Description
Habits of a Successful Young String Musician is a field-tested and musical collection of 220 sequenced exercises for the beginning string student.
What makes Habits of a Successful Young String Musician unique?
Tone is at the heart of this method.
- Students begin using the bow earlier than other resources.
- The familiar melodies enable students to use their ears to develop good pitch and tone.
- Online videos allow students to see and hear professional string players modeling good tone and technique for each exercise.
Tonal literacy is a key focus of this book.
- All four open strings are introduced early.
- New notes are introduced with clear fingerboard diagrams and pictures next to the staff.
- New keys are taught by highlighting notes affected by the new key signature.
Rhythmic literacy exercises will have your students counting and reading independently.
- Long notes and rests are introduced early so students learn to count and subdivide.
- Melodies in 3/4 appear early and often.
- Nine pages of sight-reading exercises develop stronger tonal and rhythmic literacy skills.
Quality content includes:
- High-quality photos of excellent hand positions to help students develop great technique.
- A diverse repertoire of classical and folk melodies from around the world.
- Warm-up pages with scales, arpeggios, tuning canons, bowing variations, and other great tools for introducing, teaching, and reinforcing skills.
