Georgia Vale: Hey Presto! Music Theory for Violinists Book 2: Violin:

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.Topics covered:Plucked and bowed open strings1st and 2nd finger pieces using conventional notationThree-finger pieces using simple colour-coded notationLonger 'concert' pieces solo and two-partNote charts quizzes and 'be a composer' sectionsRhythm exercises'What it all means' pageCertificate

First workbook in the series. Plenty of repetition and bags of fun! Gently introduces all the things a beginner might come across in their first few months of learning the violin using clear and concise explanations. Topics introduced: The stave treble clef sign bars & bar lines Space & line notes Time values & rests Bowing directions Leger lines The four violin strings Stems Time signatures Notes moving step by step Accidentals Dynamics