{"product_id":"shifting-sands-viola-educational-pack-00-pc-0018512-va-edpak","title":"Shifting Sands: Viola Educational Pack","description":"Teach shifting with this beautiful melody by Bob Phillips. \u003ci\u003eShifting Sands\u003c\/i\u003e is also perfectly suited for the concert stage. The moderate, lyric tempo provides students in the early stages of practicing shifts the time they need to make the shifts successfully. Musically, this piece is very accessible so students can focus on the shifts. Violins will practice 3rd position on the D, A, and E strings. Violas will practice 3rd position on the D and A strings. Cellos will practice 3rd and 4th positions on the D and A strings. Basses will practice 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions on the D and G strings. Shifts for all instruments are introduced by moving the first finger in a sliding (portamento) motion from 1st position up to 3rd position and back again, then progresses to shifting. Correlated to \u003ci\u003eSound Innovations for String Orchestra, Book 2\u003c\/i\u003e, Level 3. (3:10) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44604559753352,"sku":"00-PC-0018512_VA_EDPAK","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6104\/0520\/files\/00-48075_large_49ddecc5-f96a-4119-b128-9151219c76ac.jpg?v=1779252775","url":"https:\/\/www.alfred.com\/products\/shifting-sands-viola-educational-pack-00-pc-0018512-va-edpak","provider":"Alfred Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}