Otakar Sevcik was a renowned violin instructor who developed technical exercises for violinists. This volume focuses on changing positions and preparatory studies for three-octave scales. The exercises provide a musical framework for each shift, making them more effective. This Bosworth Edition includes helpful commentary.
Otakar Sevcik is widely recognized as one of the foremost violin pedagogues ever. He developed a series of technical exercises that violin students have used for over a century. This particular volume of exercises is devoted to changes of position and preparatory studies for scales over three octaves in 3rds, 6ths, octaves, and 10ths. The exercises are designed to help students develop the technical skills required to play the violin at a high level.
One of the unique features of the shifting exercises in Sevcik's Op. 8 is that they provide a musical framework within which to place each shift. This means that students are not only learning the technical aspects of playing the violin but also how to make music. The exercises are challenging, but they are also rewarding. Students who practice them regularly will significantly improve their playing technique.
This Bosworth Edition of the exercises includes helpful commentary on each exercise. The commentary guides how to approach each exercise and how to practice it effectively. This makes the exercises more accessible to students and helps them to get the most out of their practice sessions.
This is the first part of a collection of violin studies composed and compiled by Otakar Sevcik. It includes a comprehensive set of exercises in the first position, which are great for preparing to develop double-stopping skills. These exercises are an excellent way to practice and improve your playing.
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.
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
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.
This book series is intended for violin students and aims to enhance their skills in both right- and left-hand techniques. Each book includes various exercises and melodies. Part 7 mainly focuses on exercises for connecting positions, finger gliding, fifth position, and broken.
"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’s “School of Violin Technique” is a comprehensive guide covering every aspect of violin technique. It’s been one of violinists’ most important teaching methods for over 130 years. The latest version includes four books derived from the first edition and some unpublished works of Ševcík. Jaroslav Foltýn, a violin professor, has contributed to this latest version for an accurate methodological commentary.
• This is a brief about a new edition of a violin method that generations of violinists have used.
• It is a seminal work by a leading violin educator.
• Each book contains a methodological commentary by the editor in Czech, English, and German.
• This edition begins a series of new Bärenreiter publications of Ševcík’s principal works.
