Schools tend to use one of these series mainly because
they have music for all instruments and often are good for group instruction.
They may not be the best method for your student's or your student's particular
instrument. They tended to start out logically enough but then jump to
more difficult peices a bit too quickly for some students.
Please note, the publisher of these series is FJH. I've
looked at this series and plan on using it with new students. Because
different string bass teachers have different views on how to teach string
bass, FJH has issued two books for string bass. If you are a string bass
student, ask your teacher if he/she would like you to purchase the A or
D position book.
String instruments are difficult for many people and can
be especially difficult for very young students. It's a very rare 3- to
5-year old who has the coordination and tenacity to play any instrument,
let alone the violin. See Suzuki Method below
Before beginning an instrument, I'd suggest the parent
and child take a music preparation class designed for children of this
age group. (Local park districts as well as local music stores or music
studios probably have such a class.)
Parents need to know that with students who don't read
or have the ability to remember what has been taught at each lesson, they
will need to be activate involved with music lessons. A child that age
will not remember what it is he or she is supposed to practice. Also,
he or she will need to be reminded to hold the instrument and bow properly.
Parental involvement at all ages greatly enhances students' progress.
If you have a student with special learning needs, you
probably have different requirements. I've talked to some publishers to
ask them why they don't publish books for special needs children. The
usual response is that the needs are so different that they can't justify
making that many different books. I have had some success with a few students
with autisum. By talking to the students' parents, I learned that they
needed as few distractions as possible -- no colorful graphics -- and
larger fonts. I created my own larger notes and put one measure of music
on a page. I used some "logic" I needed (in the old days) to
create music on a second-generate computer. If you are interested in this
and I haven't gotten it up on the web site yet, please feel free to send
me an email at laross98@aol.com. Please use an appropriate subject line
so I can tell your message apart from all the junk mail I get.
I am also working on my own string method. If you'd like
to see my PowerPoint files, please send me an email (laross98@aol.com).
Parents have told me that their children have gotten bored
playing the same song over and over again. (I don't know if it was the
children or the parents who got bored.)
My experience with Suzuki has only been with ex-Suzuki
students who wanted to study in the traditional way. And, it could be
that the students I've had had bad Suzuki teacher but here's my experience
(and other teachers I've talked to have had the same experience). Students
have learned how to play music by rote (by imitation) and do not read
music. These students can play a few songs very well and they tend to
be very impressed with their playing ability. When they are asked to read
music, they can't read music anywhere near their level. To begin to learn
to read music, students have to "go backwards." They feel frustrated
when they are forced to read music -- they want someone to "just
show" them.
I do sometimes use Suzuki books because they have a nice,
graded selection of music for students. (The piano accompaniment parts
aren't too wonderful.) Link to Suzuki
Books.
Students are all so different it's hard (maybe impossible)
to get a perfect fix. String methods seem to have holes in the instruction
that the teacher will need to fill. Here are some comments you might find
helpful when you are selecting a book.
String Builder
(samples on the right) and
Muller-Rusch
(to samples) books. Very detailed, completed method books.
Unfortuantely, these books are not as fashy as some today's students
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String Builder and Applebaum Books -- At
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Builder, Book II By Samuel Applebaum. For Violin.
String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings.
0. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (EL01550)
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Builder, Book I By Samuel Applebaum. For Viola.
String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings.
0. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (EL01545)
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String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings.
0. Book. 32 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (EL01546)
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Builder, Book I By Samuel Applebaum. For Piano Acc.
String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings.
0. Book. 28 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (EL01543)
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Builder, Book II By Samuel Applebaum. For Piano Acc.
String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Belwin Course for Strings.
0. Book. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (EL01549)
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to Notereading books, try entering the publishers book number. The
publisher (Kjos) uses a book number followed by VN for violin, VA
for viola, CO for cello, SB for string bass, and F for score/piano
accomp. part. (Sometimes, due to input errors at Sheetmusic Plus,
books that really do exist do not show up. Errors in entering any
numbers or spelling errors can make books, sometimes, difficult to
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Basics
(Compendium Of Violin Playing) Written by Simon Fischer. Instructional
book for violin. With instructional text, instructional photos
and introductory text. 231 pages. Published by C.F. Peters.
(PE.P07440)
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Practice
(250 Step-by-Step Practice Methods for the Violin) Written by
Simon Fischer. Instructional book for violin. With introductory
text, instructional text, instructional photos, musical examples,
standard notation, bowings, fingerings and thematic index. 336
pages. Published by C.F. Peters. (PE.P07578)
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Exercises, Op 37 Violin Method. By Jakob Dont. Arranged
by Louis Svecenski. (Violin). String Solo. Size 9x12 inches.
40 pages. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (50254330)
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Volumes 1 and 2. |
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Flesch: Scale System (A Supplement To Book 1 Of 'The
Art Of Violin Playing') Composed by Carl Flesch, edited by Max
Rostal. Instructional book for violin. With introductory text
and instructional text. Text language German, English, French.
142 pages. Published by Carl Fischer. (CF.O5188)
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Selected Studies Edited by Thomas Martin, compiled by
Jamal Rossi. Instrumental solo book for string bass. With bowings
and introductory text. 67 pages. Published by International
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Viva
Vibrato! Violin By Robert Frost. Edited by Gerald Fischbach.
Orchestra Method/Study. String Collection/Study. Level: Intermediate.
Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company. (96VN)
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Viva
Vibrato! Viola By Robert Frost. Edited by Gerald Fischbach.
Orchestra Method/Study. String Collection/Study. Level: Intermediate.
Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company. (96VA)
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Vibrato! Cello By Robert Frost. Edited by Gerald Fischbach.
Orchestra Method/Study. String Collection/Study. Level: Intermediate.
Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company. (96CO)
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Vibrato! String Bass By Robert Frost. Edited by Gerald
Fischbach. Orchestra Method/Study. String Collection/Study.
Level: Intermediate. Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music
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Viva
Vibrato! Score By Robert Frost. Edited by Gerald Fischbach.
Orchestra Method/Study. String Collection/Study. Level: Intermediate.
Music Book. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company. (96F)
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for Young Cellists, Volume 6 (Audio CD) (Selections
from the Cello Repertoire). Performed by Cellist Carey Cheney
with Pianist David Dunford. For Cello. String - Cello Studies
or Collection. Solos for Young Cellists. Companion CD to the
print music version (see item 21380X). Audio CD. Published by
Alfred Publishing. (24483)
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Violin
Series, Third Edition: Violin Repertoire 1 By Rcm
Examinations. For Violin. This edition: 3rd. Violin. Level:
Grade 1. Book. 32 pages. Published by The Frederick Harris
Music Company. (VNR01)
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Table of Content:
Pieces in a slower tempo
Canon( Philip Hayes, arr. Paul de Keyser)
Reverie (Michael Rose)
Dinosaur Plod (Edward Huws Jones)
Berceuse (Frank Blachford)
All Alone (David Duke)
Time for a Nap (Nancy Telfer)
Poème (Paul de Keyser)
Spaceman (Ricky Hyslop)
Andante cantabile (Pál Kadosa)
Pieces in a faster tempo
Merry-Go-Round (Sheila M. Nelson)
A Stroll (Dmitri Kabalevsky)
Playing Ball (French melody, arr. Stephen Chatman)
Boogie (Edward Huws Jones)
Dance Steps (Adam Carser)
The Subway Train (Jean Ethridge)
J ai du bon tabac (Traditional French, arr. Hugh J. McLean)
Minuet( Adam Carse)
Ronde (Tylman Susato)
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Series, Third Edition: Violin Repertoire 4 By Rcm
Examinations. For Violin. This edition: 3rd. Violin. Level:
Grade 4. Book. 56 pages. Published by The Frederick Harris
Music Company. (VNR04)
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Table of Content:
Concertos, sonatas, and fantasias
Sonatine, op. 33, no. 1 (Daniel Steibelt)
First Movement (Eduard Mollenhauer)
Concertino in the Style of Antonio Vivaldi, op. 15 (Ferdinand
Küchler)
Third Movement
Concertino in the Style of W.A. Mozart (Hans Mollenhauer
Millies)
First Movement
Concertante (Charlotte Ruegger)
Music composed during the Baroque period
Two Airs (Henry Purcell)
Tambourin (Jean-Philipe Rameau)
Sarabande (George Frideric Handel, arr. Harold Edwin Darke)
Allegro in G Minor (Arcangelo Corelli)
Two Minuets (Jacques Aubert)
Concert pieces
Clowns (Dmitri Kabalevsky, arr. Yaakov Geringas)
Danse napolitaine (Pyotr Il yich Tchaikovsky)
Knight Rupert, op. 68, no. 12 (Robert Schumann)
March of the Pirates, op. 65, no. 5 (Johannes Palaschko)
Fast Dance (Nathalia Baklanova)
Conte sérieux, op. 62, no. 6 (Ludwig Mendelssohn)
Caprice (Sheila Nelson)
Two Blues (Jean Ethridge)
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Syllabus, 2006 Edition By Rcm Examinations. For Violin.
This edition: 2006. Official Syllabi of The Royal Conservatory
of Music. Level: Introductory-ARCT. Book. 24 pages. Published
by The Frederick Harris Music Company. (S25)
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(digital music)| Elkin
Music International
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Lee Music (Asian, especially) | Music
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