Get the blues by playing in small or large ensembles of woodwinds brass strings or rhythm
section! Play together in harmony with classmates family and friends. Use any combination of
instruments and any skill level. Everyone can play the blues! As a conductor of school bands or
ensembles you're always looking for arrangements that can be played by players of different
levels and instrument groups. At many times such arrangements don't fit to what you require.
Alfred's Flex-Ability series will fit for you! Arranged for multi-level instrumentalists to
play popular music together this Flex-Ability Blues series will enable you:- to perform each
blues song either as solo duet trio quartet and or quintet - to bring together players of
different levels - to choose your individual ensemble of any size - to combine any instrument
part from any book with any part from the other books.The Flex-Ability Blues series provides
you with seven instrumental books including ten blues songs in five-part score form you can use
in such a flexible way. The Strings Edition includes:Top line (solo melody for violin): Level
2½-3½.2nd line (duet harmony for violin): Level 2½-3½.3rd line (trio harmony for violin): Level
2-3.4th line (quartet harmony for viola): Level 2-3.bottom line (quintet bass line for cello):
Level 2-3½.The arrangements are carefully crafted to sound authentic optional octaves are
included to allow for range flexibility. To help you practice a downloadable PDF Piano
accompaniment for all the pieces in this book is available online. This way you definitely
will have the blues!
