Parts of String Instruments 1
Comparison of Violin and Viola 2
Holding the Instruments 3
Playing Pizzicato 6
Holding the Bows 7
Tone Production 10
The Shift of Positions 12
The Vibrato 13
Suggestions for Class Procedures 14
Procedrues for the First Lesson 17
Lesson One-Open Strings 18
Lesson Two-Open Strings(cont) 26
Lesson Three-Finger Pattern No.1 34
Lesson Four-Finger Pattern No.1(cont.) 42
Lesson Five-Finger Pattern No.1(cont.) 48
Lesson Six-Finger Pattern No.1(cont.) 54
Lesson Seven-Finger Pattern No.2 58
Lesson Eight-Finger Pattern No.2(cont.) 62
Lesson Nine-Finger Pattern No.3 66
Lesson Ten-Finger Pattern No.3(cont.) 72
Lesson Eleven-Finger Pattern No.4 74
Lesson Twelve-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.1 77
Lesson Thirteen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.1(cont.) 79
Lesson Fourteen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.1(cont.) 81
Lesson Fifteen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.2 86
Lesson Sixeen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.2(cont.) 88
Lesson Seventeen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.3 92
Lesson Eighteen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.3(cont.) 95
Lesson Nineteen-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.3(cont.) 98
Lesson Twenty-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.3(cont.) 99
Lesson Twenty-one-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.4 103
Lesson Twenty-Two-Combinations of Finger Pattern No.4(cont.) 106
Lesson Twenty-Three-Mixed Finger Patterns 110
Lesson Twenty-Four-Mixed Finger Patterns(cont.) 113
Lesson Twenty-Five-Mixed Finger Patterns(cont.) 115
Lesson Twenty-Six-Mixed Finger Patterns(cont.) 119
Lesson Twenty-Seven-Mixed Finger Patterns with Altered Tones 122
Lesson Twenty-Eight-Chromatic Progressions and Review 124
Lesson Twenty-Nine-Chromatic Progressions and Review(cont.) 127
Lesson Thirty-Chromatic Progressions and Review(cont.) 130
Lesson Thirty-one-Third Position on Violin and Viola and Review 132
Lesson Thirty-Two-Third Position on Violin and Viola and Review(cont.) 135
Lesson Thirty-Three-Third Position on Violin and Viola and Review(cont.) 137
Examination of Overall Progress 140
Appendix 141
Supplementary Material 154
Index of Music 181