Since 1901, the works of Otakar Sevcik have been the foundation of various schools of string playing worldwide. Many players have found Sevcik's works to be of great value in their technical development. When practising Sevcik's exercises, there are four primary aspects to consider:

• Maintaining pure intonation.

• Ensuring evenness of tone.

• Achieving exactness of rhythm.

• Promoting physical freedom and ease.

Op. 6 Part 1 contains exercises in the First Position.

Otakar Sevcik was a famous violin teacher who developed "Scales and Arpeggios," a comprehensive set of exercises for beginner and advanced players. The book includes scales, arpeggios, chords, broken chords, triads, and double-stopping exercises spanning over two octaves. The Bosworth Edition has helpful commentary.

Sevcik's Violin Studies is a century-old renowned method for improving violin technique. The Third part of Opus 1 reinforces strength, dexterity, accuracy, and position change exercises. It also includes scales and arpeggios spanning three octaves.

Otakar Sevick was a famous Czech musician and violin teacher. He authored many relevant works, including a collection of 40 studies focusing on right-hand techniques. His violin teaching methods are practical and effective even after a century. The studies include exercises for string-crossing, arpeggios, triplets, bowing style changes, staccato, legato, and more.

Ševčík’s complete works cover all aspects of violin technique, from elementary to advanced levels, including specific exercises for technical problems and analytical studies of standard violin concertos. His “Preparatory Trill Studies” cover finger placement, pressure on the strings, and fingerboard action. This edition is based on the original print with other sources found in Ševcík’s posthumous papers. The editor, Jaroslav Foltýn, is a violin professor at Prague Conservatory.

• Fundamental pedagogical work by a leading violin teacher

• With methodological notes by the editor (Cz/Eng/Ger)

• Moderate to advanced level of difficulty

"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.

Exercises for the Wrist I

• 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)

Ševcík, Changes of Position and Preparatory Scale Studies op. 8 for violin (Baerenreiter)

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.