Violin (An Easy Guide to) by Chris Coetzee

by Chris Coetzee

It's the leading instrument in the orchestra, and also the fiddle that puts the swing in country music--and when it's electrified, the violin is great for jazz and rock, too. With this introduction, everyone can experience the joy of playing. The lessons begin with an anatomy of the violin and bow, and continue through a presentation of the positions on the fingerboard, a discussion of dynamics and tempo and tips on preparing the instrument, positioning it, and tuning it. Beautiful pieces to play range from Brahms's Wiegenlied to Scollay's Reel, a traditional Irish folk tune.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Chris Coetzee is a music educator, researcher, and multi-instrumentalist with a background in both music and the humanities. He holds degrees in Music and Language & Culture from Stellenbosch University and is pursuing further studies in Latin and education. A classically trained pianist since childhood, he also plays the organ, saxophone, cello, clarinet, violin, flute, harpsichord, and guitar, and is an experienced singer.
He has lectured in Organology at Stellenbosch and currently teaches Arrangement part-time. His teaching repertoire includes Music Theory, Piano, Organ, Singing, Latin, Mandarin, and Ancient Cultures. In addition to his teaching work, he is active as a music arranger, typesetter, and researcher. He is the author of a didactic series on musical instruments, published by New Holland.

Reviews

[Juanita Molina · Rating 4 out of 5]

real good book. except it was hard to understand all the hemidemisemiquaver notes and the rests and blah blah blah other than that its a great book if you want to get a good background knowledge of the Violin.

[Andrez · Rating 4 out of 5]

great book, my violin teacher recommmended it to me, nice instructions

[Dina Guardado · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really great book.