Givens, Shirley - Adventures in Violinland, Book 1A: "The Beginning" - Arioso Press Publication
Givens, Shirley - Adventures in Violinland, Book 1A: "The Beginning" - Arioso Press Publication $14.95
Givens, Shirley - Adventures in Violinland, Book 1A: "The Beginning" - Arioso Press Publication

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Givens, Shirley - Adventures in Violinland, Book 1A: "The Beginning" - Arioso Press Publication

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Renowned pedagogue Shirley Givens' series for beginning violinists is widely respected for its clear, child-friendly format, and its sensible progression through techniques. There are lots of pictures, fun and familiar songs, and even pages for coloring! Ms.Givens uses a "Movable Do" system to teach pitch relationships and good intonation. Recommended for very young children.

Book 1A, The Beginning, addresses posture, violin position, basic rhythms,and open string pizzicato songs.


"Young children love the violin! It is small and huggable – and it makes sounds! How to nurture this initial enthusiasm for the instrument and to transform it into a deeper love of music is the object of my books."

"Don't be misled by the seeming simplicity of the material! The books are written from a child's point of view while incorporating the most exacting standards of modern violin technique. But there are other important features of the books that contribute to their uniqueness:

*The young student is encouraged to participate actively in his own learning by developing his own imagination.
*There is discovery and improvisation. No imitation or copying from CDs.
*Training the child's own pitch awareness from the start assures early in-tune playing.
*Note reading and harmonic awareness from the beginning cultivate musical literacy for a lifetime.
*A wonderful rhythmic foundation is established through body movement"

- Shirley Givens

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Sonia W.
Wonderful beginning book and series!

I love that she starts out with only pizzicatto. The child learns about rhythm and playing on all 4 strings in this beginning book. It's great for children age 5-9. I use this will all of my students who are that age. I love that the notes are big, some pieces have accompaniment sometimes on violin or piano. I also like how short the pieces are, it is easy to master much quicker than Suzuki pieces. All of my students love it!

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E.B.
Wish I'd discovered this series years ago!

What an incredible, thorough, creative, kid-centered method book series for young violinists. I am so impressed with it. They feel like they're moving quickly, but it circles back often to things they need to be careful of, always with new and quirkly cartoon characters adding to every aspect of musicality and technique. It gets the children reading from day one without even realizing it. It hits on correct posture, tone, ear-training with solfege, figuring out songs by ear, all with so much fun. I love how each aspect of playing has been so well thought out and broken down into the smallest pieces for the children. So so happy I found this.

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Cynthia
Very appropriate for young children

Finally found a book that works for age 4-6 year old kids, a big relief!

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Rima Hourani
So thankful for this book

Practice with my 5 year old went from from stressful to delightful with this curriculum!

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KELBY GOODNIGHT
Don't walk, but RUN to this method!

I initially balked at the price, but I'm telling you, nothing else compares. If you want to teach and teach well, this is the route to take. Violinland appeals to a variety of ages, not just young children. As an additional bonus, solfege is taught, which really helps the students stay on pitch. Throughout the series, a variety of simple duets (with violin teacher parts and simple piano accompaniments) are written in. Additionally, you need no other books besides this method--no scale books, no drill books, no theory books, no supplementary books. It's al here, teachers. Do not reinvent the wheel. Go HERE!

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