{"product_id":"a-practical-guide-to-violin-playing-9781447457961","title":"A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing","description":"This classic guide to playing the violin walks the reader through every step from buying and holding a violin to sliding, trills, and other more advanced techniques. With simple instructions, expert tips, and a wealth of useful illustrations and examples, \"A Practical Guide to Violin-Playing\" is highly recommended for novice players and absolute beginners. Contents include: \"Introductory Remarks\", \"Choice of Violin-School and Mode of Practising\", \"Position of Left Hand and Fingers\", \"The Advantages to be Derived from Keeping the Fingers on the Strings\", \"Scales: Arpeggios\", \"On Puling Strings\", \"The Thumb\", \"Trill\", \"Bowing\", \"On Sliding--Portamento\", etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of the violin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hans Wessely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bronson Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447457961","brand":"Bronson Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44902553452659,"sku":"9781447457961","price":42.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_40388400-0ddd-401f-b25d-e0427ca00f79.jpg?v=1777389607","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-practical-guide-to-violin-playing-9781447457961","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}