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 a standalone resource, suitable for both group and individual instruction. The content is thoughtfully graded, requiring minimal additional explanation, while each melody is crafted to engage students and enhance their left-hand technique and bowing skills. The series is available in three levels, accompanied by options for piano and a teacher's manual.

Songs / Content

• Picture of the Cello and the Bow
• The Two High Strings
• The Two Lower Strings
• The Open Strings with Half Notes
• Whole Notes
• More Melodies with Open Strings
• A New Tone---The First Finger on the D String
• More Melodies with the First Finger on the D String
• A New Tone---The First Finger on the A String
• A Higher Tone---The Third Finger on the D String
• A Higher Tone on the A String---The Third Finger
• More Melodies with the First and Third Fingers
• The Fourth Finger on the D String
• The Fourth Finger on the A String
• Beautiful Melodies with the First, Third and Fourth Fingers
• Playing Two Notes in the Same Bow Stroke
• A New Low Tone---The First Finger on the G String
• The Third and Fourth Fingers on the G String
• When Do We Use the Second Finger
• Playing Three Notes in the Same Bow Stroke---The C String
• Melodies That Are Repeated
• Melodies Stressing the Third and Fourth Fingers
• Melodies Stressing the Second and Third Fingers
• Playing Beautiful Melodies with Dynamics
• Strengthening the Fourth Finger---Left Hand Pizzicato
• Right Hand Pizzicato
• Melodies on All Strings
• Building a Major Scale
• Eighth Notes
• Eighth Notes Combined with Quarter Notes
• Lively Melodies with Eighth Notes