{"product_id":"sassmannshaus-k-early-start-on-the-violin-volume-1","title":"Sassmannshaus, K.: Early Start on the Violin, Volume 1, (violin) with Chinese Text Booklet, Barenreiter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edition consists of the English volume BA 9676 and an insert which includes translations of all text parts into Chinese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter beginning with open strings and simple note values, learners become acquainted with the 'cuckoo call' (minor 3rd) as a basic interval for guidance purposes and for mastering good intonation. Volume 1 makes use of nursery rhymes, all of which are supplied with words to ensure that the melody lines can be easily grasped as a whole. All the fingers are introduced in succession, as well as simple accidentals and note values from whole note (semibreve) to eighth note (quaver). From the very beginning the volume places a special emphasis on reading musical notation and offers training in moving from one string to another and basic bowing strokes. Large print and delightful colour illustrations make the volume especially appealing to children. Enclosed is a sheet of cut-out musical cards that allow young learners to invent many puzzle and guessing games and later to master scales and pitch names.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo accompany this volume, we recommend Volume 1 of the “Violin Recital Album” (BA 9668) edited by Kurt and Christoph Sassmannshaus and Melissa Lusk. It contains 20 recital pieces in first position with piano accompaniment and an optional second violin part, allowing young players to display their progress in recitals. “Spielbuch für Streicher” ('Recital Pieces for String Ensemble', BA 9698) and “Weihnachtsspielbuch” ('Christmas Pieces for String Ensemble', BA 9699), both edited by Egon Sassmannshaus, give even the youngest learners an opportunity to try their hand at string ensemble playing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe entire first volume of the Sassmannshaus violin method has been enhanced by a piano accompaniment (BA10751). The piano part provides a harmonic background for each piece as well as an effective musical support for the young violinist. The accompaniment is easy to play and ideal for use by the violin teacher or a parent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authors\u003cbr\u003eIn 1976 Egon Sassmannshaus, one of the most experienced and renowned violin teachers in Germany, published his tutor “Früher Anfang auf der Geige”. This standard work for young string players quickly became the most popular and best-selling tutor in the German-speaking countries for beginners on the violin. His son Kurt Sassmannshaus functioned as co-editor of the English-language edition, “Early Start on the Violin” (BA 9676, BA 9677, BA 9678, BA 9679), adapting his father's successful tutor to meet the needs and requirements of English-speaking children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe combined knowledge and experience of both father and son make these four volumes the most thoroughly researched and thought-through violin tutor for beginners all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barenreiter","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818514616593,"sku":"ZVNSASS1C","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/sasscv1.jpg?v=1734532357","url":"https:\/\/metzlerviolins.com\/products\/sassmannshaus-k-early-start-on-the-violin-volume-1","provider":"Metzler Violin Shop Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}