First Lessons Violin - Softcover

Duncan, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786625821 ISBN 13: 9780786625826

Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns, 2013

Synopsis

This text presents beginning violin technique and basic music-reading fundamentals, with an emphasis on the use of melodies and classical pieces to teach each new concept. The 28 lessons include basic technique and reading skills, scales in the keys of A, D, G, and C as well as bowing techniques such as dynamic contrast, slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. There are 47 melodies presented including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Handel, Mozart and other classical composers. The companion CD and DVD feature all of the exercises and pieces recorded with solo violin and piano accompaniment.

• Uses melodies and pieces to introduce technique and fundamentals. • Includes scales in A, D, G, and C; slurs, accents, and staccato bowing. • 47 melodies, including works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, and more. • Companion CD and DVD contains all exercises and pieces.

About this title

About the Author

Craig Duncan is an active Nashville musician fluid in both country and classical styles. He began his study of the violin when he was eight and went on to garner a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Craig's performance experience includes the Grand Ole Opry, the Porter Wagoner Show, and TV specials with various country and bluegrass artists.

Craig has been the featured instrumentalist on over fifty record albums, with sales in excess of three million. He is a member of the National Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians and is recognized internationally for his numerous books and arrangements of fiddle music published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. He has produced numerous recordings for the gift shop market in a variety of musical styles. As a hammered dulcimer player, he is known for his work on Green Hill's Country Mountain series as well as Brentwood Music's Smoky Mountain series. He is active in the Nashville music industry as an instrumentalist, contractor, producer and arranger. In addition to his performance activities, he is also Adjunct Professor of Fiddle at the Belmont School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He is actively involved in carrying on the tradition of American fiddling and is engaged in research, writing, and teaching in this field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mel Bay Pubns
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786625821
• ISBN 13: 9780786625826
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32