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78VN - All For Strings Book 1: Violin

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I teach violin and have found this book very helpful. Although no method is completely comprehensive for each teacher's style and student's learning style, this helps supplement other materials that I have used and lays things out pretty plain and clear for my students. I use it mostly for sight reading, but for ear training, recital pieces, and theory, I use other sources.

Our local music store was out of stock of this book and we needed it asap. So I ordered it here - it came to us in perfect condition and right on time! Thanks so much! It is a great book -really easy for my 5 year old to understand and follow.

i got it cus it looked like the book i used in middle school and wanted it to help give lessons to a friend. however i didn't realize that this is the music theory version and not the same one i used.....so yea. if you want the music theory version then go ahead. however if you are a beginner not quite sure if it might confuse you

My mom has used this book for along time in teaching her students violin. My son is now getting the opportunity to use this book w/ my mom in learning the violin.

If you want to stop throwing your money away on a twirpy little unhelpful, unprofessional, underfed, cocaine addicted swindler of a violin instructor who ruins your entire week in a mere half an hour and ghoulishly helps himself to your hard earned money just to pay for his own sicko addiction then this is the self-help, do-it-yourself manual you've dreamed of. This one book is pretty straight forward and has saved me hundreds of dollars on lessons. I don't even go to lessons anymore, I just teach myself and I've made great progress.

There's some pictures and diagrams as well in here to help you with fingering but be forewarned that the fingering suggested in this book might be a bit difficult for some. It all depends on how skinny (or how fat) your fingers are and how flexible those muscles inside your fingers are. If your fingers aren't that flexible try wrapping a tight rubber band around them and then trying to spread your fingers, sort of like a spider. After a week or two you'll notice a difference.

Also, for me at least it helps to use only my ring finger to play some notes (G on D string and D on A string) whereas this book suggests you use 3 (index, middle and ring). It just depends on what you're comfortable with, everyone is going to be different and some folks might enjoy the method this book gives the most. Just be aware that there are alot of different fingering techniques to use, not just the ones shown here.

Other than that this is definately self-explanitory enough for you to finish yourself without paying good money for an instructor. Good investment for anyone starting the violin.

The book is the one I requested, the huge problem is, It took weeks to be delivered, what a bad experience with these guys, don't buy from them and if You do, be sure is not a book that You're going to need soon, otherwise You'll have to go to a store and buy a second one like in my case, so my recommendation is to buy it at the store or pick another dealer, thanks