My first violin, methodology for the first stages of violin learning

Resumo

The age at which a child should start learning an instrument is always an issue for discussion. Indeed, instrumental instruction starts earlier nowadays and there is a debate about benefits and disadvantages. The violin, in particular, is a difficult instrument to play for technical and postural reasons, and therefore good training must be sought at the early stages because there are a high number of technical issues that the future performer may acquire during this period. It is a complex instrument in terms of both teaching and pedagogical strategy, which will have a great impact on the results students attain in the following years of study. By early ages we refer to 3 to 7 years of age. My First Violin (Mi Primer Violín) is a pedagogical proposal that enables teaching of the main technical elements and the advance of future tools in a field where this kind of didactic approach is not commonly available. It offers a unique way of studying contents as well as indicating how and when they should be achieved by students so as to be cost-effective without the need for the maturity of older students. In addition, the overall position of the instrument and bow is studied. The proposal is divided into four sections that include exercises for studying the right and left hands, distribution and postural complexities, bow weight, and issues related to reading and comprehension of violin and violin technique literature