Commonsense Instrument Care: How to Look After Your Violin, Viola or Cello, and Bow (Strings Guide) by James N McKean
This guide is a must-have reference book to help all string-instrument owners care for their instruments and bows. With education and guidance, any player can learn: what is necessary to get a stringed instrument into top condition for optimum sound and tone, routine maintenance practices, and how to treat an instrument to ensure that it will provide a lifetime of quality playing and musical enjoyment; and much more. Includes helpful photos throughout.
In Why Beethoven Threw the Stew, renowned cellist Steven Isserlis sets out to pass on to children a wonderful gift given to him by his cello teacher - the chance to people his world with the great composers by getting to know them as friends.
• An attractive and accessible read for children
• Catch the imagination of children encountering classical music for the first time