat major first movement
14. Mozart Concerto No 1 in B flat major second movement
15. Mozart Concerto No 1 in B flat major third movement
16. Rode Concerto No 6 in B flat major
17. Rode Concerto No 7 in a minor
18. Rode Concerto No 8 in e minor
19. Mozart Concerto No 3 in G major first movement 
20. Mozart Concerto No 3 in G major second movement 
21. Mozart Concerto No 3 in G major third movement 
 

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Zhang Shi Xiang Progressive Violin Repertoire Volume 8

This violin repertoire was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2016. This book includes pieces below. 

1. Beriot Scene de Ballet
2. Beethoven Romance in F major
3. Kreisler Prelude and Allegro
4. Mozart Rondo in G major first movement 
5. Mozart Rondo in G major second movement 
6. Mozart Rondo in G major third movement 
7. Gluck Melody
8. Tchaikovsky Melody
9. Kreisler Menuet
10. Mozart Concerto No 4 in D major first movement 
11. Mozart Concerto No 5 in A major first movement 
12. Mozart Concerto No 5 in A major second movement 
13. Mozart Concerto No 5 in A major third movement 
14. Haydn Concerto in C major first movement 
15. Haydn Concerto in C major second movement 
16. Haydn Concerto in C major third movement 
17. Viotti Concerto No 22 in a minor first movement 
18. Viotti Concerto No 22 in a minor second movement 
 

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This scales collection was edited by Shi-xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2013. Professor Zhang has highly recommended this book for many years which is best for the violin beginners. This book includes 10 lessons.

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This etude collection was compiled by Shi-xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2004. Based on the modern violin teaching principle and scientific training procedure, professor Zhang has selected different etudes and compiled in a systematic way.

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This etude collection was compiled by Shi-xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2004. Based on the modern violin teaching principle and scientific training procedure, professor Zhang has selected different etudes and compiled in a systematic way.

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The Production of Primary Etude for Violin

This etude collection was compiled by Shi-xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2004. Based on the modern violin teaching principle and scientific training procedure, professor Zhang has selected different etudes and compiled in a systematic way.

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Kreutzer 42 Studies for Violin Solo

The Etudes-Caprices by Rodolphe Kreutzer are an invaluable item in the didactic literature of violin music. This book was edited by E. Uminska and T. Wronski, tranlated into Chinese by Professor Shixiang Zhang, published in both Chinese and English by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2011.

The Etudes-Caprices are not only an excellent practical guide for pupils in the higher forms of elementary schools but can also be practised and played to great advantage by the mature artist throughout his life.

According to the type of technical proble, it can be divided into exercises for improving:

  • trilling technique: Nos. 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 40;
  • double stopping: 24, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40;
  • broken double stopping: 7, 13, 25, 29 and 30;
  • polyphony: 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 and 42;
  • passage work: 8, 10, 12 and 17;
  • declamation: 1, 23, 28, 31, 33, 39 and 41;
  • main bowing problems: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 36 and 37.

Professor Zhang invited former student, award-winning violinist Professor Jiafeng Chen record learning videos for this book in 2022.

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Selection of Kreisler for Violin

This collection was compiled by Shi-Xiang Zhang and published by Shanghai Music Publishing House in 2004 and printed again in 2020. This book includes violin and piano scores and the pieces are listed below. 

1. Schön Rosmarin
2. La précieuse in the Style of Couperin
3. Malaguena in the Style of Granados
4. Andantino in the Style of Martini
5. Marche Miniature Viennoise
6. The Old Refrain
7. Scherzo in the Style of Dittersdorf
8. Andante Doloroso
9. Syncopation
10. Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin
11. Liebesleid
12. Liebesfreud
13. Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven
14. Toy Soldier's March
15. Berceuse Romantique
16. Tambourin Chinois
17. Shepherd's Madrigal
18. Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini 19. Caprice Viennois, Op.2
20. Polichinelle (Sérénade)
 

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Conversations with Violin Professor Zhang Shixiang

This book collects the conversations between Professor Shi-xiang Zhang and violin teacher Lu. It covers the common problems in the violin teaching and learning. The book was published by Shanghai Music Publishing House at 2009. This book is published in Chinese only.  

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88 Children's Etudes

Mazas Etudes

Violin Technique Lessons include shifting, vibrato, double stops, switch between strings, spiccato, etc.

Violin Duets

  • Mazas Merry Sunshine (Violin Duet)
  • Pleyer Duet
  • Shostakovitch Spanish Dance
  • Shostakovich 3 pieces for 2 violins
  • Mozart Pantomime
  • Mozart 12 Violin Duets
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