The ABCs of Violin for the Budding Virtuoso, Book 5

I started taking violin lessons as an adult in July 2010, and I am almost through the ABC series of 5 books. I am currently in this last book, and will probably finish it by June. I used to have a goal to get through the series within a year but by the time I started this last book, it no longer seemed important to get through it by a certain time. The pieces have become harder in this book (lots of position changes throughout) and I want to make them as good as I can, not just good enough so I can go on to the next lesson. Sometimes I revisit pieces from the earlier ABC books.Besides the ABC books, I also work in other books (usually alternating days), such as fiddling books, Wohlfahrt, Trott's Melodious Double Stops, Suzuki book 4, scale books, and any pop music that I want to play. I've also been playing in a community orchestra, and that helped me get better pretty fast. Mixing it up like that has helped keep me motivated, along with finding someone to play with. As I come up on one year of violin lessons and the end of the ABC books, I can highly recommend the ABC books to get one started on a lifetime of playing.

I love it.

Not my first choice, but ok.

This 5th book ends the series on a high note, playing violin classics and introducing necessary technique for the advanced player. Learning how to master these arpeggios, scales, and beautiful works will put you on the right track to becoming a great fiddler!

I've only gone through the first couple of them, but having the music to play as an example of how it should sound, and then also just a piano track to play with is a huge help. I am very happy with these so far.