Accompanied by a great violin teacher, these books will ensure that young beginner violinists get a great start to learning how to play the violin. 1. Fiddle Time Starters

The author, Georgia Vale, made this series of educational books because she didn’t find any books that worked well for her and her students when she was teaching. She began creating her own violin books for beginners. After she started to use Hey Presto with her students, she immediately got really good reactions from them, and they became more engaged. A child learning an instrument is done the same way as they learn their native language. They learn how to speak (play their instrument) before learning how to read (sight-read). Electric Instrument strings These strings are constructed in such a way that they are more suitable to electric instruments than normal orchestral strings would be. This is especially true in the case of the D’Addario NS electric strings which have been specially designed and developed in conjunction with Ned Steinberger to suit the NS range of electric instruments.These points are not only important in terms of delivering a solid musical education. They are also important motivational factors for the students. All the books below score high on the points mentioned above. Bow and bowing accessories

At Caswell’s Strings, we have sourced accessories from across the globe to assist you in learning to play a stringed instrument and once you’re proficient at bowing, to make it as comfortable as possible.

Revolutionary products such as the Bow hold Buddie and the Cellophantassist in the bowhold while the Bowzo and HorACE develop a good bowing technique.

Bowgrips such as the Viotech or the best selling Stringvision bowgripalso assist in correct technique, make the bow more comfortable to play and protect your bow.

Don’t forget to keep the Hair of your bow clean with the Old Master bow hair cleaner.

If you want to take your child through the Suzuki method from a very early age, you need to find a teacher who is experienced in teaching this particular method. Please be aware that the student age for this book can vary a lot. Shinichi Suzuki himself thinks it’s commonplace to start with this method as early as 3 or 4 years old. He argues that music can be learnt the same way as you learn your native language. That’s why you can start at that age.

Mutes Mutes The saying goes ‘Good mutes make good neighbours’! But mutes aren’t only to please the neighbours; sure it helps keep the volume down if you’re spending hours practicing but then some scores may also require you to play softer in parts. The heavy metal or ultra rubber mutes are very quite while the tourte mute is ideal for leaving on the strings while you’re playing so it can be engaged at any time. Abracadabra Violin is very easy to fall in love with. It’s all about learning the violin through songs and tunes. Out of all the violin books for beginners that I’m aware of, this contains the most fun to play pieces. Many of the pieces in this book are well-known tunes from famous films such as Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music. These films are not as popular as they once were, so there might be tunes that young children haven’t heard yet. But they are still beautiful classics.

Bowing and Fingering Aids & Accessories Bowing and fingering Aids & Accessories from Caswells Strings are sourced from across the globe to assist you in learning to play a stringed instrument. Not only are they designed to help you become proficient at bowing, but to make it as comfortable as possible. Revolutionary products such as the Bowhold buddie for violin and the Cellophant for cello assist in the bow hold. The Bowzo and HorACE help to develop a good bowing technique. Bowgrips for violin and cello bows also assist in correct technique while making the bow more comfortable to play and reducing wear on the bow. The best selling Doodle bow is excellent for doing flexibility exercises.