Christmas Carols for the Beginning Violinist

by Jeanne Bourgeois Swanson

Overview

-Seventeen fun holiday songs in first position set in easily readable keys for the beginning violinist.
-Helpful fingerings notated for easy music reading.
-Includes popular carols and selections from The Nutcracker and Handel's Messiah.
-Lyrics included so everyone can sing along!
-Beginning violinists will love playing these holiday favorites!
-Great supplement to Suzuki Book 1!
1. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
2. Up on the Housetop
3. Jingle Bells
4. Handel's Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
5. The First Noel
6. Joy to the World
7. Nutcracker: Russian Dance
8. Nutcracker: Overture Theme
9. What is this Lovely Fragrance?
10. Auld Lang Syne
11. We Wish You a Merry Christmas
12. The Twelve Days of Christmas
13. Silent Night
14. Bring A Torch, Jeannette Isabella
15. Nutcracker: March
16. Hanukkah Song
17. Coventry Carol

Product Details

BN ID:	2940185782439
Publisher:	Jeanne Bourgeois Swanson
Publication date:	11/27/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jeanne Bourgeois Swanson is Assistant Concertmaster of the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, a position she has held since 2008. She has a doctorate in violin performance from the Eastman School of Music, a master’s from Northwestern University and an undergraduate degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Her teachers include Charles Castleman, Almita and Roland Vamos, Kurt Sassmannshaus, Piotr Milewski, Thomas Wermuth and Virginia Burd. Jeanne has held orchestral positions with the Syracuse Symphony, Sarasota Opera, Utah Festival Opera, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. She was Associate Concertmaster of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and has also served as Concertmaster of the Spoleto USA Festival Orchestra in Charleston, S.C. As a soloist, she has performed with the Spokane Symphony Orchestra, Spokane Youth Strings, Starling Chamber Orchestra (Cincinnati), as well as the West Suburban Symphony Orchestra (Chicago). She is on the sublist for the Seattle, Vancouver and Oregon symphony orchestras. She is the violin/viola instructor at North Idaho College and has taught at Whitworth University, Eastern Washington University, and Washington State University String Camp and also maintains a large private violin studio in Spokane. In her free time, Jeanne enjoys exploring the Inland Northwest, cooking, and traveling with her husband, Stephen Swanson, and their daughter, Roslyn. She has also won numerous baking awards for her delicious Scottish shortbread cookies!