Mel Bay First Lessons Violin Book/CD/DVD Set

Have you ever wanted to learn to play the violin? First Lessons Violin presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and C as well as bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast, slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart and other classical composers. The companion CD and DVD feature all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo violin and piano accompaniment.

Uses melodies and pieces to introduce technique and fundamentals

Includes scales in A, D, G, and C; slurs, accents, and staccato bowing

47 melodies, including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and more

Companion CD and DVD contains all exercises and pieces

DVD 69:10 minutes

Contents include: Holding the Violin

Playing the Open Strings

Quarter Notes and Half Notes

Notes in the First Position on the A and E strings

Key Signatures

Repeat Signs, Lightly Row, Dotted Notes

Eighth notes, Hungarian Folk Song #1

Notes in the First Position on the D string

Rests, Scherzando

D Scale, Gavotte, Country Gardens

Dynamics, Dixie

Notes in the Key of D on the E string, Riguadon

Time Signature, Lavender's Blue

Slurs, Gavotte

Accents, Fanfare Minuet

Key of G, London Symphony

Crescendo and Decrescendo, Jamaica: English Dance Tune

The Upbeat, British Grenadiers

Accidentals, Minuet: Telemann

Key of C, Trumpet Minuet

Ritard, French March (duet)

Playing two notes with the same bow direction, Gavotte in C

The Fourth Finger, "Bourée" from Water Music

Fourth Finger and Open Strings

Key of A, German Dance

Sixteenth Notes

Dotted Eighth Note

Staccato, Glockenspiel

Staccato and Legato

Grace Notes