Powerful Etudes for Students (and Pros)
From Beginners to Professionals, we all benefit from etudes as part of a balanced violin diet. Here are a few of my favorites:
Beginners: Sally O’reilly’s Fiddle Magic, a fun, colorful, and imaginative book of short exercises to help beginner students explore finger placement and independence, the fourth finger (!!), left hand pizzicato, harmonics, double stops, and more.
Intermediate Players: Josephine Trott’s Melodious Double Stops. Pleasing and melodious double stops exercises that use lots of open strings to support listening and intonation.
Advancing Players: Kreutzer, 42 studies. A staple!
Advanced Players: Rode 24 Caprices. One etude in each key, these caprices cover a trove of sound, left hand, bow, and technical needs.
Please be sure to consult your teacher with any questions and feel free to contact me with any questions!