Frequently Used Methods and Books
For beginning violin and viola students:
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String Explorer, Book 1 (For Violin) By Andrew Dabczynski, Richard Meyer, And Bob Phillips. For Violin. String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Book. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (20601) See more info… |
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String Explorer, Book 1 (For Viola) By Andrew Dabczynski, Richard Meyer, And Bob Phillips. For Viola. String Orchestra Method/Supplement. Book. 48 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (20602) See more info… |
For the beginning fiddle student (old-timey):
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The American Fiddle Method, Volume 1 - Fiddle Beginning Fiddle Tunes and Techniques. By Brian Wicklund. For Fiddle. Methods. Bluegrass & Country. Book+CD+DVD. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (99471SET) Level: Beginning. See more info… |
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The American Fiddle Method, Volume 1 - Fiddle Beginning Fiddle Tunes and Techniques. By Brian Wicklund. For Fiddle. Methods. Bluegrass & Country. Book/CD Set. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (99471BCD) Level: Beginning. See more info… |
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The American Fiddle Method, Volume 1 - Viola By Brian Wicklund and Faith Farr. For Viola. Methods. Bluegrass. Book/CD Set. 66 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (20605BCD) Level: Beginning-Intermediate. See more info… |
For Late Beginner/Intermediate players looking to learn Irish Fiddling:
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Mel Bay’s Complete Irish Fiddle Player Written by Peter Cooper. Instructional book and 2 example CDs for fiddle and violin. 157 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (MB.95406BCD) See more info… |
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