Music · Kindergarten–Grade 5
All materials from Collins (HarperCollins Education)
Learn to play the violin with popular pieces – lessons and sheet music for beginners This pupil's book provides a lively and comprehensive introduction to the very first steps of playing the violin. It is part of the Abracadabra Strings Beginners series, a new series of string tutors designed to precede our existing Abracadabra books. All the titles in the series work in conjuction with each other, making them ideal for ensemble, group and whole class tuition. Used alone they remain perfect for individual lessons. The book contains activities, games and pieces that teach the fundamentals of playing the violin : good posture (with and without the instrument), bow hold, finger position and pitch awareness as well as developing rhythm and notation reading. The CD also aids pitch development with performances of the pieces and backing tracks to motivate pupils to practise outside of their lessons. The basics are constantly reinforced and revisited with the pupils building up to 'performance pieces' that combine and showcase all of the skills they have developed.
United Kingdom · a flexible weekly rhythm
We tried Abracadabra Strings Beginners - Abracadabra Violin on the days we learned together, and it fitted our routine well. It helped with connecting listening and discussion. We liked the direction it gave us while leaving room to add our own ideas.
United Kingdom · a small set of reliable resources
Abracadabra Strings Beginners - Abracadabra Violin was a helpful part of our learning alongside a weekly co-op. It helped with listening closely before trying something ourselves. We would recommend looking at the publisher’s sample before deciding.