Essential Elements for Strings - Violoa Book 1 with EEi Online Resources | Viola Method Songbook and Sheet Music for School Band Students and Teachers | Comprehensive String Method

Not had time to use it yet but looks good.

This is a very good book for beginners however mine did not come with the CD which was disappointing as it would have been great to play along to. Tne book has some very good diagrams for how to hold the bow etc. The book is also quite good for learning to read the C cleft which unless you are a violist you probably don't know how to read. The order they put things in the book is a bit weird and they don't teach you how to bow until quite far in. Overall very easy to understand and follow.

Le livre est parfait et la livraison rapide. Par contre, la taille du carton est exagéré pour un si petit livre.

Esta bien.

The online access of songs and tools that comes with this book is super helpful for ear training, rhythm, etc. Book prigresses your understanding wiyh simple exercises and songs. Great foundation book

Came in yesterday. Excited to get started.

I enjoyed how this book had a nice progression in technique. I felt like I was exposed to a variety of technique and there are pieces at the end that you will be able to play after learning everything in the book. There is a more technically difficult piece, an intermediately difficult piece, and an easy piece. The small sections of music throughout each lesson helped to apply the technique each time I learned it. As I progressed, I would go back and play these pieces from lessons before. A good amount of scales and a few varieties. I have used the Suzuki method and that method has more full pieces to play to practice with. However, this book did a great job of focusing on making sure I had the technique learned. They provide a two line piece to practice. I would have chosen Essential Elements first and then Suzuki. Suzuki is going to offer more opportunities to play it, even though it left me with less teaching of the skill itself. Essential Elements is something I will go through every few months to make sure I have the skill down. I am starting book 2 soon and my friend that started Viola also purchased this book. Great book to teach a student from if you are teaching Viola. I have no idea if the other books are the same for other instruments. The Viola book has been invaluable to me. I learn visually. I learn by practicing right after I learn a technique. I felt this offered a solid understanding and proficiency before moving me forward. I appreciated that I could listen to the lessons online through video. They have an online option to go through the book online after you purchase the physical copy. Teachers can utilize this as a way to program in lessons for a student and the student goes into their portal and finds the lessons they are to practice for the week.