Helps for Beginners
Listening Links for our books
Beautiful Music to Learn by Rote
Free Arrangements (hymns and Christmas music suitable for players in Book 1)
For Listening Links for Classical music, click here.
Scroll down until you see “Listening Links by Era.” Click on whatever era you want.
Technique
Bowing video 1 for violinists and violists—How to first put the bow on the string
Bowing video 2 for violinists and violists--varying rhythms
Bowing video 3 for violinists and violists-string crossing, part 1
Bowing video 4 for violinists and violists-string crossing, part 2
Bowing video 5 for violinists and violists-playing in upper half of the bow
Bowing video 6 for violinists and violists-playing in the lower half of the bow
Bowing video 7 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow in a tube, part 1
Bowing video 8 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow in a tube, part 2
Bowing video 9 for violinists and violists-playing the whole bow on the instrument
Bowing video 1 for cellists-first putting the bow on the string
Bowing video 2 for cellists-varying rhythms
Bowing video 3 for cellists-string crossing with pauses
Bowing video 4 for cellists-string crossing without pauses
Bowing video 5 for cellists—using the tip part of the bow
Bowing video 6 for cellists—using the frog part of the bow
Bowing video 7 for cellists--using the whole bow in the tube, part 1
Bowing video 8 for cellists—using the whole bow in the tube, part 2
Bowing video 9 for cellists—using the whole bow on the cello, part 1
Bowing video 10 for cellists--using the whole bow on the cello, part 2