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.
Otakar Sevcik was a renowned violin teacher who developed a series of technical exercises for beginner and advanced violin players. His studies were designed to be rigorous and effective.
One of his most comprehensive works is "Scales and Arpeggios." It includes a wide range of exercises, such as scales spanning over two octaves, arpeggios, triads, chords, broken chords, and double-stopping exercises. The Bosworth Edition also features valuable commentary on these exercises.
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.
This book series is for beginner violin students and focuses on enhancing all aspects of their technique. Each book includes exercises and melodies. Part 2 has exercises for keeping fingers down on the string, semitone intervals, the G major scale and basic melodies.
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
Otakar Sevcik, a renowned violin pedagogue, created a series of "Preparatory Trill Studies" designed to help players of all levels improve their technique. These studies are rigorous and effective, covering finger placement and pressure on the strings and gradually building the trill motion from the beginning positions on the fingerboard.
Opus 7 Part 2 continues these initial principles and introduces double-stop exercises. This Bosworth Edition includes helpful commentary on the exercises to guide players through the process and improve their playing skills.
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.
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
Otakar Sevick was an esteemed musician and violin teacher from the Czech Republic. He authored numerous crucial studies, methods, and teaching aids. One of his works is a collection of 40 studies focusing on the right-hand technique. These exercises cover a range of areas such as string-crossing, arpeggios, triplets, changing bowing styles, staccato, legato, and more. Even after a century, these resources remain valuable for aspiring violinists.
Sevcik, 40 Variations Op. 3 Unaccompanied (Barenreiter), perhaps his best-known composition, is a favourite with violin students
