Mel Bay First Lessons Violin Book/CD Set
by Craig Duncan
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Author: Craig DuncanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-01-23
ISBN: 0786618051
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Book Reviews of Mel Bay First Lessons Violin Book/CD Set
Book Review: Not bad, but not that great
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is difficult to review, because I was truly a beginner using this. I was not just a beginner to the violin, but also to reading sheet music. I felt that there was very little setup to get to the point that you not only feel comfortable reading music, but also holding the violin. Unlike many other instruments the violin is not inherently natural because you hold it in place with your chin. The actual sheet music has a good progression from simple finger exercises to more advanced pieces. Especially with some of the baroque music, different time is kept. Again this is a case of ignorance of not having previous education in sheet music. The concept is explained, but little weight seems to be given to it. The CD accompanying the book is nice to have, but has little dialogue . I wasn't incredibly impressed with the overall number of scores in the book either. So in all it has all the basic elements of a beginner's book, but little explanation of anything is given and falls short of being very helpful for a "true" beginner.
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