Method for Violin, Vol. 1 - 32 Lessons for Beginners

This method, which is a revised and expanded adaptation of the viola method by the same author, is intended for young children (6 to 12 years old). It can be used for 18 months to 2 years.Pupils can start violin and music theory at the same time, and no previous study is necessary.This method can only be used with the help of a teacher who will, from the first lesson, give the pupils good principles concerning instrumental posture and bowing.The whole method can be used in individual lessons, but also in a group teaching context. All duets, trios and quartets can be played alone (or with the accompaniment of the teacher). The folk songs used are often unknown to children. This is why the lyrics are included. The exercises are deliberately kept very short. The exercises are deliberately kept very short and are always directly related to the pieces they precede. It is not always useful to work on all of them - there are too many exercises and pieces for each lesson! In the context of group teaching, it will be easy to divide them up. In any case, it will be useful to return to lessons already worked on. Some of the pieces can be used for short deciphering exercises; the bow positions are often (but not always) indicated; and the students' imagination is frequently called upon in a very brief and simple way. For the author, this is not a question of recreation, but of a strong and fundamental element of the musical and technical education of a violinist.Cl.-H. Joubert