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by Michael Allen (Author), Robert Gillespie (Author), Pamela Tellejohn Hayes (Author),

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(Essential Elements for Strings). (Essential Elements for Strings and Essential Elements Interactive are fully compatible with Essential Elements 2000 for Strings) Essential Elements for Strings offers beginning students sound pedagogy and engaging music, all carefully paced to successfully start young players on their musical journey. EE features both familiar songs and specially designed exercises, created and arranged for the classroom in a unison-learning environment, as well as instrument-specific exercises to focus each student on the unique characteristics of their own instrument. EE provides both teachers and students with a wealth of materials to develop total musicianship, even at the beginning stages. Books 1 and 2 also include access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi) , the ultimate online music education resource - anywhere, anytime, and on any device. Go to www.essentialelementsinteractive.com to learn more! Method features: * Enhanced Starting System * Optimum Reinforced Learning * Pacing * Theory, History, Cross-Curriculum & Creativity * Performance Spotlights Book also includes My EE Library * (www.myeelibrary.com) -

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22.86 x 0.34 x 30.48 cm
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Essential Elements for Strings

Violin Book 1

A Comprehensive String Method.

Pro Tip: Practice Daily

The key to succeeding with Essential Elements for Strings is your commitment to daily practice. Each time you learn a new note, count a new rhythm, or play a melody with a friend, you become a more accomplished musician.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hal Leonard; 2012th edition (30 June 2002)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 48 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0634038176

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0634038174

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.86 x 0.34 x 30.48 cm

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Naomi R
If you'd like a gentle, easy to understand introduction to violin this is the book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 March 2021
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I have to admit I bought myself this book, a violin, all the accessories and sat down with some youtube videos once or twice instead, for some silly reason, then never bothered to pick it up again for weeks. Tuning is a faff, finding the time is hard (you get the gist). This weekend I have finally had the "aha" moment and it's because I turned to this book and got hooked. I can already play 8 notes (using two strings) pretty confidently, which to me is huge progress, and am on exercise 60 something in the book. That is probably because unlike an excellent student I do like to plough through at a silly speed, but you know what - that's better than not playing the instrument in my eyes. The book teaches you how to hold your bow and violin, how to read music note by note, how to learn to bow up or down, how to leave a pause when needed, how to read a quaver or semi quaver (handy if you're new to all this). But it also gets into teaching you different notes quickly, which I really like about it. Slightly bizarrely the CD covers up to track 71 or 72 whereas there are 195 tracks in the book, I have emailed the publisher to work out how I can access the other tracks as they can help you understand what you are aiming for (but aren't totally essential). It may be that if you buy a new copy, unlike myself, you get all the tracks on CDs but in my case atleast only 1 arrived and a previous owner has annotated in the book that you need to download after that point so I am guessing it just doesn't come with the other tracks on CDs. I learned violin for 3 or so years from 7-10 or 11, and am now 28. I wasn't very good as a child and am certainly learning pretty much from 0. Even holding the instrument is a totally new feeling to me. I have however read music before but I think this book would have been a very good start even if I hadn't.
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Abbie-louise Fowler
Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2020
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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.
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Mike
Great 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.

Thoroghly recommended.
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Beginner 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.
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Mrs. Elizabeth J. M. Lyle
wish 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.
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