Hal Leonards Essential Elements for Strings just got an update! It has been meticulously
re-designed to improve the student learning experience and lighten the teachers load. While the new updates are exciting, you will find that it is the same great method, but with new music and more online resources.
Whats Been Added?
150+ professionally recorded videos online
with Essential Elements veteran teachers
50 new copyrighted pop songs available
online across all levels
3 new song replacements
ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR STRINGS
INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT
Book 1
Enhanced Starting System
Optimum reinforced learning
Pacing
Theory, History, Cross-Curriculum and Creativity
Performance Spotlights
Accurate illustrations help develop proper playing position
Listening Skills for each new note for accurate intonation
Subdivision introduced from the beginning
Assessment for immediate evaluation of students skills
Large, clear Fingering Charts
Special page devoted solely to mixing Finger Patterns
Solo with piano accompaniment for each instrument
Access to Bonus Songs
Instrument-specific instructional videos
Book 2
Book 1 review section
EE features continued and expanded
New keys
New rhythms and meters
Performance Spotlights
Finger patterns
Sequential or flexible format
Large, clear fingering charts
Mixed meter
Comprehensive scale and arpeggio pages
Double stops
Shifting introduced through harmonics
Violin and viola extended third fingers and cello extensions
introduced and reinforced
Access to Bonus Songs
Instrument-specific instructional videos
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Book 3
Higher Positions and Shifting
Keys and Scales
Bowings, Rhythms and Vibrato
Advanced positions
Violin and viola shifting sequences
Essential Elements features continued and expanded
7 major keys
5 minor keys
Introduction of vibrato, spiccato, enharmonics
and chromatics
Treble clef for viola; tenor clef for cello and bass
Cello and bass thumb positions
Jazz lines for bass
Bonus songs
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