Fourth workbook in the series (6 books), designed to take beginners on the violin to Grade 1 theory level and beyond, relating it to their instrument, and building confidence right from the start. This book builds on and reinforces everything learnt in the first three books as well as gently introducing new topics, using clear, concise and easy to follow explanations. All of the important subjects are repeated in varying ways, the characters Presto, Bravo and Poco help to bring the subject to life and fun pages also help to make this a highly enjoyable grounding in music theory!

Contents

1. Notes on the G and D strings
2. Notes on the A and E strings
3. Bravos note trick
4. Finger numbers
5. Dog and bone
6. Which string?
7. Enharmonic notes
8. More enharmonic notes!
9. Notes on the violin
10. More notes on the violin!
11. Musical maths!
12. Beams
13. Four major keys
14. Four key questions!
15. Bravos secret words!
16. Missing bar lines
17. Two more major keys!
18. Major scales
19. More major scales!
20. Even more major scales!
21. More beams!
22. Mystery of the missing beats!
23. More secret words!
24. Key signatures
25. Triads
26. Tonic triads
27. Carrier birds!
28. Even more notes on the violin!
29. Yet more major scales!
30. Tonic triads and arpeggios
31. Secret time word
32. Dotted notes
33. Tones and semitones
34. Yet more notes on the violin!
35. More tonic triads and arpeggios!
36. Performance directions
37. Finishing touches!
38. Snail scales!
39. Quiz 1 test yourself!
40. Quiz 2 true or false?