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This delightful collection of familiar songs and carols with play-along CD is a treat for the beginning string player. Each book features melodies that can be played as a solo or together with other players. The selections are designed to help young students learn to shape phrases, breathe with the music, and use beginning fingerings on the A and D strings of the violin, viola and cello as well as the G and D strings for bass. Also included are fingering charts and play along CD tracks that are performed in a jazz/pop style. Fun Tunes for Strings contains: Are you Sleeping, Merrily We Roll Along, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Jingle Bells, Allouette, When the Saints Go Marching In and more - 31 popular melodies in all!