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This is a great book for kids who are beginners. It is really well written and my daughter is finding it really helpful with her violin. She likes that it tell you how to do thing like a biw hold and also has picutres that show you. Would defently recommend.
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat for those coming back, too
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2011
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I'm picking up the violin again after 48 years (yes, that long) and find this book really helpful in reminding me about all the little things I've long forgotten. I'm hoping to able to romp through it as I grow in confidence, but in the meantime it's serving as a genuinely helpful way of starting over again.
Playing along with the full orchestral accompaniment to very simple exercises on the open strings makes something that would otherwise be dull into great fun. It's clear that a lot of thought has been put into this book.
5.0 out of 5 starsBeginner Violinist Who Is Most Impressed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2016
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I have just started playing the violin. I am self-taught, but in the 3 weeks since I began, with this book, I feel like I have made sure but steady progress. My family thinks so too as they no longer feel the need to leave the house when I start playing. A superb book that lays a solid foundation and I would recommend to others.
5.0 out of 5 starswish I'd found book one last year cos this year I'd be well ahead of myself.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2013
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i wore my headphones and played along with all the excercises. I've beem taking private lessons for two years. O my, I've got a great deal of work to do but it is abfab playing along and learning where i've been going wrong so I can practise out my bad habits. This is great and my teacher is amazed at my sudden progress. Try and record yourself and enjoy hearing your own mistakes/progress. Above all have FUN with this.
This is a very good book for beginners however mine did not come with the CD which was disappointing as it would have been great to play along to. Tne book has some very good diagrams for how to hold the bow etc. The book is also quite good for learning to read the C cleft which unless you are a violist you probably don't know how to read. The order they put things in the book is a bit weird and they don't teach you how to bow until quite far in. Overall very easy to understand and follow.