Fiddle Time Starters: A Beginner's Book for the Young Violinist

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The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. She has a special interest in teaching the violin and viola to young children, both individually and in groups. Perhaps they’ve practised consistently well, completed a particular piece, played in a school concert or completed a Fiddle Time Book! We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Great fun pieces, she is whizzing through the book and looking forward to getting her certificate at the end.

I think this book is an absolute must for anyone teaching strings as part of a wider opportunities program and it is a most valuable addition to the the existing beginners' repertoire. She developed her teaching ideas at the coalface in both Music Services and in private practice, working with groups large and small and in one-to-one lessons.In 2017 Kathy and David Blackwell received two awards: from ESTA UK in recognition of their exceptional services to string teaching, and from the Oxfordshire Music Education Partnership for significant contribution to music education in Oxfordshire and beyond. Packed with quizzes, games, and songs, as well as colour illustrations to demonstrate each stage, Fiddle Time Starters also includes a CD of performances and backing tracks to encourage and enhance progress throughout. Building on the success of the Fiddle Time series, Fiddle Time Starters provides the best possible foundation for the budding string player. Simple and very clear and concise explanations about time and notes, good illustrations and easy little songs to learn at the beginning, but get longer and slighter harder towards the end as you would expect when a child progresses with violin skills.

Kathy and David Blackwell have published over 60 books for young string players with Oxford University Press, including the progressive repertoire and technique books of the Fiddle, Viola, and Cello Time series, and books of pieces for junior string ensemble. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases. OUP has given a tremendous boost to its popular Fiddle Time series with a radical overhaul of the first book, Fiddle Time Starters .With plenty of entertaining illustrations and a CD to play along to, with Fiddle Time Starters it really is fun to play! An exciting collection of violin duets to celebrate 100 years of music publishing at Oxford University Press. David Blackwell has worked in publishing for both Oxford University Press and The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. I am aware that some children are unfamiliar with the word, but in my experience they learn it quickly and understand the system relevance.

Then contact your credit card company, it may take some time before your refund is officially posted. Kathy Blackwell is an experienced peripatetic string teacher, currently working for Oxfordshire County Council. Original pieces, classical and folk music, lively concert repertoire, this is a great resource for all violinists.Exam Music ABRSM Exams Trinity College Exams ABRSM Jazz Exams Other Exam Publications Graded Piano Pieces Baroque Keyboard Pieces Series Best of Grade Series Classics to Moderns Series Core Classics Grade by Grade Series Keyboard Anthology Series Making the Grade Series More Romantic Pieces Series Romantic Sketchbook Series Short Romantic Pieces Series Upgrade Series What Else Can I Play? Depending on where you live, the time it may take for your exchanged product to reach you, may vary.