The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner - DVD
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Actor: Janice Tucker RhodaDirector: Larry Clark
Brand: Music Video Dist
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Carl Fischer/Eko Productions
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- This DVD, featuring Janice Tucker Rhoda, is the perfect beginner s approach to the Violin. It covers all the basic,essential points for the new player. This is a powerful supplement to the book, The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1 and to the accompaniment/performance CD ABC1CD. Highlights include instruction on finger positions, bowing techniques, basic music-note reading and play
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Movie Review: A must for the serious beginner
Summary: 5 Stars
We sparked our five year old son's interest through this DVD and he was SO excited to get an instrument after watching. After starting lessons, we still went back to this DVD to address the questions we had in between lessons - so many things will go wrong at first with all you have to remember about posture, where your elbows are, how to hold the bow, the feet, etc.,etc. The pace is perfect for both of us - I am a professional pianist and am learning alongside my son. The selected works make for realistic performance aims for people just starting out, rather than being too difficult and frustrating for the younger student. We do some things differently at lessons (ie without the marking tape) but there is something to be learned from every teacher in a chosen field.
The adult learner could always supplement getting this DVD along with DVDs of Oistrach, Milstein, et al for even more inspiration. But as Leopold Mozart in his treatise says, without mastering the very basics and getting the first position notes really under your belt, you're not going to get very far. And it is amazing how much a beginner student can forget things or develop a new bad habit in the course of a week.
I would highly recommend this series. Rhoda speaks very clearly and you will have confidence after practicing alongside her performances. There are actually slight variations of technique at this stage going from one teacher to another but here is a concise method in one neat package that will set you off to a great start. I have found many teachers to be less organized and have temperaments to boot. For my son the squeaky weeks were short-lived and he has survived through the 'straighten that bow!' stage with a love of the instrument still remaining. I heard many parents complain that's about when they all quit.
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