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

The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner: Violin, Book 1
by Janice Tucker Rhoda

The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner: Violin, Book 1
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Author: Janice Tucker Rhoda
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 1998-01
ISBN: 0966373103
Number of pages: 48
Publisher: Carl Fischer Music

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

Book Review: Great if you get the dvd with it
Summary: 2 Stars

I just got the book today, and yes its a nice book, for some one that does not need a teacher or actually understands music, but for an absolute beginner, I dont think so.
It starts out very fast and gets right into the lessons but leaves out big chuncks of inormation, which might be included in the dvd. In lesson 4 on page 6, the lessons begin on page 4, it tells you to work threw the lesson in pizzicato the first time and arco the secon, but no were does it tell you what that is or means. Again, maybe if you had the dvd it would tell you.
It also tells you what the staff, the spaces and lines are but doesnt really give you any way to acctualy learn them or be able to commit them to memory. It's more like a splat on the page that says , here it is, thats all you get.
now all the songs it has listed are great! learners songs, and fun to do. but again with out the dvd your left going ummm.. huh?
i would say that this is a great book for some one who is already past the basics and understand reading music and rythum. but for an absolute beginner, i would say pass and get the " my violin" program instead. and use that to begin with. this would be a good book to use after something like that. eaither that or get the entire set of book,dvd and cd. im sure it would then be awsume. However, the book but it self is incomplete.

just my two cents.

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

Janice Tucker Rhoda's phenomenally successful series, The ABCs of Strings owes much of its success to the wonderful original material for players of all ages and to the sensitive arrangements of familiar classical selections, folk songs and fiddle tunes. The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1 is the first in a series of five excellent violin instruction books that complement the Suzuki books extremely well. In the ABCs series there are beautiful melodies, short warm-up exercises and study pieces which advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. Simple duets, scales, a note-reading worksheet, glossary and practice chart are also included in ABCs of Violin Book 1 along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. An ideal violin book for the Absolute Beginner! Complementary materials sold separately are the ABCs of Violin DVD, ABCs of Violin CD, ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment and ABCs of Duets.

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