Early Start on the Viola, Volume 1 -A viola method for children age vier and older- A viola method for children age four and older 中提琴 騎熊士版

從開弦式和簡單的音值開始，學習者將熟悉'布穀鳥叫'（小三度）作為基本音程，用於指導和掌握良好的音準。第 1 冊使用了童謠，所有童謠都附有歌詞，以確保旋律易於整體把握。從全音符（semibreve）到八分音符（quaver），依次介紹了所有的指法、簡單的附點音符和音值。從一開始，這本書就特別強調讀譜，並提供從一根弦到另一根弦的移動和基本弓法的訓練。本冊採用大號字體和精美的彩色插圖，對兒童特別有吸引力。隨書還附有一張剪紙音樂卡片，可以讓小學生發明許多益智和猜謎遊戲，之後還能掌握音階和音高名稱"

作曲家: Saßmannshaus, Egon / Sassmannshaus, Kurt
樂器: viola 中提琴
出版社: Bärenreiter 騎熊士(小熊版)
原文簡介:
After beginning with open strings and simple note values, learners become acquainted with the 'cuckoo call' (minor 3rd) as a basic interval for guidance purposes and for mastering good intonation. Volume 1 makes use of nursery rhymes, all of which are supplied with words to ensure that the melody lines can be easily grasped as a whole. All the fingers are introduced in succession, as well as simple accidentals and note values from whole note (semibreve) to eighth note (quaver). From the very beginning the volume places a special emphasis on reading musical notation and offers training in moving from one string to another and basic bowing strokes. Large print and delightful colour illustrations make the volume especially appealing to children. Enclosed is a sheet of cut-out musical cards that allow young learners to invent many puzzle and guessing games and later to master scales and pitch names.

To accompany this volume we recommend “Spielbuch für Streicher” ('Recital Pieces for String Ensemble', BA 9698) and “Weihnachtsspielbuch” ('Christmas Pieces for String Ensemble', BA 9699), both edited by Egon Saßmannshaus. They give even the youngest learners an opportunity to try their hand at string ensemble playing.

The authors

In 1976 Egon Sassmannshaus, one of the most experienced and renowned violin teachers in Germany, published his tutor “Früher Anfang auf der Bratsche”. This standard work for young string players quickly became the most popular and best-selling tutor in the German-speaking countries for beginners on the viola. His son Kurt Sassmannshaus functioned as co-editor of the English-language edition, “Early Start on the Viola” (BA 9686, BA 9687, BA 9688, BA 9689), adapting his father's successful tutor to meet the needs and requirements of English-speaking children.

The combined knowledge and experience of both father and son make these four volumes the most thoroughly researched and thought-through viola tutor for beginners all over the world.