Strings Books

One evening, journalist Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suitesand began an epic quest that would unravel three cent...

In this update of the Acoustic Guitar Answer Book, Sharon Isbin, the classical guitar virtuoso who heads the Juilliard School Guitar Department, an...

Quick – what's that chord? This compact reference guide includes: over 2,700 guitar chord diagrams in all 12 keys; 58 chord qualities and four voic...

by Elizabeth Green A history of Galamian's summer school from its very beginning to the present. A section is devoted to a brief biography of t...

Long admired for his interpretation of Bach's six Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin, Jaap Schröder, a leading international soloist, he...

by Leopold Auer A renowned violinist and teacher discusses the interpretation of violin repertoire standards, drawing upon 360 musical illustration...

How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make ...

This collection of interviews sparkles with the individual personalities of some of this century's most gifted cellists. With voices as unique as t...

What Every Violinist Needs to Know about the Body is a comprehensive volume on using Body Mapping technique to help violinists prevent injury and d...

The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of t...

"This is an immensely valuable book and one which is clearly designed to appeal to all musicians—not just string players...Mr. Blum has captured in...

Learn some of the most important fiddle and violin styles in the world! With this book and the help of the practice CD, players will be guided thro...

by Joel Lester J. S. Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin have been central to the violin repertoire since the mid-eighteenth century. This ...

A stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of violins played by...

In a remarkable memoir written with insight and humor, Glenn Kurtz takes us from his first lessons at the age of eight to his acceptance at the eli...

by David Dalton Before the death, in 1982, of the renowned violist William Primrose, David Dalton engaged the musician in a lively series of conver...

Succinct and clear, this long-awaited republication offers an exposition of the essential features of the system of technical violin instruction pu...

Instructional book contains life-size pictures of fingering positions. Select the chord you want and see exactly how to play it! Features basic ch...

Leopold Auer (1845–1930) belonged to that select company of violin virtuosos who not only established the level of artistic excellence for the nine...

Now in a new translation, this book is legendary pedagogue Shin'ichi Suzuki's exploration of the concepts of his Talent Education philosophy throug...

  Today’s professional orchestral musicians are highly specialized and highly qualified instrumentalists. While the traditional study at universi...

A 16-ounce package of polished wood, strings, and air, the violin is perhaps the most affordable, portable, and adaptable instrument ever created. ...

Drawing on twenty years of teaching experience, author Mark Rush systematically builds the fundamentals of violin playing from the ground up. The b...