ETA Cohen’s Violin Method Student’s Book 1

ETA COHEN is an internationally famous violin teacher, giving lectures and demonstrations in Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand. Her pupils have consistently gained the highest awards in both solo playing and chamber music and many are now professional musicians. This highly respected, best-selling violin course is used all over the world. Ideal for group or individual tuition with children of all ages, as well as adult beginners. It offers a practical foundation in good playing techniques, based around a wealth of well-known melodies.
This book is divided into 30 ‘steps’. There is no inflexible rule about the speed at which pupils should progress – it will vary according to ability and size of class. Each stage should be thoroughly assimilated and understood before moving forward.

• ANNIE LAURIE
• APPROACH OF WINTER
• AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE
• Auld Lang Syne
• BELLS
• Cherry Ripe
• Cradle Song (Away in a Manger)
• DABBLING IN THE DEW
• DRINK TO ME ONLY
• Frere Jacques
• HERE’S A HEALTH UNTO HIS MAJESTY
• LITTLE BO-PEEP
• LITTLE BROWN JUG
• LOCH LOMOND
• MELODY
• NOW THE DAY IS OVER
• ON THE SWING
• PETER PIPER
• QUEEN MARY
• THE DOVE
• The Man
• THIS OLD MAN
• WALTZ
• THE BIRDS ARE HERE
• THE FIDDLER
• THE HIGHLAND LAD
• THE MERRY HAYMAKERS
• THE VICAR OF BRAY
• THERE IS A HAPPY LAND (BOWIE, DAVID)
• VARIATIONS ON ‘AH VOUS DIRAI-JE, MAMAN’ TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR
• VILIKINS AND HIS DINAH
• WATER OF TYNE
• THE BILLY GOAT
• THE BELLS OF VENDOME
• TALLIS’S ORDINAL
• SWEET ENGLAND
• SUSAN
• STRASSBURG
• ROUSSEAU’S DREAM
• POOR OLD JOE
• OH DEAR WHAT CAN THE MATTER BE
• MERRY MAY
• MAY DAY
• KEYS OF HEAVEN
• IN THE FOREST
• ICELANDIC LULLABY
• HASLEMERE
• GERMAN FOLK SONG
• FRANCONIA
• ENGLISH FOLK SONG
• WINTER GOODBYE
• CULBACH
• COCK O THE NORTH
• BLOWING BUBBLES
• A GENTLE BREEZE
• DOWN THE STEPS