Description

For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play 20 using this publication.

Features

• Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.
• Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.
• Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.
• Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.

Content

• Preface
• The Fourth Finger Is The Tonic
• Triads In F major, C major And G major
• Songs With The New Finger Pattern
• The Dotted Quarter Note
• The Second Finger Changes Between High And Low Positions
• The First Finger Is The Tonic
• Triads In D major, A major And E major
• Songs With The New Finger Pattern
• Changing Between High And Low Finger Positions
• The Three Finger Patterns
• Playing In Different Positions With The Three Patterns
• Double Stops
• The Second Finger Is The Tonic
• Triads In E-flat major, B-flat major And F major
• Songs With The New Finger Pattern
• Sixteenth Notes
• The First Finger Changes Between High And Low Positions
• F major Notes In First Position
• Exercises And Pieces In F major
• Major And Minor Scales And Arpeggios Across Four Strings