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Violin Music Books

Music books are really important when learning an instrument. It pays to have more than one to prevent boredom and keep you inspired. Our selection is based on what Violin Teachers tell us are the most help for students and beginners of all ages. You will also find a good selection of Folk Dance tune books, which are very popular with children, they all seem to like a good tune.

Watch this space for more books especially if you are interested in playing Folk Music.

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Model - Concertino15

Concertino in D OP.15 by F Kuchler. This comes with seperate Piano part. Uses 1st & 3rd positions. Attractive work in the style of Antonio Vivaldi. Great for those promising pupils who need a little stretching.

Price £4.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - SteppingStones

Stepping Stones. A beginners Violin music book. 26 pieces which take the beginner from open strings to first finger. Complete with a CD to enourage practice. Highly recommended first violin book.

Price £4.99

Delivery £1.50 

Model - WaggonWheels

Waggon Wheels - 26 pieces for Violin with Playalong CD. Starts with 2nd finger and goes to 4th, all in first position. Nice catchy tunes, which children seem to love.

Price £4.99

Delivery £1.00 

Model - TuneADay1

Tune A Day for Violin Book 1. A wealth of information in this little book. Starts with Basic Violin hold, Pizzicato and then steadily through various keys with sample tunes to ensemble playing, trio and quartet.

Price £5.99

Delivery £1.00 

Model - FiddleChristmas

Fiddle Time Christmas. Another of the very popular Fiddle Time series. 32 popular Christmas Carols and a few secular tunes suitable for the Christams Concert. Keys of A,D & G also has guitar & Piano chords.

Price £6.50

Delivery £1.00 

Model - FourSeason

Movements from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Detachable Violin Part. Seven movements of the twelve in the original with simplified keys where necessary. Suitable for a player of average ability.

Price £6.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - CeilidhColl

Ceilidh Collection - Traditional fiddle tunes from England, Ireland & Scotland. Excellent selection of relatively easy tunes. Melody with additional easy Violin part. Keys of A,C,G,D,Gm,Dm & Am.

Price £6.99

Delivery £1.00 

Model - JigsReelsHpipes

Jigs, Reels & Hornpipes - 30 Traditional fiddle tunes from England Ireland & Scotland. Relatively easy selection, grade 2 and above. In keys of A,D,G,Am,Em all in 1st position, very good resource for folk musicians.

Price £6.99

Delivery £1.00 

Model - YoungViolinist1

Young Violinists Repertoire Book 1. For Violin and Piano (Has removable Piano part). A good selection of tunes for beginner violinists all in first position, Grade 1 - 2

Price £7.50

Delivery £1.00 

Model - FiddleJoggers

Fiddle Time Joggers. A very popular first violin book. Takes the student from open strings to all four fingers with 47 easy to play tunes. Complete with a CD of accompaniment and 4 tuning tracks.

Price £7.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - FiddleRun

Fiddle Time Runners. A second book of easy pieces for the violin to follow on from te highly successful Fiddle Time Joggers. Complete with Audio CD accompaniment. Several tunes with two parts of equal difficulty.

Price £7.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - AirForPairs

Twenty One popular traditional tunes from Britain & Ireland arranged as duets for melody instruments. Though not specifically for violin, bowings are noted. Suitable from about grade 1 up. Really nice arrangements.

Price £7.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - ABCintermediate

The next book in the ABC series after the beginers volume. Nicely laid out and takes you from the basic A,D & G keys to C and flat keys. Lots of well know tunes both Classical and Popular - fun to play.

Price £8.50

Delivery £1.00 

Model - EasyPeasy

Easy Peasy Tunes - 101 folk tunes for absolute beginners. Though intended for beginner melodeon players this is an excellent source of easy tunes in the keys of D & G. Reels, Polkas, Jigs and Waltzes.

Price £8.90

Delivery £1.00 

Model - PopEngSession

Popular English Session Tunes compiled by Dave Mallinson. A next step after Easy Peasy Tunes. 101 tunes, which provide the core repertoire of many English sessions at festivals and many good bands too - most enjoyable collection

Price £8.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - EngPubSess

English Pub Session Tunes compiled by Dave Mallinson. Another in the series following on from Easy Peasy Tunes. 101 tunes mainly English though a few popular Irish tunes have slipped in. Wide variety of difficulty.

Price £8.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - EngCountryDance

English Country Dance Tunes compiled by Dave Mallinson. Mally does it again, another 101 tunes suitable for pub & festival sessions and playing for dances. Wide variety of difficulty nearly all in G,d or A - Excellent tunes

Price £8.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - ABCViolinBegin

The ABC's of Violin for the Absolute Beginner. Nicely laid out violin method book that's fun for children & adults. Tunes in the keys of A,D & G. Uses 1st to 4th finger. Explains key signatures and there's even some scales. Includes a CD with Piano Accompaniments as audio and as printable PDF's - Recommended.

Price £8.99

Delivery £1.00 

Model - FidTunesViolinist

Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist - Betty M Barlow. A good selection of Jigs, Reels, and Hornpipes specially selected for the student or amateur violinist to build up their fiddling skills. In keys of G,D,and A. Includes Piano Accompaniment.

Price £9.95

Delivery £1.50 

Model - FidTuneBook

The Fiddlers Tune Book, 200 traditional Airs from Britain & Ireland. Hornpipes, Reels, Schottishes, Polkas, Waltzes and Jigs. This has been a standard tune book among Folk Dance Musicians for years, A wealth of material.

Price £10.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - ShowTunes

Show Tunes Playalong for Violin. 10 well known Show Tunes with melody line for Violin and backing track on CD. There are two versions on the CD, the complete performance and the performance minus the Violin.

Price £10.95

Delivery £1.50 

Model - EngDanceVol1

English Dance Music compiled by Dave Townsend. 130 of the best of English Dance Tunes. Polkas, Jigs, Hornpipes, Schottisches and Waltzes. Very clear layout all tunes in G or D. Highly recommended up to grade 3

Price £10.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - EngDanceVol2

The second Volume of this definitive collection of English Traditional Music. Polkas, Jigs,Schottishes, Hornpipes, Waltzes and Marches. Essential for any self respecting English fiddler. Highly recommended source book.

Price £10.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - HowToFiddle

How To Play Folk Fiddle. By Geoff Bowen. A very detailed tutor over 60 tunes from all over the UK. Starts with how to hold the violin & the bow and moves steadily to include decoration and techniques from all regions.

Temporarily Out Of Stock

Price £11.95

Delivery £1.00 

Model - AlyBainSolos

Fifty tunes suitable for fiddle solos (just as good in a group) by Shetlands fiddle ambassador. A wide collection of Shetland, Scottish and Irish tunes. Comes with a CD with all the tunes for you to play along with.

Price £13.95

Delivery £1.25 

Model - IrishFiddleGuide

Complete guide to learning the Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin. Starts with Violin & bow hold to playing in different keys. Lots of tunes, some quite easy and careful descriptions of most Irish ornamentation and styles. Includes a CD.

Price £18.95

Delivery £1.50 

Model - IrishFiddle

The Irish Fiddle Book by Matt Cranitch. A very extensive tutor covering all aspects of Irish fidle playing, Dance music and Slow Airs. Over 100 tunes and includes a CD of demo recordings. Expensive but it will keep you going for years.

Price £18.95

Delivery £2.00