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Abracadabra Violin: Pupil's Book Bk. 1 (Abracadabra): Pupil's Book Bk. 1 (Abracadabra) (Paperback)

by Peter Davey (Author), Christopher Hussey (Editor), Jane Sebba (Editor), Dee Schulman (Illustrator), Kanako Damerum (Illustrator), Paul Parks (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (31 Oct 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0713663081
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713663082
  • Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 22 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,719 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This violin tutor contains a beginners' course in 20 steps, with over100 popular songs and tunes. It can be used alongside companion tutors for viola, cello and double bass and includes duets.

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Peter Davey is an experienced string teacher and author, Peter's writing credits include 'Abracadabra Viola' and "Violin Extra Books 1and 2'.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Abracadabra Violin, 26 Jan 2003
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This review is from: Abracadabra Violin: Bk. 1 (Plus Audio CD) (Abracadabra Strings S.) (Paperback)
My daughter has just taken up the violin at school and finds it hard to read music and none of the rest of the household are musical so I bought this book to help her, and it has.
It's step by step guide is very simple to follow and the accompying C.D makes it fun to learn by ear as she can hear what she's playing should sound like.
I highly reccommend it to anyone taking up a musical instrument for the first time as it stops the fustration of learning and practice and actually makes learning to play fun which is exactly what it should be and is with this book great fun. I have even started to learn to play along with my daughter and we teach each other now with the help of this easy to follow book.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginner book, 27 Aug 2005
This review is from: Abracadabra Violin: Bk. 1 (Plus Audio CD) (Abracadabra Strings S.) (Paperback)
For the self-taught adult, this is a great way to start. The CD helps to hear what the music should sound like, and to consolidate understanding of rhythm, and the progression is unhurried and steady with lots of pieces to consolidate base skills like steady long bows, and moving between strings. Great for developing basic technique and music reading skills. The book does lose it slightly at the end where the top string is introduced- the step into the high notes, one of the most complex parts for the beginner to get right and to make sound good is rushed and the pieces are get very complex without warning - the ragtime piece is a bad choice in particular - and a beginner will need a lot of additional help when reaching this point of progression, with much simpler pieces to practice on. However up to this point a very sound book to learn from.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent beginner book, 27 Aug 2005
This review is from: Abracadabra Violin: Bk. 1 (Plus Audio CD) (Abracadabra Strings S.) (Paperback)
For the self-taught violinist, this is a great way to start. The CD helps to hear what the music should sound like, and to aid understanding of rhythm, and the progression is unhurried and steady with lots of pieces to consolidate base skills like steady long bows, and moving between strings. Great for developing both basic technique and music reading skills, and confidence building, particularly in the ability to play plenty of tunes in rounds with the CD accompaniment. The book does lose it slightly at the end where the top string is introduced- the step into the high notes, one of the most complex parts for the beginner to get right and to make sound good, is rushed and the last few pieces get very complex without warning. The ragtime piece was a bad choice in particular. A beginner will need a lot of additional help when reaching this stage of development, with much simpler pieces to practice and consolidate the skills involved. However up to this point a very sound book to learn from.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Abracadabra Violin: Bk.1 with Audi CD
Child friendly, easily read music for violin beginners. Fun music progresses student quickly. CD very useful to understand the rhythm and sound of the piece with two practices... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Ellie

5.0 out of 5 stars Need the CD too?
The back cover of this book states that the Pupil's book with CD is ISBN 9780713663099.

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Published 7 months ago by C. X. Linton-Willoughby

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners
I'm a teenager teaching myself to play violin and out of all the books I've tried, this is the best I've found. Read more
Published 18 months ago by L. Tough

4.0 out of 5 stars Really great beginners book
As an adult returning to the violin after many years, this book as a great reminder and excellent practice to get back into playing and reading music. Read more
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