Pirkko Simojoki & Géza Szilvay : Colourstrings Viola ABC: Book A

This viola tutor based on the Colourstrings method is ideally suited for small viola players. This is an expanded edition (2019), which is better suited for teachers teaching also the violin. This new Viola ABC Book A is modelled after the Violin Book A, making classes with violins and violas easier to teach. There are specific viola pages as well.

Founded on the principles of Zoltán Kodály, Colourstrings developes the capacity for internal listening: the child learns to visualize the notes heard and to aurilize the notes on the page. Colourstrings is the first violin and viola method that makes use of natural harmonics in first position to teach the left hand optimal, relaxed position.

The Colourstrings Viola ABC: Book A teaches the basic positions of the viola and bow and basic movements on the viola utilizing the relative solfa system. The strings are symbolized by four characters and different colours. Suitable also for group teaching they make music reading easy right from the start.

The extensive Handbook for Teachers and Parents (9790550112490) brings together the entire Colourstrings series for the violin, and can be fully utilized with Colourstrings Viola ABC tutors as well. The Handbook guides the teachers and parents through the books A-F and Yellow Pages I-III, offering expert advice and methodological support to teaching in Colourstrings method.