Otakar Sevcik's works have been the foundation for many schools of string playing worldwide since 1901. Thousands of musicians still find Sevcik's techniques extremely helpful to develop their technical skills. When practising Sevcik's exercises, players should focus on four main elements: intonation accuracy, evenness of tone, rhythm precision, and physical freedom and ease. Specifically, Opus 1 Part 1 contains exercises for the first position.
Otakar Sevcik's contributions to the world of string playing have been invaluable since 1901. His works have been used as the foundation for many schools of string playing all around the globe. Today, thousands of musicians rely on Sevcik's techniques to improve their technical abilities.
When practising Sevcik, musicians should pay close attention to four main elements crucial to their development: intonation accuracy, evenness of tone, rhythm precision, and physical freedom and ease. These elements are essential to playing scales, etudes, and pieces.
Opus 1 Part 1, in particular, focuses on exercises in the first position. The exercises are specifically curated to help musicians master the first position while improving their intonation, tonality, rhythm, and overall ease of playing.
Otakar Sevcik's Violin Studies Op. 9 is a comprehensive collection of fifty-eight exercises for mastering Double Stopping on the violin. It includes extensive guidance and performance notes in four languages and provides a versatile approach to playing chords, harmonies and pedals. This book is an excellent source of technical challenges to refine your skills and expand your musical vocabulary.
Otakar Sevcik was a famous violin teacher who developed effective technical exercises for players at all levels. His "School of Bowing Technique" focuses on right-hand precision, rhythmic accuracy, wrist speed, and strength. Book 4 covers arpeggios on two strings, and this Bosworth Edition has helpful commentary.
This book series is intended for advanced violin students to improve their technique in both right- and left-hand positions. Part 2 comprises exercises ranging from the 2nd to 7th positions.
Otakar Sevcik was a renowned violin teacher who developed effective and rigorous technical exercises for violin players of all skill levels - from beginners to the most advanced. His book "School of Violin Technique" covers every aspect of violin technique, including special exercises for individual technical problems and analytical studies of popular concertos. The fourth book in the series focuses on double stops and harmonics, and this Bosworth Edition includes helpful commentary on the exercises.
Otakar Sevcik's "School of Bowing Technique" offers technical exercises for violinists of all levels, from beginners to advanced players. Book 6 focuses on arpeggios on all four strings and includes helpful commentary.
This book series is intended for beginners learning to play the violin. It aims to enhance all aspects of violin technique, including both the right- and left-hand. Each book in the series includes a variety of melodies and exercises. Part 6 of this series focuses on exercises that address 2nd, 3rd, and 4th positions, intonation, and chromatic progressions.
Ševcík wrote extensively on violin technique, covering all levels of playing. His opus 8 is one of his most important works, focusing on position changes and scales over three octaves. Our new edition is based on the original print and Ševcík's posthumous papers, edited by Jaroslav Foltýn, a professor at Prague Conservatory.
• A fundamental pedagogical work from a superb violin teacher
• With methodological notes by the editor (Cz/Eng/Ger)
• Moderate level of difficulty
Ševcík’s “Violin School” is a timeless guide that covers all aspects of violin technique, including basic exercises, specific techniques, and detailed analyses of standard concertos. The new edition of Ševcík’s “School of Violin Technique” op. 1 consists of four books and includes other sources from Ševcík’s posthumous papers. Jaroslav Foltýn, a violin professor at the Prague Conservatory, provides the methodological commentary.
• There are new editions of a violin method that generations of violinists have used available.
• The seminal work of a renowned violin educator.
• Each book includes an editorial commentary with a methodology in Czech, English, and German languages by the editor.
• Bärenreiter has recently released a new series of publications featuring Ševcík’s major works.
