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An essential volume for advanced violinists, Rodolphe Kreutzer’s 42 Études ou Caprices, edited by Friedrich Hermann, form the technical backbone of the violin repertoire. This Edition Peters publication is a durable and beautifully printed classic for serious study.

Key Features:

• 42 foundational advanced studies

• Edited by Friedrich Hermann

• Essential conservatory repertoire

• Develops comprehensive violin technique

• Premium Peters edition

Mazas’ 30 Études Spéciales Op. 36 Vol. 1 (IMC, ed. Galamian) offers progressive etudes for mastering foundational violin technique and musical expression.

Key Features:

• 30 special etudes for violin

• Focus on technique and musicality.

• Galamian edition

• IMC publication

"School of Bowing Technique" op. 2 by Otakar Ševčík is a significant violin tutor with over 4,000 bowing exercises arranged by difficulty. The latest version combines the original six volumes into two and is primarily based on the first edition. The editor is Jaroslav Foltýn, a professor of violin at the Prague Conservatory.

• New edition of a tutor that generations of violinists have grown up with

• Fundamental work by a leading violin educator

• Three volumes in increasing order of difficulty: easy-moderate–difficult

• Methodological notes by the editor (Cz/Eng/Ger)

Exercises for the Right Arm

Adam Carse has created a comprehensive series of Progressive Studies that offer a thorough foundation for beginning and intermediate student violists. The technical range systematically extends from initial exercises that introduce open strings, basic finger patterns, and bowings to scales, arpeggios, and tonal character etudes that require proficiency through the 5th position.

Adam Carse has created a comprehensive series of Progressive Studies that offer a thorough foundation for beginning and intermediate student violists. The technical range systematically extends from initial exercises that introduce open strings, basic finger patterns, and bowings to scales, arpeggios, and tonal character etudes that require proficiency through the 5th position.

Adam Carse has created a comprehensive series of Progressive Studies that offer a thorough foundation for beginning and intermediate student violists. The technical range systematically extends from initial exercises that introduce open strings, basic finger patterns, and bowings to scales, arpeggios, and tonal character etudes that require proficiency through the 5th position.

The Galamian Scale System book has been updated to meet the demand of players at all levels. It integrates scales and arpeggios with bowing and rhythm patterns, making it an excellent resource for viola players. Edited by Karen Olson, this system is designed to enhance playing abilities.

It includes two parts: 

• Part 1 - Scale, Double Stop and Arpeggio Exercises 

• Part 2 - Bowing and Rhythm Patterns

Franz Wohlfahrt, Foundation Studies for the Viola. Book 2. 42 Studies (From Opp. 45 and 74). Selected and Arranged by K. H. Aqouni. Ed. by Rachel Barton Pine with DVD performance by Matthew Lipman. Pub. Carl Fischer.

This new edition of Franz Wohlfahrt's Foundation Studies for the Viola is essential to a student's progressive repertoire. It includes extended bowing suggestions, dynamics, and advice on approaching the Foundation Studies. Additionally, it comes with a DVD featuring all Etudes performed by Matthew Lipman and listening tracks (MP3) for all. The publication is available from Carl Fischer.

Paul Bazelaire (1886-1958) was a French pianist and cellist who trained at the Paris Conservatoire. He was an experienced teacher and authored several publications. Bazelaire's Études transcendentales were virtuosic adaptations of Kummer's mid-nineteenth-century studies and reflected the advancements in cello technique during his time. Throughout his career, he composed over a hundred pieces, including some for solo piano.

Nuovo Metodo - Volume 1: String Bass Method by Isaia Bille is a comprehensive guide for playing the double bass. The text is available in Italian, French, and English.

Adam Carse has created a comprehensive series of Progressive Studies that offer a thorough foundation for beginning and intermediate student violists. The technical range systematically extends from initial exercises that introduce open strings, basic finger patterns, and bowings to scales, arpeggios, and tonal character etudes that require proficiency through the 5th position.