Introduces adults and school-aged beginners to the instrument and provides instruction related to the fundamental skills necessary to play the violin in a technically correct and musically satisfying way.Ideal as a partner book for students in school string programs as it provides a review of initial skills, an introduction to advanced technique ear training exercises and an anthology of repertoire.The enclosed teaching points can also supplement Suzuki Violin repertoire and provide students and...

• Foreword
• Getting Started
• Lesson 1 (Holding and Plucking the Violin)
• Lesson 2 (Using the Right Hand and Note Duration)
• Lesson 3 (Left-Hand Posture)
• Lesson 4 (Setting the Bow)
• Lesson 5 (The Seesaw and Bowing First Finger)
• Lesson 6 (Using all Four Fingers and The Bow)
• Lesson 7 (Crossing Strings and Eighth Notes)
• Lesson 8 (Walking and Prepared Fingers)
• Lesson 9 (Playing on All Strings)
• Lesson 10 (Bow Circles and Silent Landings)
• Lesson 11 (Ring Tones and the Fourth Finger) ...