Product Description
by Diane Allen (Author)
How can you learn to play the violin when there are no indications of where the notes are on the fingerboard? This is a violin instruction workbook that focuses on the first position. Students practice reading violin music and then learn to find where those notes are on the violin. Through this violin method, students will internalize the fingerboard by experiencing it visually, kinesthetically and aurally. See the notes, hear the notes, feel the notes. Whether you are a violin beginner or advanced, a child, kid or adult, this could be considered a "Violin for Dummies" violin music book. Truthfully, it's a "Violin for Smarty's" music book You will get the tools you need to effectively learn the notes of any violin sheet music or Suzuki violin music. The Fingerboard Workbook for the First Position Map the Violin for Good is book 1 of a 7 part series. The series covers the fingerboard from 1st to 11th positions. www.fingerboardworkbookseries.com
Author Biography
About Diane Allen For 25 years Diane Allen has provided a fun, supportive and effective way to learn how to play the violin. Her teaching style incorporates the use of straight to the point exercises, analogies, and big picture concepts that leave the student with a "That was easy!" learning experience. Author of The Fingerboard Workbook Series, www.fingerboardworkbookseries.com and creator of www.myviolinvideos.com, Diane has reached out to the world to share her expertise and give students a platform on which to shine. "I just love the ripple effect of teaching. All my students establish a lifelong love of music. It moves me to know that I've set thousands of waves in motion." In addition to Diane's private teaching, she teaches seminars on Fingerboard Geography, Bow Arm Boot Camp, and Violin Masterclasses. Diane is Concertmaster of the Central Oregon Symphony. She also enjoys public speaking and is trained through Toastmasters Int.
