Early Star on the Viola Book 1

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
• Note Values And Symbols
• Open Strings
• String Crossing
• The “Cuckoo’s Third” With The Second Finger 
• The Fourth Finger 
• The First Finger 
• String Crossings And Fingerings On Different Strings 
• The Third Finger 
• Accidentals 
• Scales On Two Strings 
• More Exercises, Songs And Stroke Patterns 
• New Stroke Patterns
• Slurred Notes 
• The Portato Stroke