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Title: Mel Bay's Violin Primer by Frank Zucco ISBN: 0-87166-377-5 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: January, 1993 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Like the music teacher you never wanted.
Comment: As a rank beginner who can't read music or play any other instrument, I bought this book hoping for a quick, friendly intro to the fiddle. But it doesn't really seem to be written for self-teaching; instead, it offers a series of "exercises" (i.e. not music!) for teachers to assign. What little text there is (the book is mostly music and a few pictures) is pedantic and unfriendly, and even in the illustrations the model never looks like he's enjoying the instrument. The material itself, while skimpy, is useful -- you learn how to play four notes on each string. I haven't found a better alternative, but this is not an encouraging place to begin.
Rating: 5
Summary: Mel Bay's Violin Primer by Frank Zucco
Comment: This is an excellent primer. As an adult beginner with years of piano experience, what I needed most was something to explain the violin in basic terms. This book does that -- and with many well-thought, straightforward photographs showing the reader exactly how to hold the instrument and bow. A video I had bought frustrated me. The video moved too fast, and hitting rewind constantly was distracting. But this primer is a BOOK! I could take my time (in front of a mirror -- highly recommended, by the way) and compare my position with the photographs. When I find a teacher, the book will still be an excellent reference until I learn instinctively how to hold the instrument and move the bow. If you're a violin beginner, this violin primer will be the best handful of dollars you spend.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent starting book for the first time violinist
Comment: When I recently decided to teach myself how to play violin, I bought several "beginner" books, but liked this one the most. I already knew how to read music, but had absolutely no experience with the violin. The Violin Primer begins by identifying the parts of the violin, showing you how to properly hold the instrument and the bow. The book teaches you how to finger the first four notes of a major scale originating on each open string. It then presents some simple melodies using these notes. All this book needs to be perfect would be a section on how to rosin the bow and how to finger chromatic scales. The book does not teach you how to read music, however all melodies are based on quarter notes, so all you need is note recognition skills. If you already know music, you will complete this book quickly and be ready to advance.
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Title: The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner: Bk1 by Janice Tucker Rhoda ISBN: 0966373103 Publisher: Carl Fischer, LLC Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Teach Yourself Violin (Step One) by Music Sales Corporation ISBN: 0825618827 Publisher: Omnibus Press Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: First Lessons Violin Book/CD Set by Craig Duncan ISBN: 0786618051 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: 23 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Violin Primer by Jim Tolles ISBN: 1893907341 Publisher: Cassette & Video Learning Systems Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Easy Solos for Beginning Violin by Craig Duncan ISBN: 1562221922 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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