Blue Cover: Bk 2A
Highlights: Bk 2A
SAMPLE PAGES: Blue Book 2A (rev): First Skips on Fiddle Hill
TO THE TEACHER --

This book begins the building of the 1-octave violin arpeggio by teaching
the Major Third interval DO-MI, then the Minor Third interval MI-SO.
There are many violin songs and duets utilizing these skips. Violin bow
technique includes deep tone, staccato and bow division. By means of
the 4/4 Train and the 3/4 Train the concept of meter, beats and measures
is visualized. The Harmony Belles characters are introduced as well.

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