Early Star on the Viola Book 4

Description

For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play 20 using this publication.

Features

• Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
• Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
• Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
• Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.

Content

• Preface
• Third Position
• Brush Strokes And Spiccato
• Major And Minor Scales
• Triple Stops (Three Voice Chords)
• The Climbing Game
• Harmonics
• Shifting
• Ornaments
• Martelé
• Staccato
• Second Position
• Pieces In Various Positions
• Scales On One String
• Two Octave Scales In All Keys
• Three Octave Scales And Arpeggios