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BA 9676 · Violin Book 1 BA 9677 · Violin Book 2 BA 9678 · Violin Book 3 BA 9679 · Violin Book 4 For more information on The Sassmannshaus Tradition please visit: www.violinmasterclass.com Your Music Dealer: ION SHAUS TRADIT THE SASSMANN IN ON THE VIOL E A R LY S TA R T VOLUME 2 E A R LY S TA R T O N T H E V I O L I N VOLUME 3 E A R LY IN E VIOL THE VIOLIN E A R LY S TA R T O N ON TH STA R T E 4 M 1 U L O V E M VOLU Tradition forg Violin Playin Sassmannshaus Sassmannshaus BÄRENREITER’S THE SASSMANNSHAUS TRADITION The method is suitable for single instruction as well as for group and class lessons. lumes The substantial vo 1 and 2, es m (64 pages for volu and 4) 3 es m lu vo 72 pages for e siv contain comprehen lly fu re material and ca g curves. calibrated learnin rious and cu n re ild ch They keep months y interested for man s. ar and ye BÄRENREITER: THE URTEXT PUBLISHER! 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The e ir o rt e repe faster in th od.” th e m r e th with any o Chee-Yun s u a h s n n a m s s a S e h T s e u in t n o c n io it d a Tr Children playfully learn reliable violin technique at the earliest age. e th h it w t r ta s d o o g a Off to n Sassmannshaus Traditio 6Ï«¢ºuÛu§ÒÛça T½ÙÒ¢uÙ~Ùa«§Û§äuÙ§ÙÛuÙÒI¢uÙ¢I§§uÏ !u§äuÛÛ @uÏIhÙõÙ²ó Ï«¢gÙu«º«kÙ!«ñIÏÛÌÒÙ!äÒaÙ««hÙMÏu§ÏuÛuÏ «ÒuºÙIík§Ù¼²ÖÝâ }²zó¨½ Sassmannshaus Violin Book 1 Musical Sample, page 11 Opnejc?nkooejco p]ho =__e`aj íÙ Iaa §uauÒÒIÏ kÙ ÏÛuÙ ÛuÙ uÙÒua«§ uÙ ëÙë ¢uÒÙ«ÏÙÛ «ëÙ«§Ù ë §I Ù§ uÙ uÙhÙ ¢ Û Ï« uÙ §Ù «Ïñ uÏ½Ù« Û uíÒ¿Ù u¢ § Ù Ù¢ Ù §Û ÛÌÒ Ïu Ïk u Û ÛhÙ ÏuuÙ ku ÛÙÛ«ÙÛuÙ Ûu¢¿ÙÏÒ ºIíÙ§ÙÛ Û«§Ù¼§uì ÒÛIÙÒíÒ IÏuIkíÙ «ÙuIaÙ ÛÙº«Ò AuÙ aI§Ù §§§Ù ukÙ§ÙÛuÙ §ÙÛuÙWu ÛÙWuÙºIí äÒ ¢ ku§ÛIÒÙ íÙ ÏºÒ¿Ù6u §uÏÙÒI §Ò¿ ÏºÙ¼ ½g ÙÒÛÏ õhÙI§kÙ ÒÙI§ÙÒI Ï§ÙºIí ÛuÙÙÒÛ §Ù Ù« uÏ § Ù §k 6uÙÒua« ¢I«Ï óÝ uÏIhÙõÙ² ÏuÛuÏ@ ÛÛuhÙMÏu§ u§Ù!u§äu ík§hÙ@uÏñ «ÒuºÙI uÏñu§Ù!u§äuÛÛuhÙMÏu§ÏuÛuÏ@uÏIhÙõÙ²óÝ Ï«¢gÙ«Òuº Ï«¢gÙÙIík§hÙ@ ×ó Ýz ×ó Musical Sample, page 20 The fourth volume introduces various positions as well as new bowing techniques. These are practiced in increasingly demanding classical duets. From here students can embark on the journey of standard repertoire – Concerti such as Vivaldi, Accolay etc. are now within reach. Nut 1st Finger 2nd Finger 3rd Finger high � 4th Finger Half step � Ù §IñÙ«Òuº Ù-uíuÙ¼²Ö Musical Sample, page 21 Ö} ²zÝ²½ §IñÙ«ÒuºÙ-uíuÙ¼²Ö Ö}²zÝ²½ The third volume emphasises duet playing in a great variety of keys and rhythms and musical styles. Different ﬁnger patterns and strokes are thoroughly practiced. For a listing of appropriate material visit: www.violinmasterclass.com âó â² â² âó His son, the violinist Kurt Sassmannshaus, is currently chairman of the string department at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. A prize winning student of Igor Ozim and Dorothy DeLay, he had been a teaching associate to Dorothy DeLay for a quarter century. He published the pioneering website www.violinmasterclass.com in 2004. The UK’s Strad Magazine calls him the “King of on-line violin tutorials”. One of the most important violin teachers of his generation, Kurt Sassmannshaus’ students have won major international competitions and occupy important positions in the music world across the globe. In 2005 he founded his own summer school for outstanding young string players, the Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing, China. (www.greatwallacademy.org) Sassmannshaus Violin Book 4 «ë¿Ù ÏuÒÙ «ÏÙ§ Ù ¢uIÒä «ÏÙ êIkÙ§ÙI ¢I«ÏÙ I§kÙ IÏuÙ ºÒhÙ uÙ IÏ ÒÙ ÛI Ò ÛÙ u§ ak ÙkÏuaÛ«§¿ uÙ IaÙW«ë Ù ëÛ«ä Û íÒ íÙ u Ù ÙW ÙÛu § uk §ÙÛ« §§Û« IÛÛu aIÙ ÛuÏ¢ ÒÛ«§ÒÙ §ÙuêuÒ¿ ÙÒºu ÙºIíIÏ uÙ ku ÏÙ º« aÒuÒÙëu Ù Ûu uIaÙÛuÙêIÏ«äÒÙÒÛÏ ÙÛ«ÙÏ §ÙÛuÒuÙuìuÏ I§u«ë§ ºÙ §«ÛuÒÙÙÛ«Ù¢Ù«êu a«ÏÙk ÙäºÙ ÒIÏIÏ¢ ¿½ uÒuÙºuÏÙ ÙIÒ uÏÒ aI§Ù 6ÛÙäº hÙI§kÙ 6uÙÏ Ù ÛuÒuÙ § §«ÛuÒÙhÙ uÙ Û íÙ I ¼IÛuÏÙ «§ Ùº u§ÙÛuí ²² ¢I«Ï¿Ù6 The combined knowledge and experience of father and son make the four volumes of the Sassmannshaus Tradition the most thoroughly researched and thought-through beginner violin method in the world. ÏºÙ¼ ½g I§ÙÒI ÙºIíÒÙ ÛuÙÙÒÛÏ§ §Ù Ù« uÏ §kÙ§ 6uÙÒua« õ¢I«Ï The original German violin method was ﬁrst published in 1976. The author Egon Sassmannshaus is one of the most experienced and renowned violin pedagogues in Germany. For the new English edition his son Kurt Sassmannshaus worked as co-author and adapted his father’s successful method for English-speaking children. PdaD]hbOp alEo>apsaa j Pden`=j`Bk qnpdBejcan PdaD]hbopale o^apsaaj pdaPden`]j`Bkq npdBejcan Sassmannshaus Violin Book 3 ½g ÒIÏºÙ¼ IíÒÙI§Ù ÒÛÏ§Ùº Ù«§ÙÛuÙõÙ uÏ § Ù §k 6uÙÒua« Note reading is introduced from the beginning, and accidentals are explained in the easiest way in the ﬁrst volume. By the end of the ﬁrst book, many English children’s songs using all ﬁngers have been played and note values from whole to eighth notes have been introduced. Even the easiest exercises are underlaid with text so that melodies can be perceived as a whole. “The early emphasis on ensemble playing and the many duos in this method are so much fun for the kids. They pick up important chamber music skills right from the beginning!” Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, American String Quartet The second volume already presents classical violin duets. The child’s knowledge and technique is expanded by dotted rhythms, sixteenths notes, and ﬁrst double stops. And here is the most revolutionary aspect of the method: different ﬁnger patterns can be connected and combined to create any major and minor scale without the use of open strings. This creates the ability to practice scales in any position, often within the ﬁrst year of playing! With this skill, songs learned in ﬁrst position are easily transposed to other keys and higher position. Coupled with beginning shifting exercises this sets a foundation for an early virtuoso technique not available in any other method. The most successful Tried and Tested German Violin Method now available in English. le “The simplicity of the sca to en ldr chi ws patterns that allo ost alm ns itio pos h play in hig t from the beginning is jus ham brilliant!” Gil Sha Musical Sample, page 60 Ò¢uÙT½ For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner violin methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play the violin using this publication. The best selling violin method that gave generations of European musicians their foundation is now available in English, with content and songs newly adapted for today’s English speaking children. s: u a h s n n a m s s Sa s r o h t u a e h t t mee Sassmannshaus Violin Book 2 ¨ }²ÖzÖ½ «ñIÏÛÙ¼²Ö² u«º«kÙ! u«º«kÙ!«ñIÏÛÙ¼²Ö²¨ }²ÖzÖ½ The author Egon Sassmannshaus studied with the eminent German-American violinist Walter Schulze-Priska, who had been a student of Otokar Sevcik, the ﬁrst truly systematic violin pedagogue. Egon Sassmannshaus’ keen interest in child psychology as applied to the teaching of young children, coupled with an impeccable background in technical violin expertise and pedagogy led him to publishing his violin method “Früher Anfang auf der Geige” (The Sassmannshaus Tradition) in 1976. This method quickly became the most popular and best selling beginner method for violin teaching in German speaking countries. Egon Sassmannshaus’ own students have excelled to become leading teachers and musicians all over Europe.