The ABCs of the Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1

Description

This best-selling instruction book along with download is the perfect start for an Absolute Beginner of any age on the Violin. The many melodies plus short warm-up exercises and study pieces advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. Simple duets, scales, a note-reading worksheet, glossary and practice chart are also included along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. The download consists of three components: 34 performance pieces of violin with piano accompaniments, 34 piano accompaniment tracks by themselves for play-along, and a printable pdf file of the piano accompaniments.

Dedication: I dedicate this book to my devoted teachers: Nancy Cirillo, Alan Hawryluk, Joseph Leary, Rudolf Kolisch, Yuri Mazurkevich, George Neikrug, Daniel Pinkham, Eric Rosenblith, Gunther Schuller, Roman Totenberg and Benjamin Zander.

Contents:

Alouette-French Folk Song

Arkansas Traveler-American Reel Dance

Au Clair De La Lune-French Folk Song

Bobbing For Apples – Jig-J. T. Rhoda

Child's Play-J. T. Rhoda

Chinese River Flowing-J. T. Rhoda

Clown, The-French Folk Song

Dancing Partners-J. T. Rhoda

Frére Jacques-French Folk Song

Go Tell Aunt Rhody-American Folk Song

Home On The Range-American Cowboy Song

The Hope (Hatikvah)-N. H. Imber

Irish Washer Woman-Irish Jig

Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring-J. S. Bach

Jingle Bells-James Pierpont

Lightly Row-German Folk Song

London Bridge-English Folk Song

Long, Long Ago-T. H. Bayly

Lullaby-J. T. Rhoda

Mary Had A Little Lamb-American Folk Song

Merry-Go-Round-J. T. Rhoda

My Dreydl (Hanukkah Song)-S. Grossman & S. Goldfarb

New World Symphony-A. Dvorák

O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)-John Francis Wade

Ode To Joy-L. van Beethoven

Over The Ocean-J. T. Rhoda

Playing Soccer-J. T. Rhoda

Pop! Goes The Weasel-English Folk Song

School Is Out!-J. T. Rhoda

Shakespeare Play, A-J. T. Rhoda

Skipping And Walking Fingers-J. T. Rhoda

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star-French Folk Song

Violin Concerto Theme-L. van Beethoven

Waves Of The Sea-J. T. Rhoda