Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Janice Tucker Rhoda's phenomenally successful series, The ABCs of Strings owes much of its success to the wonderful original material for players of all ages and to the sensitive arrangements of familiar classical selections, folk songs and fiddle tunes. The ABCs of Violin for the Absolute Beginner, Book 1 is the first in a series of five excellent violin instruction books that complement the Suzuki books very well. In the ABCs series there are beautiful melodies, short warm-up exercises and study pieces which advance students technically in an easy and enjoyable way. Simple duets, scales, a note-reading worksheet, glossary and practice chart are also included in ABCs of Violin Book 1 along with many graphs to show left-hand finger placement. Complementary materials sold separately are the ABCs of Violin DVD, ABCs of Violin CD, ABCs of Violin Easy Piano Accompaniment and ABCs of Duets.

Rating : - Buy the DVD too...
Do not buy this book unless if you buy the DVD too. If you're an absolute beginner, this book will teach you NOTHING. I bought it without the DVD, but I had a grandma to teach me how to play. We just use this book as an execise and practice song book.

It's got a good collection of simple songs, and a few small tips on music reading, but will get you no where without the DVD.