Based on Foundation Studies for the Violin by Franz Wohlfahrt, one of the most important books for the study for strings, Amy Rosen has compiled and edited some of the best material from this source book and adapted it for young players. This book focuses on open strings, practices, syncopation and much more to make the young player proficient on the instrument. This is a must have for every young beginning violinist.

How to Use This Book
Preface/About Amy Rosen
Violin Fingering Chart
The Four Open Strings and the Notes to be Played on Them in First Position, Op. 38:
Key of D Major
Fourth Finger Exercises
Key of G Major
Key of C Major
Dotted Half-note Practice
Key of A Major
Key of E Major
Key of B Major
Sixteenth-Note Practice
Key of F Major
Key of Bb Major
Key of Eb Major
Key of Ab Major
Technique Section:
Slurring from One String to Another
Practice with Rests
Exercises in Bowing over Two Strings-Double Stops
Practice Reading Accidentals
Exercises with #,b and without Signature
Practice with Dotted Quarter Notes
Exercises on Tied Notes
Practice with Syncopated Notes
Waltz - Hans Sitt, Op. 26, No. 6
Romance without Words-Jean Conte
Petite Gavotte - J. Danbe, Op. 20, No. 3