Description

The Belwin String Builder is a comprehensive method designed for string classes, allowing 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

• The C Major Scale---The Détaché Bowing Above the Middle of the Bow
• More Melodies in C Major
• We Build a Major Scale on the Note G
• More Melodies in G Major---The Détaché Below the Middle of the Bow
• We Lower a Tone
• More Melodies in F Major
• Preparing for a New Rhythm---The Dotted Quarter Note
• Melodies with the Dotted Quarter and Eighth Note in One Bow
• More Melodies with Dotted Quarters and Eighths
• Melodies Combining the Détaché Below and Above the Middle
• We Build a Major Scale on the Note D
• More Melodies in D Major
• How to Go from One String to Another Very Smoothly
• More Melodies That We Have Heard
• The Left Hand---Melodies to Develop Strong Fingers
• We Build a Major Scale on the Note B Flat
• More Melodies in the Keys We Have Studied
• A New Tone---We Sharp the Third Finger
• More Melodies with the Third Finger Sharped
• We Accent Certain Notes to Make Our Music Spirited
• The Martelé Bowing
• More Melodies Using the Martelé Bowing
• Playing on Two Strings at the Same Time
• Two Martelé Notes in One Bow
• The Grand Martelé---The Whole Bow
• A New Rhythm---Six-Eight Time
• More Melodies in Six-Eight Time
• Beautiful Melodies in the Keys We Have Studied
• The Third Position (3rd P.)---The First Finger Moves Up to the Third Finger
• Finding the Third Finger in the Third Position
• Finding the Fourth Finger in the Third Position