A new method for violin spread over two years that teaches how to use the first, second and third fingers of the left hand from the very first lesson. Over the course of the first year the student learns all the ''applications'' for the first fourfingers in the first position and the main bow strokes. The first volume contains a brief look at the history and construction of the violin, together with a functional inroduction to the theory of music, plus basic explanations and exercises ideal for