Early Start On The Violin – Book 1

Early Start On The Violin – Book 1

Dive into the enchanting world of violin with ‘Early Start On The Violin – Book 1’. This comprehensive volume introduces note reading right from the start, ensuring a solid foundation in musical literacy. Accidentals are explained in the simplest manner possible, allowing young learners to grasp these concepts with ease.

By the end of the first book, students will have played numerous English children’s songs using all fingers. They will also have encountered note values ranging from whole notes to eighth notes, gradually building their understanding of rhythm. Even the most basic exercises are accompanied by text, helping students perceive melodies as complete musical phrases.

As an added bonus, this book includes a pull-out sheet with flashcards that can be cut out, providing valuable visual aids to aid learning. With 64 pages of engaging content, ‘Early Start On The Violin – Book 1’ is the perfect resource for aspiring violinists.

About Baerenreiter’s Sassmannshaus

Children playfully learn reliable technique at the earliest age. For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play using this publication.

This tried and tested German method is now available in English! The best-selling method that gave generations of European musicians their foundation is now available in English, with content and songs newly adapted for today’s English speaking children.

What makes this method so special?

• The child-friendly and age-appropriate text underlying the music enables children to perceive melodies as a whole and to understand their singable qualities.
• Songs and scales in different positions are easily explained and mastered within the first year. This is an important advantage over methods that confine children to the first position for many years.
• Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson – children are brought up to become proficient sight-readers and play in chamber music ensembles as early as possible.
• In contrast to other beginner methods, The Sassmannshaus Tradition progresses swiftly by introducing advanced techniques in rudimentary form, such as shifting and varied bow strokes.
• Ensemble playing is encouraged from the very beginning.
• The method is suitable for single instruction as well as for group and class lessons.
• The large print notes and text as well as many colourful illustrations are particularly child-friendly and very attractive to pre-school children and school children alike.
• The substantial volumes contain comprehensive material and carefully calibrated learning curves. They keep children curious and interested for many months and years.

Song Titles Include:

• Preface
• Note Values and Symbols
• Open Strings
• E String
• A String
• D String
• G String
• The Quarter Rest
• String Crossing
• More Open Strings
• Hello Mother
• I Can Play The A String
• The Cuckoo’s Third With the Second Finger
• What’s Your Name?
• Rain, Rain Go Away
• The Fourth Finger
• Bring Your Sled
• The Triad
• Teddy Bear
• Pat-A-Cake
• Dearest Cuckoo
• Hee-Haw!
• Pit A Pat Rain
• The First Finger
• Fuzzy Teddy Bear
• Teddy Bear, Come Home with Me!
• Little Peter Rabbit
• Hot Cross Buns
• A Finger Exercise on All Strings
• String Crossing and Fingering on Different Strings
• Ring Around the Rosy
• Bye, Baby Bunting
• Dog, Stop Barking
• We Are On Vacation
• Come to the Zoo!
• The Third Finger
• Up the Ladder
• All the Little Hamsters
• Accidentals
• Scales on Two Strings
• Mary Had A Little Lamb
• More Exercises, Songs and Stroke Patterns
• Good Night Noisy Cricket!
• Eighth Notes
• Bought Me a Cat
• Old Bald Eagle
• Who’s That
• Down at the Station
• Old MacDonald
• Cuckoo
• From His Famous Symphony No. 9
• Canon
• Are You Sleeping? (Frere Jacques)
• Come See the Clown!
• London Bridge
• Rocky Mountain
• New Stroke Patterns
• Whole Bows and Half Bows
• That’s One HOT Potato
• Lightly Row!
• Variation
• Slurred Notes
• Go Tell Aunt Rhody
• The Portato Stroke
• Eency Weency Spider

Other Books in the Early Start On The Violin Series:

• Early Start On The Violin Book 1
• Early Start On The Violin Book 2
• Early Start On The Violin Book 3
• Early Start On The Violin Book 4