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Take a bow and start playing tunes with this friendly guide!
Whether you′re an aspiring classical musician or you just want to fiddle around, Violin For Dummies will have you making music in not time. This interactive book–and–CD–ROM package makes it easy with step–by–step instruction on everything from simple tunes to show–stopping techniques. With coverage of musical styles including classical, country, and jazz, this is the ultimate guide to the violin.
Discover how to:
∗ Choose the right violin and accessories
∗ Develop correct violin and bow hold
∗ Understand the language of music
∗ Play classical, country, gypsy, and jazz
∗ Tune, change strings, and perform simple maintenance
Get Smart @www.dummies.com
∗ Find listings of all our books
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MP3 files of every song and exercise from the book.
Video clips demonstrating techniques to help you pick up and play.
Whether you′re an aspiring classical musician or you just want to fiddle around, Violin For Dummies will have you making music in not time. This interactive book–and–CD–ROM package makes it easy with step–by–step instruction on everything from simple tunes to show–stopping techniques. With coverage of musical styles including classical, country, and jazz, this is the ultimate guide to the violin.
Discover how to:
∗ Choose the right violin and accessories
∗ Develop correct violin and bow hold
∗ Understand the language of music
∗ Play classical, country, gypsy, and jazz
∗ Tune, change strings, and perform simple maintenance
Get Smart @www.dummies.com
∗ Find listings of all our books
∗ Choose from many different subject categories
∗ Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com
MP3 files of every song and exercise from the book.
Video clips demonstrating techniques to help you pick up and play.
Note: CD–ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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Take a bow and start playing tunes with this friendly guide!
Whether you′re an aspiring classical musician or you just want to fiddle around, Violin For Dummies will have you making music in not time. This interactive book–and–CD–ROM package makes it easy with step–by–step instruction on everything from simple tunes to show–stopping techniques. With coverage of musical styles including classical, country, and jazz, this is the ultimate guide to the violin.
Discover how to:
- Choose the right violin and accessories
- Develop correct violin and bow hold
- Understand the language of music
- Play classical, country, gypsy, and jazz
- Tune, change strings, and perform simple maintenance
Get Smart @www.dummies.com
- Find listings of all our books
- Choose from many different subject categories
- Sign up for eTips at etips.dummies.com
MP3 files of every song and exercise from the book.
Video clips demonstrating techniques to help you pick up and play.
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85 of 88 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
To be perfectly honest, I have never wanted to touch any of these books "For Dummies", since their title and style puts me off. I bought this one because there wasn't very much else on the subject, and I now realize how wrong I was in my prejudgment! This book is excellent! Of the 5 or 6 violin self-study guides I have bought this is definitely the best by a very large margin. The author is an accomplished violinist who has also got lots of teaching experience. She gives good practical advice, mentions lots of things that other books simply assume, and writes very well and clearly. The book comes with a CD that contains all the music as MP3 files and some demonstrations as video clips. All the information one needs is there and easy to find. (She claims that you can find things faster than you could say "Paganini".) There are witty comments like that, and some very nice little stories (like the one about the trick that Leopold Mozart had for getting his prodigy son out of bed), but the book is definitely serious. I am an adult beginner who started to play violin in order to help my 5-year old son practice. I work full-time and thus don't have time to take lessons. I have picked up some things from my son's Suzuki book and accompanying materials by the local music school, but I still needed more help. This book has given me exactly that. It tells you several methods of how to get a good bow hold, it explains step by step how to move your fingers for playing a particular passage, it gives an introduction to music theory, it tells you how to handle and care for your instrument, there is information about how to find a teacher, and on how to go on playing beyond the book, (and lots more). Overall, the best things about this book is that very obviously the author plays and teaches violin with a great deal of enthusiasm - and this shines through on every single page. It's like having a good teacher who wants you to succeed! Thoroughly recommended!
I should add that although the book is written for the US market (and the author lives and teaches in Toronto, Canada), it is equally useful here in Europe. The only times one notices that it is a US book is when price ranges are quotes in US $.
Enjoy!
I should add that although the book is written for the US market (and the author lives and teaches in Toronto, Canada), it is equally useful here in Europe. The only times one notices that it is a US book is when price ranges are quotes in US $.
Enjoy!
40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can only repeat what Claudia has already said - this book is fantastic!!
As an adult "returner" to the violin after giving up at age 13, this book has really brought this beautiful instrument back to life for me. It is written in an intelligent, conversational, lively style, and is just like having a close friend humourously lead you through the beginnings of a soon-to-be lifelong passion for the violin.
It includes plenty of interesting technical info about the violin itself, as well as loads of background facts and information for you to research further.
All in all, a wonderful introduction to the violin - you certainly will not be dissapointed with this book!! Fabulous!
As an adult "returner" to the violin after giving up at age 13, this book has really brought this beautiful instrument back to life for me. It is written in an intelligent, conversational, lively style, and is just like having a close friend humourously lead you through the beginnings of a soon-to-be lifelong passion for the violin.
It includes plenty of interesting technical info about the violin itself, as well as loads of background facts and information for you to research further.
All in all, a wonderful introduction to the violin - you certainly will not be dissapointed with this book!! Fabulous!
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a complete beginner this book has helped be through some of the more intimidating parts of learning the violin.
The conversational tone of the book prevents it from being to dry and it is broken down so you can find the information you need quickly and easily.
A fantastic and usefull book.
The conversational tone of the book prevents it from being to dry and it is broken down so you can find the information you need quickly and easily.
A fantastic and usefull book.
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Good introduction to the violin
I bought this for my adult son, who is too busy to begin lessons, but who has expressed an interest in learning the instrument. The book seems to cover all the bases. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Eric Sharp
all you need to know about violins!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent Book, I'm a complete novice and I would reccomend this for all levels. I'm finding it easy to read and understand.
Published 3 months ago by W. Aisthorpe
Works for me...
I was overcome with a crazy idea to learn the violin at the age of 19 with no previous musical experience or any evidence of musicality. Read more
Published 6 months ago by A reader
Very easy to understand
I got this book today as i am wanting to learn the violin from absolute no knowledge whatsoever. I have read quite abit frm it and it really does help and explain well and simply... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Tasha MK
This can teach a monkey how to play. It's awesome
This can teach a monkey how to play. It's awesome it makes everything so simple to understand that I actualy feel like I know what I am doing now
Published 8 months ago by T1m0ne
Excellent for beginners and returners
It's been 48 years since I swapped my violin for a pile of Elvis LPs on my last day at school - a transaction I've often regretted. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mike
Excellent!
I found this book very helpful and the best i have come across for beginners, and i would recommend anyone looking to learn to play the violin to get this book.
Published 18 months ago by mr i braithwaite
Not just for Dummies!
Normally, I would hesitate to recommend anything like a self-instruction manual for violinists, but this is as good as you could get. Read more
Published 20 months ago by "P"
This is going to be great!
I haven't got very far into this book yet but it has so much in it so it should take quite a while to get through. Read more
Published 22 months ago by film buff
Im not that much of a dummy
OK for abnsolute beginners and did get some help even as an intermediate but she could have done it in less than half the words. Read more
Published on 6 April 2010 by Peter J. Clayson
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