Hey Presto! for Violin Book 1 DOWNLOAD

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41 pages OLD EDITION

First (Bronze) book in this violin tutor series, featuring the characters Presto, Bravo and Poco, who take the beginning violinist on an exciting journey of musical discovery. Starting with plucked open strings, by the end of the book the student will be playing simple bowed pieces using three fingers.

With attractive pieces which engage the emotions, amusing characters, illustrations, and clear, concise explanations these books are highly engaging and give students all of the basic information they will need. Book 1 takes the complete beginner to approximately ABRSM Prep Test standard.

Sample audios:

Contents

Parts of the violin and bow
Taking care of your violin and bow
The beginning
Open strings – plucking
Starting to play:

• Four by four
• Two by two
• Take a rest!

Crotchets:

• Winter night
• Tick-tock!
• The penguin
• Creeping about

Open strings – bowing:

• Holding the bow

Minims

• Down up!
• Tick-tock!
• Daydream
• The kangaroo song
• Custard!
• Cream…
• Bravo’s song
• Choc’late cheesecake
• Peel me if you can!
• Keep the beat

Dotted minims and semibreves
Using 3 fingers

• Step on it!
• G string stomp
• Walking fingers
• Man in the moon
• Please..!

The 1st finger – reading the music

• Waltz in G
• The grumpy polar bear
• In the lair of the hobgoblin
• I’ve got too much homework

More 3-finger tunes

• Escalator
• Twinkle twinkle little stars

More 1st finger pieces

• The swans
• I’m so blue
• The old man
• Toy soldiers
• Willard the wizard
• The gondolier
• Froggy beat
• Cat burglar
• Plain sailing
• Hot topic

1st and 2nd fingers – reading the music

• Conjure the stars
• Leaps and bounds
• The sunset
• Swimming in the river
• Listen to me!

Concert pieces

• Slow tango
• The linden tree (open strings)
• The linden tree (3 fingers)
• Hoe down (open strings)
• Hoe down (3 fingers)
• Walk in the park (1st and 2nd fingers)
• Walk in the park (3 fingers)

Some rhythms to try!
Presto’s quiz
What it all means!
Certificate

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