(Music Sales America). An excellent set of bowing exercises that will help all violinists to develop their bowing styles, speed, control and rhythms.

(Music Sales America). Part 2 of this excellent series covers triplets, semiquavers, developing soft tone, sustained tones and economizing the bow-length.

(Music Sales America). Since 1901, Otakar Sevcik's works have formed the basis of many schools of string playing around the world. Thousands of players continue to find Sevcik an invaluable aid to technical development. In practicing Sevcik, as in playing scales, etudes, or pieces there are always four main headings to consider: purity of intonation, evenness of tone, exactness of rhythm and physical freedom and ease. Opus 1 Part 1 focuses on exercises in the first position.

A compendium of studies for changes of positions with preparatory scale studies. One of the unique advantages of the shifting exercises in Sevcik's Op. 8 is that they provide a musical framework within which to place each shift. In English and German.

(String). The four opus 1 technique books of the violin teacher available for the first time in one inexpensive edition.

A superb collection of exercises to help develop bowing style, accuracy, rhythms and wrist speed/strength. These have become some of the most widely used and successful studies and exercises in the first position.

(Music Sales America). Otakar Sevick was a Czech musician and violin teacher who wrote many studies, methods and teaching tools. Many of which are still important today. For instance his violin methods are still useful a century later and his studies remain second to none. This volume of 40 studies for right-hand technique includes exercises in string-crossing, arpeggios, triplets, changing bowing styles, staccato playing, legato playing and more.

(Music Sales America). Otakar Sevcik's Violin Studies Op. 9 is a comprehensive collection of preparatory exercises in double stopping on the violin. 58 exercises have been assembled to give you the best and most versatile approach to playing chords, harmonies and pedals in your violin playing. The book includes extensive guidance and performance notes in Italian, French, German and English. An excellent source of technical challenges that will expand your musical vocabulary and focus your skills.