David Blackwell

Practicing scales doesn't have to be a chore! With “Fiddle Time Scales 2 (Revised Edition)” from the renowned Oxford University Press, daily practice becomes an inspiring journey of musical discovery....

Dip into this stockingful of easy Christmas music for violin! Unwrap a traditional carol, dance to the 'Skaters' Waltz', and pull a cracker full of solos and duets. With words to sing along, chords fo...

This thought-provoking carol takes up the topical theme of the plight of refugees, drawing parallels with the stories and reception of Christ's birth. The text, by the composer, alludes to familiar li...

30 fun duets in a variety of styles, including arrangements of classical and folk music, and original pieces from Kathy and David Blackwell Duets progress in difficulty throughout the book, from esta...

2 violins, opt. viola, cello, opt. double bass, piano - Flexible scoring with optional viola and double bass parts, and optional divisi cellos - Movements that can be performed individually or togeth...

Viola Time Runners is the second book in the popular Viola Time series, which is enjoyed by students and teachers all over the world. It contains Kathy and David Blackwell's trademark attractive and e...

Cello Time Scales is brimming over with creative ideas to make learning scales and arpeggios easy, covering the finger patterns used in Cello Time Joggers and Runners, and including all the scales and...

Originally published in Bach for Violin, this is a lovely arrangement of a contrasting pair of dances. The first is lively and in a major key, and the second more sombre in the tonic minor.

Arranged here for solo violin, this pair of short menuets begins cheerfully with arched phrases before moving on to a more sombre dance in the tonic minor. Bach's music for solo string instruments is...

This is the middle section of a substantial organ piece, and takes the form of a highly expressive melody over a realized accompaniment. The violin line is filled with chromatic inflections, wide inte...

In this arrangement by Kathy and David Blackwell, the original Aria melody is played by the violin in sections A and C, while sections B and D form a kind of decorated repeat, with the melody swapped...

This celebrated Gigue concludes the third partita, a genre built on a sequence of dance movements like Bach's the suites. With busy semiquaver runs at a lively tempo, this piece is perfect for practis...

This Sonata is the opening movement of a cantata, rearranged here for solo violin. The dotted rhythms recall the style of a French overture, a form often associated with pageantry and procession, and...

The well-known movement from Bach's Advent cantata was first performed in Leipzig in 1731, and rearranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell. The first line translates literally as 'Awa...

This charming folk melody from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is full of lilting and dotted rhythms, arranged and carefully tailored for the needs of the beginner violinist . Originally published in So...

With lively semiquavers and well-crafted melodies, this set of two passepieds by Bach is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational strin...

With its swung quavers and groovy feel, this original piece by award-winning authors Kathy and David Blackwell pays homage to the great French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Originally published i...

Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1, this adaptation of Bohm's 'Little Hungarian Rhapsody' full of energy and contrasts in mood, key, and tempo. A fun piece of repertoire ideal for the...

Featuring quaver runs and a change in metre, this is an energetic traditional tune arranged by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are the award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series. Original...

Featuring beautifully balanced melodies and stately rhythms, this pair of minuets by Haydn is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational...

Arranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, this relaxing piece is a celebration of the music and island of Haiti, featuring its local dance rhythms. Originally published in Solo Time...