Description

The Belwin String Builder is a comprehensive method designed for string classes, allowing the violin, viola, cello, and bass to perform together. Each book functions as an independent unit, suitable for both group and individual instruction. The content is thoughtfully graded, requiring minimal additional explanation, while each melody is engaging and serves as a foundation for developing effective left-hand technique and bowing skills. The series is available in three levels, catering to violin, viola, cello, bass, along with piano accompaniment and a teacher's manual.

Songs / Content

• The Third Position---Finding the Fingers on the G and D Strings
• Finding the Fingers on the A and E Strings
• From One String to Another in the Third Position
• More Melodies from One String to Another
• Melodies in C Major That Include the Third Position
• We Go from an Open String to the Second Finger in the Third Position
• Melodies That Shift To and From the Third Position with the Same Finger
• More Melodies That Shift with the Same Finger
• The Scale Line Shift
• Melodies That Shift To and From the Third Position with Different Fingers
• More Melodies That Shift with Different Fingers
• How to Shift When There Is No Slur
• How to Build a Minor Scale
• Melodies in Minor Keys
• More Melodies in Minor Keys
• The Wrist and Finger Stroke
• Sixteenth Notes
• The Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Note
• More Melodies with Dotted Eighth and Sixteenth Notes
• Melodies Using the Martelé Bowing
• Melodies with Double Stops
• More Melodies with Double Stops
• A New Rhythm---Triplets
• We Build a Major Scale on the Note A
• Melodies in Various Rhythms
• We Build a Major Scale on the Note E Flat
• How to Play Harmonics
• Beautiful Melodies with Harmonics
• Melodies That Will Prepare for the Spiccato Stroke
• How to Play the Spiccato Stroke
• Lively Melodies Using the Spiccato Stroke