Book One A STRING CLASS METHOD. (for Closs or Individual Instruction} IN THREE BOOKS By SAMUEL APPLEBAUM Published for VIOLIN BASS v PIANO AGC CELLO TEACHER'S MANUAL, A ACCOMPANIMENT CD'S AND CASSETTES NOW AVAILABLETHE BELWIN STRING BUILDER Pe Book One by Samuel Applebaum FOREWORD The Belwin String Builder is a string class Method in which the Violin, Viola, Cello and Bass play q iter throughout. Each book, however, isa complete tinit and may be isee separately for class or individual instruction, . {it this Method, the quarter note approach is adopted not only because it is the unit of the beat, but because it encourages freedom of the how arm at the outset, Starting from No. 15, the open string melodies and those that introduce the first finger serve as on accompaniment to well-known folk songs which are written for the piano. This provides musical purpose to the melodies ant! stimulates thythmic interest. A small “p” after the number indicates that there is a piano part for that, melody. j{lter the first finger, F* and C= are introduced, This has proven to be most practicable from the stanclpoint of tonality and lett hambfinger placement, From this point on, the student plays the actual melodies. However, on Page 20, F natural and C natural are prevented tor develop intonation and to ly prepare the pupil for the school orchestra, ‘The material in this book is realistically graded so that only a minimum of explanatory material isrequired. Bach melody is interesting and will provide the basie fora fine left handiceeens ‘and bow arm, TECHNICAL PROGRESSION Picture Of The Cello and ‘The Bow 3 ‘ 2 ‘The Two High Strings a ‘The Two Lower Strings : 4 Lhe Open Strings With Half Notes : 5 Whole Notes 6 More Melodies With Open Strings * . at A New Tone—The it Finger On The D String 8 More Melodies With The First Finger On The D Strit ng k a A New Tone—The First Finger On The A. String... 10 A Higher ‘Tone— The Thitd Finger On The D String mage A Higher Tone On The A String—'The Third Finger 12 More Melodies With The First and ‘Third Fingers 13 ‘The Fourth Finger On The String x id ‘The Fourth Finger On The A Striny 15 Beautiful Melocies With ‘The vst, ‘Third and Fourth Fingers 16 Playing To Notes In The Sane Bow Stroke iv A New Low Tone—The First Finger On The G Siting 7 218 ‘The Third and Fourth Fingers On The G String A 219 When Do We Use The Second Finger a 0 Playing Three Notes in The Same Bow Stroke ..'The C String ve es Melodies That Are Repeated 2 122 Melodies Stressing The Third ar Fourth Fingers 23 Melodies Stressing The Second and Third Fingers: a 4 Playing Beautiful Melodies With Dynamics “ 25 Strengthenin, Fourth Finger—Left Hand Pizzicato 26 Right Hand Pi ito a7 Melodies On All Strings ‘s$ 2. Building A Major Scale. a Eighth Notes . Sane 30 Eighth Notes-Combined With. Quarter Notes-| 3,4" ps eee vOL Lively Melodies With Righth Notes ?. a" 322 $y The Cello and the Bow wats To the Student: This Method Book is the baste toxt for the BELWIN COURSE FOR STRINGS which is the FIRST carefully planned complete curriculum for string development.’To get the most enjayment from your string instrument activities and to assure a good mastery of musical funcamentals, what you learn in the Method Book shouli! be applied to the playing of Solos, Ensembles, and String Orchestra pieces as your skill increases. This course ineludes these Solos, Ensembles, and String Orchestra Pleces. On various pages in Method Book, these supplementary projects are suggested in accord with your developing musical bility. I is strongly recommonded thal these numbers be prepared as the vartous pages are reached Material Correlated with String Builder Book t Solos Technic Book 1, COME TO THESEA s 2... + for Page 15, EARLY ETUDES FOR STRINGS ...... statting on Page 10 allan Folk Song Program Book IN THE SWISS ALPS. sees eee s for Page 21 fa 5 sigiiley ‘oni Ee sr eee sg 21 FIRST PROGRAM FORSTRINGS .. ng on Page 12 3. MINUET eee ee ceceeee ee for Page ao Ensemble Book from Anpa Magdslens Bach + Notebook DUETS FORSTRINGS . .« statting on Page 15 opie © 1960 (ne A ei Astigned 1988) hy NFL AW ALS FUMLISTING CORPORATION I eontediad by CNFIMELSAIN IVC Alam, EN SAM Rpt Race