Comments on: Essential Elements 2000 for Strings Plus DVD: Violin Book 1

By: Anonymous729

Anonymous729 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:23:49 +0000

As an adult beginner, but not a beginner musician, I have found this much more helpful than many of the (fiddle) methods–which seem to be primarily a sequence of tunes. I have the patience for and appreciate the value of “graded” exercises. The salesperson at the store who sold me my fiddle told me this was a “must have” book and he was right–and it was cheap at about $6.99 or so.

As someone interested in old time fiddle, I would have liked to have seen “double-stops” in the book, but I understand that they occur very late in the ordinary (classical) string curriculum. Don’t worry, they will no doubt appear in any other fiddle book you buy! This is a great book to start with.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Sara Swihart

Sara Swihart — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:40:48 +0000

I’m just taking up the violin after playing the clarinet for 8 years. Well, I’m not so good. However, this book has been a big help with getting started on the violin. I know my strings, now I can work on the bowing! LOTS and LOTS of work on the bowing. :c)
Rating: 4 / 5

By: Cathie Beck

Cathie Beck — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:08:21 +0000

I rate this lesson book high for beginners that live rurally or for any reason learning on their own
without a teacher. This book does actually have the essential elements for the foundation to pro-
gress in playing the violin, and it's very affordable.

To ehance the well written book, there is also a DVD and a CD of the music in the lessons includ-
ed to watch, listen and learn. The DVD is done in lesson segments with a menu, which is a great
set up to easily go to any segment for your practice sessions.

I've tried a lot of books in teaching myself to play violin, but I got stuck until I bought this one. It
has the information others don't have for reading music for the violin. Rating: 5 / 5

By: D. Baker

D. Baker — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:19:46 +0000

Easy to follow, this is a great way for a complete beginner to get started. Simple steps lead you right along. Good for adults as well as kids.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: ryunokiba

ryunokiba — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:15:19 +0000

ihave been studying violin already for 1 year and i still think for my self as a beginner, i purchase this book and i was really amazed about how good is to explain the basic of the possition of the violin and the fact is that end up lerning a few new stuff, since some times the simple is the best, i strongly recommend this book to every one who is starting to play the violin, but i recommed it as a good material support, not as a guide, since the best option for me will be always suzuki methot, still the book offer a CD and a DVD that have very good tools to help you to reed music sheet better, i know beacuse im very bad leering so i only can say that and really think that no one will regret this purchase and will be good for every one that want to add some mote techniques to his/her violin class
Rating: 5 / 5