18 Intermediate Christmas Favorites

Description

Violin — First of all, this book is intended to be fun! We hope that these unique arrangementsof popular Christmas songs will bring joy to you and to all who hear them. This playalongcollection will give instrumentalists the opportunity to “jam” in a variety of styleswith some great sounding background tracks.We have intentionally provided a mixed bag of styles with these arrangements, withstyles ranging from classical to jazz, and from rock to Latin. Certain arrangements,such as the more jazz-oriented ones, are designed to provide players with theopportunity to experiment with improvisation.We hope you enjoy these arrangements as much as we did writing them for you.Have fun! Instrumentalists searching for enjoyable new Christmas season material need look no further. This exciting new collection contains 18 popular holiday favorites in a variety of different styles, from classical, to jazz, to rock, to Latin. Each play-along track on the included CD uses background instruments that will make players feel like they are in the band or part of the orchestra. As an added bonus, the CD also contains printable PDF files of piano accompaniments for all songs, so that they may be performed in concert or at church. Features favorites such as “The First Noel,” “Joy to the World,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” and more. Veteran arrangers Carl Strommen and Larry Clark have teamed up to create this exceptional offering for instrumentalists of all ages looking to play some holiday music just for the fun of it!