Givens Adventures in Violinland, Book 2A: "First Skips on Fiddle Hill"

Renowned pedagogue Shirley Givens' series for beginning violinists is widely respected for its clear, child-friendly format, and its sensible progression through techniques. There are lots of pictures, fun and familiar songs, and even pages for coloring! Ms.Givens uses a "Movable Do" system to teach pitch relationships and good intonation. Recommended for very young children.\nBook 2A, First Skips on Fiddle Hill, begins the building of the 1-octave violin arpeggio by teaching the Major Third interval (DO-MI), then the Minor Third interval (MI-SO). There are many violin songs and duets utilizing these skips. Violin bow technique includes deep tone, staccato and bow division. By means of the "4/4 Train" and the "3/4 Train" the concepts of meter, beats and measures are visualized. The "Harmony Belles" characters are introduced as well."Young children love the violin! It is small and huggable ƒ?? and it makes sounds! How to nurture this initial enthusiasm for the instrument and to tra