Helpful Hint: Use the navigation menu on the left side of catalog pages to narrow down Fiddleheads' instruments by one-piece or two-piece backs. Players are lead by unscrupulous sellers to think a one-piece is better because they cost more, but it simply means a bigger piece of wood was used.įun Fact: It's important to mention also that the front of the violin is 99.9% of the time made with two pieces of spruce, usually identical and from the same cut, and thus the seam is harder to see owing to the vertical grain. A one-piece back is special as it came from one, large solid plate of maple and is more decadent and, thus, more expensive. Simply-put, a two-piece back the makers 'bookmatch,' fancy talk for glue two halves of wood together following the grain, to make one solid back piece or plate. Skip to # - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Zġ-piece or 2-piece back - I wrote a detailed article here, with photos, explaining the differences. Note: For the sake of brevity, I use the word violin in place of violin, viola, cello and bass. Over years of teaching violin and running a successful violin shop result in expansive knowledge I'm happy to share! Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 11.5 inches / 21.6 x 0.6 x 27.9 cmĭiscounted Combined Shipping with Violin Purchase.Published in San Diego, California, USA by the Neil A.Kjos Music Company is dedicated to providing the highest quality in music education publications and events featuring our highly acclaimed composers. Puzzles and musical math games are also included. In addition to drawing clefs, notes, key and time signatures, students learn about musical phrases and begin composing. They also work with fingering chart exercises so that basic theory can be immediately applied to their instrument.

Students start by learning the piano keyboard to increase their understanding of the intervals. Each page features exercises and games which encompass music fundamentals introduced in the method books. Theory Workbooks 1 and 2 are correlated with the All for Strings method books and are suitable for classroom or individual use. Many of the National Standards for Music Education can be easily implemented into the classroom setting with the varied components All for Strings has to offer. These books are used for all new students at Fiddleheads Violin Studio and are owner Rhiannon's personal favourites for beginners of all ages.Īll For Strings is a complete 5-book curriculum which covers virtually every aspect of beginning through intermediate violin study, emphasizing technical skills, rhythmic understanding, and quality musical experiences.Īuthors Robert Frost and Gerald Anderson are renowned in the string world.

All for strings theory workbook 1