Mattachins Play-Along Videos for all Junior String Parts. For First Access Groups and Early Stage String Players

This resource pack includes Play-Along videos for all ‘Junior String’ parts of the traditional sword dance - Mattachins (The Concert Quick Flexi Strings arrangement).

These play-along videos can either be used as a stand-alone resource for beginner Violin/ Viola/ Cello/ Double Bass / Mixed groups OR can be combined with the Multi-Level Concert Quick arrangement of this piece for String Orchestra, String Quartet, Trio or Duet for anybody who wishes to combine their beginner string players with a school string ensemble or similar. Alternatively, you can also find all of these Play-Along videos on YouTube for free @PicknMixStrings under the playlist ‘Concert Quick Flexi String Arrangements!’

I am delighted to collaborate with the very fabulous Laura Carr at Stringosaurus, who created a wonderful Mattachins Dance Challenge Video - which is also included in this resource pack! This high-energy kinesthetic challenge captivates young, early-stage players, using cross-body coordination to unlock left/right brain pathways. It builds a rock-solid pulse and isolates fine motor finger-tapping to map out musical dynamics, creating total freedom of movement for the down-bow swing. Explore Laura's incredible early-years pedagogy resources and wisdom at her website: https://stringosaurus.com/

Included in this pack are the following Play-Along Videos:

Violin 1 - Approx. ABRSM Grade 1 or 2 level

Violin 2 - For those who have been playing a short while.

Open String Violin - Complete Beginner

Viola 1 - Approx. ABRSM Grade 1 or 2 level

Viola 2 - For those who have been playing a short while.

Open String Viola - Complete Beginner

Cello 1 - ABRSM Grade 1 or 2 level

Cello 2 - For those who have been playing a short while.

Open String Cello - Complete Beginner

Double Bass 1 - Approx. ABRSM Grade 1 or 2 level

Double Bass 2 - For those who have been playing a short while.

Open String Double Bass - Complete Beginner

“Tutti Open Strings” - Video showing all Open String parts at once also included, in case this is useful for any Whole Class String Projects / First Access Groups etc.

The Stringosaurus Mattachins Dance Challenge!

Please note that due to the size of this downloadable pack, the PDF sheet music is NOT included - this resource pack only contains the MP3 Backing Tracks and play-along practice videos of the following parts. The sheet music for all of these parts (and more advanced ‘Part 3 Optional Additional Harmony’ parts) comes with the Concert Quick Flexi Strings arrangement of this title.