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Violin for Dummies
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1
Part I: So You Want to Play the Violin 5


Chapter 1: Introducing the Violin 7


Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Violin 15


Chapter 3: Holding Up Well 37


Part II: Getting Started: The Basics 51


Chapter 4: Taking a Bow 53


Chapter 5: Getting the Left Hand Right 69


Chapter 6: All Together Now 87


Part III: Reading Music for the Violin 105


Chapter 7: Translating Five Lines onto Four Strings 107


Chapter 8: Making Rhythm Count 125


Chapter 9: Measuring Up: A Guide to Meter 139


Part IV: Musicianship and Harmony 161


Chapter 10: Weighing In on Scales 163


Chapter 11: Cracking Key Signatures 187


Chapter 12: Making Sweet Music Together: Harmony 195


Part V: Taking It Up a Notch: Techniques and Styles 205


Chapter 13: Becoming Fluent in the Language of Bowing 207


Chapter 14: Putting Your Finger on It 239


Chapter 15: Playing with Style 283


Part VI: Getting into Gear, Staying in Gear 307


Chapter 16: Finding the Right Violin and Bow for You 309


Chapter 17: Protecting Your Assets: Violin Care and Maintenance 329


Part VII: The Part of Tens 355


Chapter 18: Ten Top Performers — and Their Recordings 357


Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Go Beyond This Book 363


Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Tips on Finding a Teacher 373


Appendix: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 383


Index 393

About the Author

Katharine Rapoport is an accomplished violinist and violist who teaches violin, viola, and chamber music at the University of Toronto. She has a broad range of professional freelance experience, including solo, chamber, and orchestral performance in Canada, the United States, and throughout Europe.

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