Essential Elements for Strings Violin Book 1

Hal Leonard's Essential Elements for Strings series offers a solid foundation for beginning and intermediate music students looking to start their musical journey on the right foot. Essential Elements for Strings contains both popular songs and exercises specifically designed and arranged for a unison-learning classroom environment, as well as instrument-specific drills to focus students on the particular characteristics of their own instruments. The book is also complemented by Essential Elements Interactive (EEi), an engaging online music education resource. Perfect for teaching beginning string students in the classroom and at home, EEi provides a teacher-friendly set of technology tools for online pedagogy, assessment, and communication. In fact, this updated edition includes over 150 professionally recorded instructional videos, alongside a revamped online song list and much more. Instructors at Sweetwater's Academy of Music & Technology find that Essential Elements for Strings provides a plethora of material aimed at fostering well-rounded musicianship in their young students and delivers inspiration, encouragement, and knowledge each step of the way.