TO THE TEACHER -- In this book larger intervals are explored, the Perfect Fourth SO-DO' and the Octave DO-DO'. In bow technique the emphasis is on slurs, whole bows, straight bow, bow division. There are more left hand agility exercises, pencil play, the Up Beat is introduced etc.. There is a great variety of violin songs and duets. Return to Contents Continue toSpecial Features About Shirley Givens Where to find 2E Sample Pages the Violinland books Home

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