A method for individual and group learning. Violin Basics is a landmark method by two of the leading figures in music education. Comprising pupil?s tutor book, teacher?s accompaniment book, and online audio, Violin Basics provides everything you need to get playing. This Pupil?s Book starts at absolute beginner level and progresses to Grade 1 level. The step-by-step technical progression is supported by fun exercises and warm-ups, a wide range of imaginative repertoire, music theory, and general musicianship activities. Audio of all the accompaniments is available online.

There is no shortage of books on how to play the violin but the aim of Robert Gerle one of America's most distinguished teachers and soloists is specifically to suggest ways of planning a violin student's practice. The hints given by the author will in many cases be useful for all string players particularly on sight-reading and memorizing.

This extremely simple big-note method is ideal for young children and is especially useful for the trail or rental period. Teaching first position notes all four strings the exercises guide early beginners through their firstproduction of tone. Great emphasis has been placed in this book of sound fundamentals proper hand positioning holding of the bow etc. Designed to be used in introductory lessons this book contains extensive photographsillustrating proper hand positions. The exercises in the book progress from single-string studies to melodies combining more than one string. Upon completion of this book the student will be ready to enter into Mel Bay's ViolinMethod.

Wow your audience with four dozen pro techniques and three sizzling tunes to show them off (including 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia') with this 4-hour online video. A lifetime course for the price of one lesson! Intermediateto advanced; for fiddle or classical 'cross-over' players. Includes:Interactive-Study what you want when you wantLots of flashy techniques - a lesson devoted to eachFriendly measure-by-measure tune instruction - hear see play alongPlay-alongs in both slow and performance temposEasy and Hot versions of each tune with interchangeable licksFun practice lick for eachtechniqueBook contains all the music on the videoIncludes access to online video.

The complete method essential skills and pieces for beginner to level 1-Superstart Violin - Complete Method combines books one and two and contains essential skills and pieces for beginner to grade one level by Mary Cohen. With CD of Piano accompaniments.

Parts I & II on DVD-Whether you want to learn a new style be ready for anything that comes up in a jam session or meet the demands of new orchestral scores with ease this DVD will help you develop the necessary right and left-hand skills. Julie Lyonn Liebermann has examined he technical demands of all the modern alternative styles (such as blues swing rock Celtic Cajun Flamenco and more) and organises the most essential skills the fundamentals that you’ll need to progress all onto one insightful DVD with both parts One and Two of her method guide. In part one: The Bow Hand Four essential bow control techniques ten approaches torhythmizing the bow contemporary techniques you can use to navigate the bow so that each note speaks! Part Two: The Left Hand Basic Set-up Thumb Hinge Trampoline Fingers Chromatic Motion Vibrato Ornaments (such as trills slides grace notes turns jazz embellishments and more) Double Stops (Unisons octaves and chords) Playing on chord changes Walking bass lines Slap and more. Overall an interesting insightful comprehensive and enjoyable guide to contemporary string playing on this great value and brilliant DVD guide.

Intermediate Violin duets and studies to develop vibrato shifting and double-stopping.

New Directions for Strings - Violin Book 2 emphasises the expansion of students' musical horizons through the reinforcement of the US National Standards for Musical Education. Specific activities include theory improvisation and composition as well as singing. History and culture notes throughout the book increase students' knowledge of various composers and musical styles.New Directions for Strings represents the first method ever written by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instruments. With more than 100 years of combined teaching experience the authors of New Directions® for Strings explore manynew directions including equal integration of all the instruments a tetrachord-based approach to support proper development of the left hand and ensemble opportunities that occur throughout the book.Based on more than 100 years of combined teaching experienceWritten by a team of pedagogues representing each of the four stringed instrumentsSupplemental music by Soon Hee Newbold and Elliot Del BorgoIncludes 2 Play-Along CDs with each student book and the Teacher's Manual

Since it appeared for the first time in the 30's the clarity and precision of its contents of the best seller series One song each day has supposed a musical revolution in the classrooms and homes.Now for teh firsttime the original books by C. Paul Herfurth have been completely reedited with new music and the music technics more updated for a new generation of musicians. The book A new song each day follows the same logic gradual rhythm and detailed attention but with lots of novelties: the inclusion an audio CD with real performances and accompanying musicwill make the practise even more fun and exciting and the diagramsexplanatory and photographs will help the student to improve his technique.This book contains:? Advises on equipment ? Instructions for to make the techniques more efficient and the posture morecomfortable? Explanatory Section on music reading? Easy lessons to folow in simple well structured pages? Audio CD with virtuoso performance accompanying music and audio examples?Excelent music that include duos and groups? Tests to evaluate the progress and comprehension? Useful detachable graphics with the first positions of the fingers.

A quick study in the most popular fiddle styles played today this 96 page text covers basic fiddling techniques and tunes in Old Time Bluegrass Contest Western Swing Cajun and Irish/Celtic music. The text will benefit bothplayers who wish to expand their knowledge of fiddling and musicians who are seeking the right tunes from a variety of styles combined into one book. Companion CD included.

For the development of technical skills and improved intonation this A Scale In Time - Violin edition features a full collection of scales chorales etudes and an expanded alternative styles section all in one book!A Scale In Time features:One and two octave scale patterns Major natural minor and melodic minor Improvisation loops studies and tunes for training in alternative styles Blues mixolydian and lydian scales Etudes Chorales Rhythm Studies