Essential Elements for Strings â " Violin Book 1 with EEi Online Resources | Violin Method Book and Sheet Music for Students and Teachers | Comprehensive String Method â " Newer 2025 Edition Available

Michael Allen,Robert Gillespie,Pamela Tellejohn Hayes

ISBN 10: 0634038176 / ISBN 13: 9780634038174

Published by Hal Leonard, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essential Elements for Strings â " Violin Book 1 with EEi Online Resources | Violin Method Book and Sheet Music for Students and Teachers | Comprehensive String Method â " Newer 2025 Edition Available
• Publisher: Hal Leonard
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634038176
• ISBN 13: 9780634038174
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis

A new 2025 edition of Essential Elements for Strings Violin Book 1 is also available, featuring updated repertoire, online videos, and improved layout. Search Amazon ASIN: B0DZW7JKBX

Essential Elements for Strings – Violin Book 1 is the trusted beginner method used by music teachers worldwide to start students on their violin journey. Perfect for classroom or private study, it provides a structured, easy-to-follow curriculum for young learners and adults. This method book helps students build solid foundations in bowing, intonation, tone, and rhythm while encouraging confident, expressive playing.

What’s Included: Inside this 48-page edition, you’ll find carefully sequenced lessons that guide violinists through posture, fingering, and note reading. Each exercise is paired with familiar tunes. This edition includes digital access to Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), an online platform offering video tutorials, digital sheet music, play-along tracks, and teacher resources—ideal for hybrid and at-home learning environments.

Why It’s Valuable: Developed by experienced educators Michael Allen, Pamela Tellejohn Hayes, and Robert Gillespie, this program helps students progress naturally through step-by-step instruction. It builds confidence and technique through repetition, musical variety, and performance opportunities. The EEi platform keeps students motivated and connected, while teachers benefit from built-in tools for monitoring and assessment. Suitable for use in school orchestra programs or individual study.

Comprehensive Learning Tool: Includes unison exercises for class ensemble work, violin-specific drills for technical mastery, and a balanced mix of melody and rhythm training.

Trusted by teachers, loved by students. Essential Elements for Strings Violin Book 1 inspires consistent practice and musical growth