Essential Elements for Strings – Book 2 with EEi | Violin Sheet Music and Online Audio | Hal Leonard Essential Elements Series

My daughter is starting her 2nd year of playing the violin in the school Orchestra. They use these guides to help them learn. They are easy to read and great guides for learning.

Great

once i got the book and started using, i see why it has been around forever. it is the best for self- or instructional-teaching. I gives the violinist the basic information needed to succeed. Of course, any one achieving mastery always turns to video, tutors, and more, but for someone trying to pick up the violin in a at-home setting can easily do so with this book. shares theory, techniques, scales and an evolving tutorial to understand what to do, terms to use and practical pieces to play. Very well written compared to others I have looked at.

It is in good quality. No weird smell. Print clearly.

At the time I write this review, I have been teaching myself violin for about 6 months. I have used the Essential Elements series and am thrilled with how easy to navigate and thorough they are. Book 1 teaches you the basics; Book 2 has been a good follow-up, but not a whole lot of new material is introduced. This book reviews the info learned in Book 1, teaches you how to play flat notes (whereas Book 1 covers the sharps), has some fun "performance" songs near the end, and very briefly covers sliding to another position and playing chords at the very end of the book.One thing that was frustrating to me- the CD that comes with the book does NOT have all of the tracks to play along with. Those CDs are one reason why I love this series- since I'm teaching myself, being able to play along with "backup" helps me make sure I'm playing the correct notes and corrects me if my timing is off. I was practicing one day, and all of a sudden my CD stopped because it ran out of tracks; I was only 1/3 to 1/2 way through the book!!! It was very frustrating that it is not mentioned in the description that you need to purchase the additional CD for all of the songs. The CD is found here:  Essential Elements 2000 for Strings (Play-Along CD Set, Book 2) So, 4 stars for needing to purchase additional materials without much warning (I might let Amazon know though, so I can see if they'll add it to the description), and also because not a whole lot of new stuff is brought up in the book. However, it is still an excellent series, and I would not be where I am now in terms of learning the violin without Essential Elements 2000!

Came to us fast and in wonderful condition

I use the books to play my violin

Came well packaged, just as expected.

It’s perfect

Have fun with the Book!!

Good book

Essential Elements 2000 per violino (Book one & two) sono un' ottima guida per chi si è da poco avvicinato allo studio del violino. Gli esercizi sono progressivi e danno spazio e tempo per imparare anche agli alunni un pochino più lenti nell'apprendimento. E' ricco di informazioni teoriche molto sintetiche ma chiare, le quali vengono messe subito in pratica attraverso esercizi mirati. Ottimo strumento per quegli insegnanti che si vogliono staccare dalla vecchia didattica. Bella anche la copertina e l'impostazione interna, peccato non vi sia una versione in lingua italiana.

Satisfecho con la compra